Axman88 wrote on 06/19/25 at 07:30:46:


I think of DARKSIDE as when someone puts a car tire on a bike.  Seems ridiculous to me.

zevenenergie wrote on 06/13/25 at 06:41:04:



I scrolled, and spent a lot of time. Just a few minutes in there are a few interesting clips. One in particular. In what appears to be congressional testimony the absolute Schitshow that the government censorship was in Covid is proven.

I don’t think it would ride very nice tho if it meant for cars or truck lol

Still curious if anyone has had any experience with the portawalls ? Someone has had to try them lol

Ya if anyone has pics that would be helpful

I finally got around to taking the air filter off and cleaning it up.

It is now much darker in colour after I cleaned it, compared to the duller grey it was before.

This weekend is supposed to be good weather, I will try it out!

My next project is to assemble the trailer hitch mount, so I can take it somewhere quieter (less traffic).

I think maybe Dave’s bike has a large headlight upgrade , that looks good too !

Thunder Products sure is a satisfying company to deal with.  I've got a Dial-A-Jet on my Savage that isn't working (again, a decade in storage).  I called 'em up this morning to get their advice.  A nice lady answered immediately and put me on with the tech guy.  Well, turns out short of spraying it with carb cleaner and praying for a miracle there's nothing I can do on my end.  He offered to refurbish it like new for $30 if I sent it to them.  Well, a new one costs $80 and an Intellijet upgrade is $200 so I just shelled out for the Intellijet.  Still, that service is impressive.  Awesome company!

Here's a wacky idea.

If folks were able to get a 150/90-15 to fit, which is nominally  5.9" wide and 25.6" in diameter, then an old timey, 5.00-15, which is  5.1" wide and 24.4" diameter should fit on your LS650 easy as pie.

https://lucasclassictires.com/tires/500-15-bf-goodrich-2-whitewall/

And, the listing says that it's designed for a 3" wide rim, so fitting on the Suzuki 2.75" rim isn't much of a stretch.  ( I'd verify this spec. with the manufacturer)

The icing on the cake is that car tires are known to give crazy long tread life.  This might be the last tire you ever need to buy, and more economical in the long run than even a Shinko.

Is it considered "going darkside", when it's a WIDE whitewall?

haven't seen this before so here you go...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uyuZhj3fnw

how to break a tire bead using a floor jack and a ratchet strap.