Entered the Darkside

[Rasta]

I officially entered the Darkside today! I have a 2004 Nomad with 13,900Miles on it and I put a 185/75/16 Continental Vanco-8 tire on it. It was a pain getting it on the rim,then couldn’t put the rim on the bike since it was big. Took the air out but that did not help. I ended up grinding the weld on the left and right side of the swingarm for the tire to fit. After getting everything back together I drove it around a parking lot to get a feel for it then went on a 40mile ride. Stopped along the way to plug the GPS in so I could check the speedometer. There is just a 2mph, at the most 3mph difference between the two now.

Oh, by the way the ride is comfortable too! Just like Brad said, with this tire the ride is pretty smooth. The only rumble I hear is from the front tire, which is still the original tire. So the plan is to put the rear tire that I took off with about 4,000miles on it, on the front later! I want to feel comfortable with CT on the rear first.