CTs are killers. (not really)

bigsid1 · 09-03-2009, 11:21 AM

I went to an independent m/c shop to see about getting a c/t installed. First thing the guy tells me is i won't like it guaranteed. I ask why and he says the tire profile is flat and will ALWAYS be riding on the edge of the tire even when going straight. Basically back and forth on opposite edges. So i tell him i never heard of that from the hundreds of people that have c/t. A customer then says he had a c/t and went down because of it. When i asked for particulars he ignored me. I asked him if it was the c/t or did he think he would have gone down with a m/c tire. He wouldn't answer me. He also said a lot of people have died riding on c/t . I asked where i could find this info and said he has just heard this not read it. So i guess another uninformed M/C expert has all the answers. Unbelievable.

reddog · 09-03-2009, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bigsid1

I ask why and he says the tire profile is flat and will ALWAYS be riding on the edge of the tire even when going straight. Basically back and forth on opposite edges.

Yeah, cause THAT'S logical...
Common sense, anyone?

blowndodge · 09-03-2009, 11:25 AM

I haven't heard that one yet!?!!!

cactusjack · 09-03-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by bigsid1

I went to an independent m/c shop to see about getting a c/t installed. First thing the guy tells me is i won't like it guaranteed. I ask why and he says the tire profile is flat and will ALWAYS be riding on the edge of the tire even when going straight. Basically back and forth on opposite edges. So i tell him i never heard of that from the hundreds of people that have c/t. A customer then says he had a c/t and went down because of it. When i asked for particulars he ignored me. I asked him if it was the c/t or did he think he would have gone down with a m/c tire. He wouldn't answer me. He also said a lot of people have died riding on c/t . I asked where i could find this info and said he has just heard this not read it. So i guess another uninformed M/C expert has all the answers. Unbelievable.

I call B U L L S H * T !

Idiots spreading ignorance.

**Jared** · 09-03-2009, 01:16 PM

So.....Did you get your ct mounted?

bigsid1 · 09-03-2009, 01:34 PM

No he wanted $300 cash

macmac · 09-03-2009, 01:37 PM

That is like me saying I crashed my Nomad with a CT on and couldn't even drop the bike if I wanted too.

And i couldn't have if I wanted too, but not because I had a CT, but because the ft tire wa locked under a jeep bumper!

I do agree that lots of people have died using car tires, but most of them were driving a car at the time.

I am sure guys on bikes with ct's on have been killed, but for the same reasons we get killed on mc tires.

What they are saying is basicly it is better to stay filthy than take a bath, because you can fall asleep in a nice warm bath and drown. You could risk standing for a shower, but might slip and fall, and take a wack on the head and die.

macmac · 09-03-2009, 01:39 PM

$300. cash to just mount the tire on a wheel or do other stuff too?

cactusjack · 09-03-2009, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by bigsid1

No he wanted $300 cash

$300 to mount a tire? Man, that's criminal.

bigsid1 · 09-03-2009, 02:09 PM

Mac, just to mount the tire

Yellow Jacket · 09-03-2009, 03:03 PM

$300 ! ? !

I definititely wouldn't be giving him any of my business for anything.

You can buy a Harbor Freight tire changer and the motorcycle adapter and a Mojo bar for a lot less than $300. Then you can do all your tire changes yourself and keep the rest of the money in your pocket!

**Cajunrider** · 09-03-2009, 03:13 PM

Amazingly ignorant and criminal on top of being ignorant.

nomad561 · 09-03-2009, 04:23 PM

Ignorance never ceases to amaze me.

macmac · 09-03-2009, 04:24 PM

I'll tell ya what! If it were me, and once I had the feel, maybe 1,000 miles, maybe less with that CT I would go back and tell that chump, he will not see a thin dime of yours if he was the last tire changer in history!

300 bucks my a$$.... No one would flip it on for me either, but no one said anything like that.

So I just did it the old way which I am accustomed too.

I hope you get so good on the CT that you can do figure 8's, and grind the boards, and then show the fool that he is a Royal Fool! TOO!

chuckster131 · 09-03-2009, 08:22 PM

I agree with Mac.... That's a bunch of BULL..

Save your money and give yourself a pat on the back when you finish mounting the CT on your bike yourself.

Take that money saved from the STEALER DEALER and go have a blast on your bike.

09-03-2009, 11:21 AM	#1
bigsid1 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: port charlotte florida Posts: 254	CTs are killers. (not really) I went to an independent m/c shop to see about getting a c/t installed. First thing the guy tells me is i won't like it guaranteed. I ask why and he says the tire profile is flat and will ALWAYS be riding on the edge of the tire even when going straight. Basically back and forth on opposite edges. So i tell him i never heard of that from the hundreds of people that have c/t. A customer then says he had a c/t and went down because of it. When i asked for particulars he ignored me. I asked him if it was the c/t or did he think he would have gone down with a m/c tire. He wouldn't answer me. He also said a lot of people have died riding on c/t . I asked where i could find this info and said he has just heard this not read it. So i guess another uninformed M/C expert has all the answers. Unbelievable. __________________ 2016 Harley Davidson Roadglide Special Login or Register to Remove Ads
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09-03-2009, 01:16 PM	#5
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09-03-2009, 01:34 PM	#6
bigsid1 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: port charlotte florida Posts: 254	CTs are killers. (not really) No he wanted $300 cash __________________ 2016 Harley Davidson Roadglide Special
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09-03-2009, 01:37 PM	#7
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	CTs are killers. (not really) That is like me saying I crashed my Nomad with a CT on and couldn't even drop the bike if I wanted too. And i couldn't have if I wanted too, but not because I had a CT, but because the ft tire wa locked under a jeep bumper! I do agree that lots of people have died using car tires, but most of them were driving a car at the time. I am sure guys on bikes with ct's on have been killed, but for the same reasons we get killed on mc tires. What they are saying is basicly it is better to stay filthy than take a bath, because you can fall asleep in a nice warm bath and drown. You could risk standing for a shower, but might slip and fall, and take a wack on the head and die. __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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09-03-2009, 01:39 PM	#8
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	CTs are killers. (not really) $300. cash to just mount the tire on a wheel or do other stuff too? __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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09-03-2009, 02:09 PM	#10
bigsid1 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: port charlotte florida Posts: 254	CTs are killers. (not really) Mac, just to mount the tire __________________ 2016 Harley Davidson Roadglide Special
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09-03-2009, 03:03 PM	#11
Yellow Jacket Top Contributor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fayetteville, Georgia Posts: 5,792	CTs are killers. (not really) $300 ! ? ! I definititely wouldn't be giving him any of my business for anything. You can buy a Harbor Freight tire changer and the motorcycle adapter and a Mojo bar for a lot less than $300. Then you can do all your tire changes yourself and keep the rest of the money in your pocket! __________________ Bob KawaNOW/VBA 210 Green/Silver 2006 Patriot Guard Riders 2009
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Cajunrider Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: (SE Louisiana) Posts: 8,340	CTs are killers. (not really) Amazingly ignorant and criminal on top of being ignorant. __________________ 2016 Electra Glide Ultra Limited CVO Palladium Silver / Phantom Blue 110 cu in SE 2012 Electra Glide Ultra Limited (Traded 6/22/16) Tequila Sunrise / HD Orange Vance & Hines true dual headers Rinehart 4" slip ons Screamin Eagle Super Tuner Screamin Eagle Stage 1 intake Dyno tuned H.O.G.# 4514015 2007 Nomad 1600 (Traded 6/23/12) VBA #482
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nomad561 Sr. Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Pasco , Wa Posts: 1,445	CTs are killers. (not really) Ignorance never ceases to amaze me.
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09-03-2009, 04:24 PM	#14
macmac Sr. Contributor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tamworth New Hampster 06 1600 Posts: 12,484	CTs are killers. (not really) I'll tell ya what! If it were me, and once I had the feel, maybe 1,000 miles, maybe less with that CT I would go back and tell that chump, he will not see a thin dime of yours if he was the last tire changer in history! 300 bucks my a$$.... No one would flip it on for me either, but no one said anything like that. So I just did it the old way which I am accustomed too. I hope you get so good on the CT that you can do figure 8's, and grind the boards, and then show the fool that he is a Royal Fool! TOO! __________________ 06 1600 Nomad Just call me Mac molon labe come and get it
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09-03-2009, 08:22 PM	#15
chuckster131 Sr. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jackson, Michigan Posts: 1,367	CTs are killers. (not really) I agree with Mac.... That's a bunch of BULL.. Save your money and give yourself a pat on the back when you finish mounting the CT on your bike yourself. Take that money saved from the STEALER DEALER and go have a blast on your bike. __________________ Joe (Chuckster) Norris Jackson, Michigan 2007 Goldwing 2010 Voyager (Blue/Silver)sold 2001 Nomad (gone, but not forgotten) www.chucksterscustoms.com
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