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12-31-2009, 04:13 PM | #1 |
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I finally fell to the Darkside. The Bridgestone radial that I put on my bike last spring fell way short of my expectations.I only got about 7000 miles out of it. While it was a great tire,the mileage sucks.
While looking for a new tire I had renewed interest in the DS so I started looking for something that I liked and would last a little longer. I ended up going with a General Altimax HP 205/60/16. I haven't ridden too many miles on it yet but I plan on get in about 200 tomorrow so I'll see what I think after that. Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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12-31-2009, 04:21 PM | #2 |
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Welcome to the Darkside. There's no going back!
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12-31-2009, 04:24 PM | #3 |
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Looks great! Any clearance issues? Me thinks I'll be definitely going to the darks side once my stone wears down. What are you doing for balancing of the tire?
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12-31-2009, 04:35 PM | #4 |
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I am interested in a credit card test at the drive shaft tube and the sidewall too. My reason is there is limited clearance, and I wonder about that with the gravel roads i have no choice but to ride.
If that were my tire unless there was another reson I think I would have reverse the mount to drag water backwards over drag it forwards, but the reality is not really real..
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12-31-2009, 06:17 PM | #6 |
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And another "Welcome to the DarkSide"..... Your tire was 2nd on my list of tires. I ended up with the Goodyear TripleTred. Enjoy it, you're going to love it.
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12-31-2009, 06:18 PM | #7 |
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Thats a nice looking directional tire..
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12-31-2009, 06:21 PM | #8 |
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When is the government going to step in and stop this madness? If it would save just 1 life......
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And, the tires are directional, they have an arrow showing direction of tire rotation, just like MC tires. I believe the thinking behind it is, if you drag the water backwards, it'll cause you to hydroplane quicker.......
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12-31-2009, 06:27 PM | #10 |
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Welcome to the Darkside! There's plenty of room for more of you over here...
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12-31-2009, 06:42 PM | #11 |
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Yep, sooner or later they will "grow some" and join!!
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12-31-2009, 07:28 PM | #12 | |
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WN, hope you enjoy the car tire experience. I just can't think of any reason I'd ever go back to a m/c tire on the rear. |
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12-31-2009, 10:08 PM | #13 |
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I'm riding about 200 miles tomorrow so that will be the real test. So far I like the way it rides with the new treads.
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Welcome to the DS. I've read many good reviews on that tire. You'll wonder what took you so long.
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Welcome to the Darkside!!!!
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