I said I would never do it, but...........

Slightly off topic...@1olbull - what mirrors are those please?

Sorry if this has been asked before.

Cheers
Dave
 

You talking to me?
 
warp9.9 said:
@1olbull is that a 140 on the front or a 150? by the looks of the fender clearance I would guess a 140?
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Good eye, Warpo! Tis indeed a 140.
The new Michelin I left WA with wore out after 4400mi in Missouri.
I wound up with a Dunlop which performed fine.
 
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ah $hit, here we go again with the bead crap again.
 

Hey, pal, I'm not trying to change your mind as that ship sailed from the get go. What I will continue to do is to provide bona fide facts (not opinions or anecdotal "evidence") for any person that inquires about the differences between running CTs vs MTs on this or any other bike. You and some of your fellow "darkside" acolytes are very cavalier at dispensing incorrect and potentially dangerous information to any or all who will swallow said information whole, as if it's the gospel or to the extent of representing car tires on motorcycles as being bulletproof from a safety standpoint, which they absolutely are not.

Frankly, such ill-founded advice could get this board sued someday on the grounds of contributing to a rider's, passenger's or other accident victim's death or dire injury due to catastrophic tire separation, something that is a distinct possibility when you mismatch tires and/or rims that are designed or intended for cars only or motorcycles only due to totally different wheel or tire bead designs. Should that ever happen, trust me, there's a very high probability that this site would cease to exist and some of the individuals here who have posted up erroneous information could find their butts in a sling, too, as contingently liable defendants.

Every single respected expert in all related fields to tire design, engineering and safety attest to the singular point that car tires are not safe to run on motorcycle wheels an, further, that they will significantly impair reaction times in emergency situations and that they will dramatically diminish the overall handling and manuevering of any motorcycle. Can people ride motorcycles on car tires? Sure they can and do. Does that invalidate the facts or point to all true experts on the subject being involved in a conspiracy theory to keep motorcyclists from riding on motorcycle tires? Well, that question is unworthy of a serious answer.

I'm confident that if you look back at my postings on this subject extending back for years, I consistently have acknowledged that this is each individual's choice to make and I really do not care and the end of the day what you or anyone else chooses to put on their motorcycle. I do care that people have sound information on all sides of a topic that they are curious about, especially on a topic that intrinsically involves motorcyle safety, so that they can make informed and, hopefully intelligent decisions for themselves. There's nothing I can do to prevent anyone from making their choice independently - whether it's good, bad or indifferent. So stick a sock in it or abide in other's sound opinions and/or facts, because they will not cease to be presented.

Ride on!
 
tdragger said:
ah $hit, here we go again with the bead crap again.

Facts. They just won't go away!


Oh, look!!! Somebody's riding on a car tire in this picture and he isn't crashing. Must be OK then.
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You will survive mate , i took on a 6000klm round trip 2 weeks after i had my darkside 1st put on, i was still learning the different way the bike handled , i was exposed to all types of weather conditions on that ride and never once had a close call i could attribute to the fact i had a car tire on ( it's still there and looks new after nearly 30000 klm ), my only suggestion is dont expect it to corner as with a bike tire on the back , dont push your limits , ride to the limits that the Ds allows safely.
 
1olbull said:
Good eye, Warpo! Tis indeed a 140.
The new Michelin I left WA with wore out after 4400mi in Missouri.
I wound up with a Dunlop which performed fine.
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Maybe you should go back to the 150 so the front end is a wee bit higher. Then you won't grind thru your engine case
 
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