Mounted Austone tire on my Voyager

Warlock · 10-11-2013, 08:46 PM

I will say it handle just like a M/C tire. I took about a 20 mile run on it. Handles very well. This is a tall tire. With my GPS compared to speedometer they are dead on. I do know that if it was any taller it wouldn’t fit. I actually think when I ran it up to 75 I believe I could smell a little rubber. I ran it up to 90 and still felt real stable. This tire will add about ¾” height in the seat. I could flat foot with the stock tire and the mustang seat. Now I’m on the front part of my boots. I also measured the thread depth and it was 11/32”. Got a lot of thread on this tire. I believe it will rub just a little on the front of the swing arm. By the time I done the 20 miles smell was gone. I stopped when I first smelled it and felt the tire and looked at the swing arm. Tire was not hot and I could see just a little rub on the swing arm. Nothing I feel concerned about. Like I said all positive at this point. Once I get some more miles on it I will do a up date report. It was easy to mount on the rim also. I do my own tire changes and this was my first on the Voyager. This thing is pretty easy to drop the rim on it. I just loosened the chrome pieces where I could remove the nuts off the top of the shocks. Removed both shocks and the rest was easy.
Regards, David

**Rasta** · 10-11-2013, 09:04 PM

Good for you! I am sure the more you ride with it the more you will like it. That's how it is with my CT. Since I had never heard of the tire you mentioned I googled it and here is one link that I found:

https://www.universaltire.com/175r16...axi-black.html

**ringadingh** · 10-12-2013, 07:42 AM

Ive never heard of it either, good to see another choice available.

10-11-2013, 08:46 PM	#1
Warlock Jr. Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Magnolia, Ms Posts: 24	Mounted Austone tire on my Voyager I will say it handle just like a M/C tire. I took about a 20 mile run on it. Handles very well. This is a tall tire. With my GPS compared to speedometer they are dead on. I do know that if it was any taller it wouldn’t fit. I actually think when I ran it up to 75 I believe I could smell a little rubber. I ran it up to 90 and still felt real stable. This tire will add about ¾” height in the seat. I could flat foot with the stock tire and the mustang seat. Now I’m on the front part of my boots. I also measured the thread depth and it was 11/32”. Got a lot of thread on this tire. I believe it will rub just a little on the front of the swing arm. By the time I done the 20 miles smell was gone. I stopped when I first smelled it and felt the tire and looked at the swing arm. Tire was not hot and I could see just a little rub on the swing arm. Nothing I feel concerned about. Like I said all positive at this point. Once I get some more miles on it I will do a up date report. It was easy to mount on the rim also. I do my own tire changes and this was my first on the Voyager. This thing is pretty easy to drop the rim on it. I just loosened the chrome pieces where I could remove the nuts off the top of the shocks. Removed both shocks and the rest was easy. Regards, David Login or Register to Remove Ads
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10-11-2013, 09:04 PM	#2
Rasta Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ankeny Iowa Posts: 3,697	Good for you! I am sure the more you ride with it the more you will like it. That's how it is with my CT. Since I had never heard of the tire you mentioned I googled it and here is one link that I found: https://www.universaltire.com/175r16...axi-black.html __________________ VROC#34321 VBA#01867 2012 NCR Rally Savanna. IL. 2013 National Rally Estes Park, CO 2014 NC/SC Rally in the Ozarks, Mountain View AR 2014 NE US/Eastern Canada Rally,Lincoln NH 2015 VBA/VRA Eureka Springs AR 2015 Antlers Rally, Antlers OK. 2016 SCR Rally Salem MO. 2016 NCR Rally Hillsboro WI 2017 Eureka Springs AR 2017 National Rally Lake George NY 2004 Blue and Silver 1500 Nomad(RIP 9-26-19) 2000 Red and Silver 1500 Nomad 2012 Pearl White 1700 Voyager
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10-12-2013, 07:42 AM	#3
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Ive never heard of it either, good to see another choice available. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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