wide tire handling
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From: Sweden
The size of the rear tire has little to nothing to do with how the bike handles...period. The reason a lot of people think that is, most wide tire bikes are raked out...which changes the handling drastically. Plenty of sport bikes have a 240 rear, and will out handle any Harley made. I have had a 130, 200, and 250 on the same bike...and still have the stock rake...didn't really make any difference in the way the bike handled. I would look hard at the $995 250 tire kit on ebay before springing for the heartland...that is what's on this bike and I was pleased with the quality...there are also several 200 tire kits out there that are very good.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Softail-...1e0849&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Softail-...1e0849&vxp=mtr
I looking for people who tried it and know how it look, feels and perform.
// Jimi
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From: Farmington ,MS
The link in the post is old...this is the kit on the bike.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Radium-Wide-...3D371030822486
The quality of the kit is very good...it is an overseas copy of the PM phatail kit. The fit and finish is great. The handling is fine. You need a VERY good set of of shocks to handle that big tire. The only thing I don't like about it is, with the primary offset...the balance point going down the road is not 100% vertical. You really don't notice it riding it...but when you park it...you do notice that the wear strip is not perfectly in the center of the tire...which sets off my OCD. This is the reason they went to right side drive transmissions on wide tire bikes.
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From: Nebraska
My '06 TMCC Keystone has a softail frame with a 300 rear tire. Does it handle like the Buell I had? Of course not. A 10-foot long bike with a rear tire over a foot wide, and a tall, skinny front is not going to tear up corners like a sport bike.
But it's not unmanageable, or uncomfortable. It's a matter of getting used to it and recognizing the limits of the bike, and the rider. It does tend to move around a bit in tight, sweeping corners. But once you get comfortable with it, it's fine.You have to match your skill level to that of your equipment and your road surface. Get part of the equation wrong and you'll find yourself in trouble, just as you would with any bike.
But it's not unmanageable, or uncomfortable. It's a matter of getting used to it and recognizing the limits of the bike, and the rider. It does tend to move around a bit in tight, sweeping corners. But once you get comfortable with it, it's fine.You have to match your skill level to that of your equipment and your road surface. Get part of the equation wrong and you'll find yourself in trouble, just as you would with any bike.
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