think im goin darkside..

[craig s.]

not to start an argument,but for me this is cheaper...im limited for funds and going to a c/t is still going to be tight financially but i need a rear tire..this one is 50$ cheaper then a m/t and ive heard alot of people using them,seen vids of guys doing excessive speeds on backroads using a c/t on their bikes and none had any issues..while im only riding around town and sometimes on the highway i dont think i should have any problems,other then getting someone to mount and balance it..i could mount it myself but balancing it i cant do..
its a Nexen 165/80/r15

[jordan.harris]

"not to start an argument"

You just did.

[MarineCorpsFlorist]

Originally Posted by jordan.harris

"not to start an argument"

You just did.

nah who's going to argue? He's not asking, he's telling. And besides everyone here is tired of arguing it.

[sanoke]

I'm not advocating a car tire but all you need to balance the tire is some wheel weights and two jack stands. Put the axle through the wheel and rest it on the jack stands. Just keep adding weights to the top of the wheel when it stops turning until you can rotate the tire and have it stop at any spot.

Been changing and balancing my own tires for years. Saves a bunch of money.

sanoke

[Big B]

balance it yourself w/ dyna beads!!

[MarineCorpsFlorist]

Originally Posted by Big B

balance it yourself w/ dyna beads!!

Heard they work very well. You got them in your tire?

[Big B]

Yes, been using them for a few years now. Work very well.

[craig s.]

ok thanks sanoke,big b.

[rmccutchan]

Originally Posted by Big B

balance it yourself w/ dyna beads!!

Can they be used with tubes?

[ptgb]

Just mounted this on the Valkyrie last weekend:





Used Dynabeads for balancing... have used them on my m/c tires for couple years... never a problem and the tires run smooth.

Back to the car tire... it is a General Altimax 205/60/16 that I am running right now at 40psi.

Today was 54°, so I took it out for my first ride on a car tire. Honestly, I really didn't think there was that much difference. Rode about 50 miles in total; city streets, country roads, minor twisties, and superslab (took it up over 100 mph).

The Valk handled it all with no problems at all.

What I noted:

It handled just as well as it did with a m/c tire.
It braked much better.
It felt more stable on the straight-aways.
At triple digits it felt really "planted".
Felt the bumps at slow speeds just a tad more, but that was nothing.
It was most different at very slow speeds (under 10 mph), but nothing that needed only a very small amount of attention

Avon Cobra rear tire: $220, got about 8000 miles out of it.
General Altimax: $92, most guys getting about at least 25,000 miles out of it.

I can spend $92 and get the same miles that $660 dollars worth of Avon rears would cost me to get the same miles.

Unless there are some major surprises in the next couple hundred miles... I'm a convert.

YMMV