I don't have many miles left in the original rear tire for my 2014 Limited and have been considering making the move to the dark side. I've been reading a lot of the posts on the subject and am very open-minded to it. I live in the foothills of NC so I have almost as many curvy roads as I do straight roads so handling of this big, heavy bike is a concern. I don't see a lot of the local bikes with car tires so anyone I ask around here is very anti-car tire. Even the guy at the tire store where I would get the tire is very down on the subject.

I'm looking at a Hankook Optima H426 in the 195/60/16 size. It appears to have more rounded corners than a lot of the tires I've seen so I'm thinking it should help when going into corners. I'm also seeing a lot of you talking about run-flat tires and sidewall strength. How much emphasis should I put into those features?? I don't want to move up to the 205 or 55 series. I want to stay with the 195/60.

I'm going to have to do something within the next couple weeks so I need some honest advice. Help educate me guys!!

 

While I cannot tell you about the Hankook I will give you some thoughts based on 14K miles of dark siding.

I am very pleased with my GMax. I will never ride on a motorcycle rear tire again unless I buy a new bike.

When I need a new rear tire (14K miles and it still looks good) I plan on giving a strong look at the Alpin run flat.

No matter what brand tire you buy, I strongly recommend that you use Ride On Tire sealant to balance the tire. It works great and just might save you from a flat!

 

I am riding a Dyna Dark Side and love it. I am also very satisfied using the Ride-On for balancing.

 

as long as I can get tires to fit, I'm staying on the darkside. I contemplated run-flat, but in the end got a regular tire and added ride on. Couldn't be happier.


Curves are no issue for me, I drag the center stand long before the tire is an issue.

 

i have a 2000 road glide i am running a 140/90/16 moved up from a 130 to the 140 as big as i can go i want to know what car tire will fit on my bike and what is the best brand name just starting to research this will need a tire soon

 

I suggest you try a Michelin Alpin run flat.

They are a little higher priced than some of the other tires, but they handle real well.

I've gone through about 4 or 5 of them and they are the best handling I've had.
I went with a Yokohama this last time, just to try something different.

I run Ozark backhills quite a bit. I don't even think about being able to handle the twisties. I know the car tires will give me better overall performance than any MC tire.

 

What size tire should i get in the michelin to fit a 2000 road glide i looked at the chart on the web site and they dont list my bike

 

Not saying there are none, but I have not heard of anyone finding one.

 

In 2009 Harley went to a 5" wide rim. Before that the rims were 3" and there is a very limited number of car tires that work with the Pre2009 bikes.

There are a couple of taxi tires that people have used, but I'm not sure they are available anymore.

Read the threads that have the original posters with pre-2009 bikes and you will see what is available.

2009 and later have a wide variety of options. Pre-09, not so much.