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Old 01-03-2018, 09:45 PM
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Heh heh.

From one of my builds...still in progress.




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And what prey-tell is your definition of a REAL car tire?

Here's mine:

It's a Yokohama Envigor 205/60 r16
 
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Pretty sure I had a real car tire...



Wow ... That didn't look like it would fit up in there ... Good job!
 
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Did you need to do any other work to gat that 205 under there? My Dunlop is looking like hell, I believe I'll be going dark sooner rather than later.
 
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Did you need to do any other work to gat that 205 under there? My Dunlop is looking like hell, I believe I'll be going dark sooner rather than later.
Nope, 205 fits perfect. I recommend using Ride On (16 oz).
 
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Damn, not even a rub on full compression?
I was sold on the 195/60 but it looks like you can get a "better" performance type tire in the 205.

Is the 10mm difference enough to notice cornering? I've really been looking into the dark side thing lately. I am trying to find the "roundest" car tire I can for obvious reasons.
 
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Damn, not even a rub on full compression?
I was sold on the 195/60 but it looks like you can get a "better" performance type tire in the 205.

Is the 10mm difference enough to notice cornering? I've really been looking into the dark side thing lately. I am trying to find the "roundest" car tire I can for obvious reasons.
I looked at it from the opposite point of view. If I wanted round tires I could have kept riding on motorcycle tires...
Now the only question is Will I put a CT on my CVO Limited as soon as it arrives or will I wait until I wear out the stock tire. (Hint, I am leaning towards the former...)
 
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I see what you're saying. I've ran them on old hardtail bikes in the past and they did fine. I just figured I'd try to keep the handling characteristics of this big bike close to "stock" I guess while enjoying the benefits of the CT.


I do like the fact that I can get better performance oriented tired in the 205 size. I think I'm going to try it out shortly. Thanks for posting that info up.
 
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