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Reply #15 - 06/19/10 at 10:16:48

I may go with a reglar ol tar this pass. I kinda need to get it up & legal pretty soon & I have so many irons in the fire I dont think I want another one right now. That looks like a Down Season mod I can do.
I got the W back together last nite, test rode it about 1;30 AM. Its not running right, sounds like a thrashing machine. BUT, when it did hit, it sure as heck took off. Lots more Ooomph than I was expecting. Now, I gotta get it sorted. Hope
A It IS sortable
B Its cheap & not too difficult.

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wingsout YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 45 Lockport NY Gender:	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #16 - 06/19/10 at 12:12:35 I like the Dunlop 404's; had them on my Nomad; now have them on my 05 S40.
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #17 - 06/19/10 at 17:21:59 How about "DONUTS", car spare tires?
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Stimpy - FSO Serious Thumper Offline SuzukisSavage Int'l Division Posts: 1203 Germany - formerly SD, SoCal Gender:	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #18 - 06/20/10 at 03:09:04 no way! ...those things are made for low speed & temporary use only; maybe they would work for a light trailer or something but not a bike, they couldn't handle the abuse. A good roundish VW bug tire is anyone's best bet.
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Re: What is the longest lasting tire?
Reply #19 - 06/20/10 at 06:34:34

Justin, like I keep on saying, don't do what I did -- do what MMRanch did and go with the 155/90r15 Goodrich radial T/A as IT DOES NOT REQUIRE ALL OF THE TROUBLESOME CLEARANCE WORK I had to do to put in a huge 165/80r15 full size VW tire.

You don't need the massive size to get the long mileage, as a matter of fact I think MMRanch's deep deep threads will actually give better mileage as it has nearly an extra quarter inch of tread depth.

Seriously, go with the Goodrich radial TA.

If you already have long shocks you are likely about ready to go with that one.

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Reply #20 - 06/20/10 at 08:03:50

Well, POOT! I done bought the flippin Veedub tar. Owell.. maybe I can trade it, or sell iot, but, as you say, I dont want to do all that unless I have to, & I dont have to. I dont have the longer shocks yet, either.

How much does that raise the seat to do the shocks & tire swap? If its much, Ill just have to not do it, cuz my daughter is gonna want to ride to school & stuff.. & that girls a short one.

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Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #21 - 06/20/10 at 11:09:11 The tire that has given me the longest life is the Dunlop K555 140/80 x 15. OE fitment is Honda PC800 a much heavier bike. Tread is deeper and load rating is a step or 2 up. Max
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #22 - 06/20/10 at 13:45:36 Hey, Max, you remember the $$ & the miles you got? How do you ride? You use the rear brake much? Ever downshift & drag the rear end a bit? IOW, would I get good mileage out of it?
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Reply #23 - 06/20/10 at 19:06:07

Maintenance book shows 10K on the last one. I don't run them down until the cord is showing, but change them before the summer riding season, so there might have been a couple K left. As a bagger the bike is heavier on the rear than stock. I use the rear brake along with the front and do downshift (pretty much matching engine speed to road speed , usually not a tire squeaker) and twist the wrist to get to road speed when I leave my driveway. Have lost over 100 lbs so this one should last a long time. Max

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #24 - 06/20/10 at 21:29:44 10 k is pretty good, Id say. You happy w/ the wet weather performance? Remember kinda what it costs?
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ralfyguy Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 932	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #25 - 06/21/10 at 12:23:52 I almost think that a lighter bike shreds the rear faster than a heavier one. There's more slip on acceleration and deceleration, even if it's not that obvious. Rubbing is harder on rubber than weight IMHO.
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einheit13 Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 116	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #26 - 06/21/10 at 18:32:37 Cheap and not so cheap... Bridgestone Spitfire S11 Chen Shen Barracuda and Hi Maxx Conti Milestone IRC Durotour RS-310 & RS-410 Kenda K673 Kruz, K671 Cruiser Michelin Commander Shinko 230 Tour Master
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Max_Morley Serious Thumper Offline LT650 Luxury Touring & sidecar rig Posts: 1490 Moses Lake. WA Gender:	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #27 - 06/21/10 at 20:29:33 Don't ride much if at all in the wet, seemed OK when I've had to run through field sprinklers that are wetting the road from the wind. Cost varied from under $100 to a little as I remember. Shop around on the net and check locally at a Honda shop. Max
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weracerc Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 594 Greensboro, NC Gender:	Re: What is the longest lasting tire? Reply #28 - 06/24/10 at 11:57:31 ok so i bought a kenda challenger 6 ply and IRC heavy duty tube......i figured the extra 2 to 4 plys and the HD tube couldnt hurt since i weigh more than the bike.....$84 delivered with rim liner.....
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