Gone to the Dark Side - Ongoing Review

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02-11-2020, 08:32 AM

paoloD

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Thanks gents. The weight rating on the bike tire is almost maxed out so I do see the benefits to a car tire. There are other ones also. I’ve been watching a ton of videos on YouTube on this subject. It seems almost all who changed over to the dark side prefer it. From what I can see the big touring rigs really benefit . Chris Caliente has a pretty good YouTube channel and has been praising the dark side.

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02-12-2020, 09:45 AM

lightweight bob

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Attn Darksiders

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I gave the Darkside my first try and liked everything about it except running twisties up Hwy 243 to Idyllwild, CA on my 2013 FLHTK Limited.
That said i have a Michelin Premier A/S 205/55x16 91V with 300 miles on it for sale - 36 pack of Bud Light and you pick it up in Banning,CA. Not knocking the
Darkside - just not my cup of tea.

Tire still taking up space in my cluttered garage - take it off my hands.

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02-12-2020, 11:23 AM

perki48

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Anyone running Darkside on 16x3 spoked rims? If so what tubes are you using?

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02-12-2020, 01:08 PM

smitty901

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Are most of you guys mounting the tires yourself? Seriously considering this as 1) I need a new rear tire and 2) plan on doing a bunch more two up fully loaded touring this up coming season.

I have mounted the car tire myself . One thing you have to run the air pressure up to seal the bead then let it back to where you want it. Local dealer will install and mount a car tire

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03-02-2020, 05:21 PM

Roadglide Strange

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05 rg

Has anyone put a C/T on a 05 RG ? Had one on a Honda Year ago , but was a 15" wheel and was able to find one that was thin enough to fit, Now Im having a 16' wheel, Not o much luck. The stock MU 85 b 16 = 140/90/16 , most are Temp Spar C/Ts

any one have an ideal ?

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