the standard darkside tire

I am on a Riken Raptor now and it works well. However, it is probably the tightest tyre that I have put on the rim - it is the only one that I could not put on at home with tyre levers. The local chap did it for $20 so all is well. It is either my 5th or 6th DS, with 100,000 miles on them total. The others also worked well for me.

As long as you get a high performance summer tyre, with a tread that is symmetrical across the centre line, you will have no problems, unless you ride in sub-freezing temperatures. I did try a four season high performance tyre to cover the winter riding - it had different compounds in the centre and outside - but it wore out in the middle long before the edges.
 
Just ordered a Riken Raptor 225/55 ZR16. First 2 rear tires didn't last very long. 5500 on the original Metz, and 7500 on the Bridgestone Exedra Max. It's time to get a tire that might last a few miles. Before the naysayers rise up to warn me of how I will die in a fiery crash.... This will be my 4th motorcycle that will go DS. I know how they handle.

For any looking for a good price I just ordered this on EBay for 109.47 with free delivery.
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-5...0001&campid=5335943355&icep_item=191014114091
 
I don't know about safer, but I can say it's better for my personal use in my personal opinion.

Safer would be to drive a Sherman tank. I could have used one on the way to Florida last week when the semi ran me off the interstate in the rain. It would have been nice to have a large caliber projectile to fire at him.
 
Absolutely, it's called a motorcycle tire!:p

Sorry, I couldn't resist.
No it's called a TYRE.

The day somebody makes a M/C tyre that is Z rated and will last 10,000miles for the R3's rim - I'd go back to M/C like a shot. But the prospect of HAVING to find and swap tyres midway though a holiday is enough to keep me practising the Dark Arts.

The Raptor is not available here - At the swap my current choice would be a Uniroyal rain tyre as the Goodyear I have on is no longer available. They're known for gripping in wet and snow/ice - but don't maybe last quite as long as other CT's.
 
What this thread has to do with "An ancient Phoenician city on the eastern Mediterranean Sea in present-day southern Lebanon" is beyond me.

I never tire of these incessant tire threads, even with obscure or arcane references to Tyre!
 
Tyre, New York
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Tyre, New York
Town

The poor bastard that founded this place was well and good lost, dazed and confused!

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Tyre, New York

Location within the state of New York
Coordinates:
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42°59′N 76°48′W
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySeneca
Area
• Total33.1 sq mi (85.8 km2)
• Land30.1 sq mi (78.1 km2)
• Water3.0 sq mi (7.7 km2)
Elevation433 ft (132 m)
Population (2000)
• Total899
• Density29.8/sq mi (11.5/km2)
Time zoneEastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code13148
Area code(s)315
FIPS code36-75902
GNIS feature ID0979567
Tyre is a town in Seneca County, New York, United States. The population was 899 at the 2000 census. The town is named after the Lebanese city of Tyre.

The Town of Tyre is located in the northeastern part of the county, northeast of Geneva, New York.
 
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