New Darksider

[tsigwing]

Just got my BFG Radial TA 155/80/15 installed at Discount tire for $97 otd. Couldn't balance it, but once I told them it was for a trike (no its not) they had no problem mounting it. Took 90 lbs to seat the bead. Got an interesting tip about the white letters. They told me to wash the blue off and hit it with some flat black paint. Have to give it a try.

Not a pretty story on how I ended up on the darkside. Had a Metzler ME880 blow on the high way, loaded with me, the wife and our new to us time out camper. Ended ok with no fatalities, but could have been UGLY.

http://www.venturerider.org/forum/vbpgimage.php?do=full&p=5384&d=1236812623

[gunboat]

hi troy
welcome to the darkside. glad to hear you and wife are well after the m/c tire
going south on ya'll. bad enought experance with just you, but two up is realy a pucker factor. keep ous informed on how you like or don't like the c/t.
best reguards
don c.:thumbsup:

[wizard]

Once the tire is on the bike, you really won't notice the white letters.

[pegscraper]

I saw somewhere else you were waiting for a tire to wear out to do this. It sounds like this happened a little sooner than you expected. Glad you lived to see it happen.

[Maritimer]

Maybe I read this wrong somewhere but I tought the regular size for C/T on the rear of a RSV was 155 or 165/80/16....yours says it's a 15. Am I reading corectly or was I wrong to think it shoud be a 16?

[BigBoyinMS]

Front takes a 16" but the rear is 15".

[Maritimer]

Tx bigboy

[Silver Bullet]

sure glad you and your wife were not hurt...I just came over to the dark side my self, and so far it is great...:12101: