Best Dark Side Tire?
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03-24-2019, 10:07 AM
The HD 180/65-16 is replace in an almost prefect match by a 195/60 R16. Height is the same the car tire is .59 inches wide giving you some room if the tire were to run low . Yes the 205/55 R16 work also but a lower tire and ,98 of an inch wider.
Watch out for tire that are call Wheel protectors or rim protectors. They have a thicker side wall on the curb side and will likely rub where other tires of the same size will not.
Watch out for tire that are call Wheel protectors or rim protectors. They have a thicker side wall on the curb side and will likely rub where other tires of the same size will not.
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I have been running Darkside for a number of Years now on Electra glides. I am on my second Yoko Avid Envigor RF 195/55R16. I love this tire however it don't get exceptional mileage. It is by far the best tire I have ever had on a bike. I run it at 27 psi with 4 oz of dyna beads and its awesome. However I think they are quitting production. I have one more left that I bought. There is a ton of information on darkside on the goldwing forum. A lot of guys there are running the Bridgestone Drivegaurd and liking it.
http://gl1800riders.com/forums/15-darkside-riders/
I have also used a 205/55R16 on my electraglide and it fits fine. The speedo is more accurate.
On my 2014 Limited I hooked my Powervision up and adjusted the speedo so its dead on with my garmin GPS.
http://gl1800riders.com/forums/15-darkside-riders/
I have also used a 205/55R16 on my electraglide and it fits fine. The speedo is more accurate.
On my 2014 Limited I hooked my Powervision up and adjusted the speedo so its dead on with my garmin GPS.
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03-10-2023, 01:49 PM
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03-10-2023, 02:09 PM
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I ran car tires on the back of my Yamaha all the time before I traded it towards my RK. I loved the way it would stay up on the tread. The biggest problem I had was getting a car tire to seat on a MC rim. It required somewhere around 90#s to get anywhere near seating which really stresses the sidewall integrity. The Darkside folk know which tires can handle the stress, you might want to go outside this forum to a Metric forum and investigate this…
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