Double Dark Side Front Tire Recommendations Please
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I guess that you really don't comprehend what "The Darkside" is all about. There is a specific sub-forum for questions such as yours where you will most likely receive more pertinent answers.
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You can't go double dark unless you start by having a car tire on your bike. Therefore I would think he understands exactly what "The Darkside" is all about.
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From: Doghouse... mostly
Wasn't aware of that particular Yokohama rubber being a car tire. I didn't fact check it as I think that peeps that run auto tires on their bikes, either front or back, need to have their entire mental capabilities checked by a qualified physician. There's a real reason that they make tires designed specifically for motorbikes.
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Wasn't aware of that particular Yokohama rubber being a car tire. I didn't fact check it as I think that peeps that run auto tires on their bikes, either front or back, need to have their entire mental capabilities checked by a qualified physician. There's a real reason that they make tires designed specifically for motorbikes.
Now please go elsewhere and spew your non-informed, ignorant drivel. We here are doing just fine thanks!!
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From: Northern, Ohio (Yuck!)
Wasn't aware of that particular Yokohama rubber being a car tire. I didn't fact check it as I think that peeps that run auto tires on their bikes, either front or back, need to have their entire mental capabilities checked by a qualified physician. There's a real reason that they make tires designed specifically for motorbikes.
That way you folks won't think you are mentally deficient...
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To the OP: I run double dark, backwards. used the Battle axe tire. So far no issues. 2009 Ultra
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This from my thread;
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/the-d...-review-5.html
"This winter I went DOUBLE DARK and put a motorcycle rear tire on the front of the bike. I went with a Battle Ax BT-45 150 series tire mounted frontwards. I was hoping that more rubber up front would work well with my car tire in back. It also looks really good! I went frontwards (some folks say you should mount them backwards) because it seems to me that frontwards would channel rain water out from the center of the tire. It seems to work well.
Anyway, so far so good. 2 weeks ago I ran Ohio's 555 two up from North to South as the second bike in a group. All I can say is that no one had slow down for me. All that rubber seems grip the road very well. I expect it will be great in the rain.
Best of all I still have not spontaneously combusted from having a car tire on my bike!"
At the time my bike was 2011 RG Ultra. I plan to go double dark again as soon as my original front tire needs to be changed, hopefully this winter.
https://www.hdforums.com/forum/the-d...-review-5.html
"This winter I went DOUBLE DARK and put a motorcycle rear tire on the front of the bike. I went with a Battle Ax BT-45 150 series tire mounted frontwards. I was hoping that more rubber up front would work well with my car tire in back. It also looks really good! I went frontwards (some folks say you should mount them backwards) because it seems to me that frontwards would channel rain water out from the center of the tire. It seems to work well.
Anyway, so far so good. 2 weeks ago I ran Ohio's 555 two up from North to South as the second bike in a group. All I can say is that no one had slow down for me. All that rubber seems grip the road very well. I expect it will be great in the rain.
Best of all I still have not spontaneously combusted from having a car tire on my bike!"
At the time my bike was 2011 RG Ultra. I plan to go double dark again as soon as my original front tire needs to be changed, hopefully this winter.
am i on the right track? And are you running this with a radial rear?
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I thought running the rear on the front backwards was a trike thing . Are the 2 wheel running the rear upfront mounted regularly?
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