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05-24-2014, 09:52 AM | #1 |
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Commander II
Is anyone running Michelin 180 / 65 / 16 Commander II on your bike? If so any issues?
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05-24-2014, 10:37 AM | #2 |
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That's what I have 7000 miles and still looks great
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05-24-2014, 10:40 AM | #3 |
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I'm running them front and back. Very good tire. Hoping to get over 20K out of them like advertised!
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05-24-2014, 11:03 AM | #4 |
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Yes - front and back. But, they are brand new with less than 10 miles on them. The Nomad sits in my basement in Nebraska while I work in NC. That will soon change as my "big ride" west this June and July will exceed 8,500 miles in 32 days!!!
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05-24-2014, 01:44 PM | #6 |
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9000 miles here no problems.
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05-25-2014, 10:12 AM | #7 |
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I have 130 on the front and 150 on the back of my '04 Nomad.
Can't complain a bit. Great tires. Only other tire I would put next to it would be the Pirelli P66. They ride great too. May not last like the commander II's though.
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05-25-2014, 11:53 AM | #8 |
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Front and back on my 06 Nomad .. I like them, much better than stock.
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05-25-2014, 11:57 AM | #9 |
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Just put one on the front. Whatever tire you go with, get the bead balance as well. Never used it before, but when I had my front Michelin put on, instead of the weights, I went with bead balance (silicone beads put inside the tire that roll around with the wheel). Supposedly increases tire life, better balances and gives a better ride. I only have it on the front and I did notice a big difference in riding.
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05-25-2014, 03:08 PM | #10 |
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16,000 miles on rear and 18,000 on front. 130/90 B16 front and 180/65 B16 on the rear. Run 40PSI Front and Back at 70deg F. Here is a post with pic's. Look on page 2 post#17. http://www.vulcanbagger.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=37426
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05-25-2014, 03:58 PM | #11 |
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No issues. I'm on my second rear 180/65, got almost 20K miles on the first one. Front has 6k, still looks new.
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05-26-2014, 04:23 PM | #12 |
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Has anyone ran a Commander II 150/80r-16 Rear tire on the front? I really want to stay with the wider tire.
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05-27-2014, 12:31 AM | #13 |
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There are pro's & con's. My own experience in changing the 150 front on my Nomad down to a 130 was that the bike became much more responsive, very much easier to throw into a corner, then equally as eager to be thrown back into another the other way. That 130 brought the bike alive. I would never have gone back to a 150, and later Nomads than mine and the Voyager all have 130 fronts OEM.
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05-27-2014, 12:22 PM | #14 |
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I agree with this 1000%, I love the feel of the bike in corners with the 130 up front. Bike is way more responsive and the look is not that much different.
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05-27-2014, 05:28 PM | #15 |
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Been back riding only the last couple of years after to long of a vacation and replaced my stock tires with the commanders and have nothing but good to say about them, took the advice of most of the guys on here and bought a set and after about 11,000 kms I don't have one regret
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