hardriver

It can take up to 100 lbs to seat the tire. Caution your mechanic to keep his hands clear when the pressure gets high. If the sidewall blows and he is too close, it will HURT. By the way i use BF Goodrich T/A radial because some manufacturers' sidewalls are not as strong, and blow out more often.

The gyroscope phenomenon has nothing to do with the profile or sidewall of the tire. Tire manufacturers have bamboozled riders into thinking you gotta have a soft sticky rear tire. It's a scam. Thousands of guys successfully use a car tire on the rear, with no adverse affects. I think my CT handles water on the road BETTER than a m/c tire. I'll keep saving $600 every 40,000 miles and the guys that put all that faith in their m/c tires can keep spending an extra $600 every 40,000 miles. If you think the stealship has similar magical powers to do better oil changes than you can in your own garage, shell out extra money do that too.

I set the rear CT pressure to about 36 - 38 PSI. 40 if it gets hotter than the last time i checked it. Any lower and too many people run up to me in a panic because they think my (motorcycle) tire is going flat. Plus I think the tire feels squishy lower than 35. I suspect people who say they thought the rear end didn't feel solid with a CT weren't putting enough air in their tire.

I don't understand all the haters out there that INSIST Its horribly dangerous to run a car tire on the rear wheel. I have over 30,000 miles on my BF Goodrich 155/80R15 (i have a 2005 Venture) and have had zero problems. I expect to get 40,000 miles out of my $85 tire. That's a savings of what, $600 ? I take turns just as fast as anybody, and the bike is just as stable. I felt a MUCH bigger change switching from the OEM Dunlop tire to a Metzler. Does that mean Metzler makes tires that are super scary unsafe? Of course not. If those who fear the Darkside like paying $160 every 8,000 miles for a new tire, more power to ya. But stop screaming I'm a fool, tanking my life in my hands, gonna kill myself any day now. Moms all over the world have been whining that tune to every motorcycle rider since the 50's. My zero wrecks, zero close calls, and $600 savings tell me I made the right call, and I'll do it again when I finally need a new rear tire in 10,000 miles.

Are you guys still working on a 3rd run of those polished aluminum lower deflectors? I lost my left one on an Iron Butt Ride from Kansas City to Ft. Worth. I have had ZERO luck finding a similar product out there on the Internet. I actually joined VentureRider.org specifically so I could get the scoop on this product. Thanks very much, Ken "Hardriver" Bradmon 2005 Venture