Just hit your local Hispanic tire shop. That is the only place I go when I need plugs/patches/etc. They never ask questions and do a better job!

The most they will do is shrug their shoulders and proceed to talk **** about you in Spanish.

 

2016RGU. I was on a ride with 11 other bikes a few weekends ago, running left sweeper. We were running along about 60 on a divided highway, approaching a light. It turned yellow and was stale before the lead bike was in the intersection. Suddenly the lead left bike tapped his brakes. Two bikes behind him locked up and went down with the riders ending up a couple feet into the intersection. I applied hand brake and stopped several bike lengths short of the intersection without locking the brakes or even tire squeal. In previous hard brake applications, the rear tire really holds the ground and brings the bike to a stop with amazing control.

 

Unfortunately, we don't have any of those around here.

 

I smell a business opportunity!!!

 

Try all of the metric dealers in your town. Locally, the Honda dealer won't touch a car tire, but the Yamawama dealer has no problems with it. He charges a different price to do it every time ($20 to $30), but that includes balancing.

Just buying dyna beads or Ride-On is pretty pricey too, so I don't complain about the price.

 

The ride on is going in regardless, I am using it currently. I just happened to look at their website earlier, and saw that they make like 9 different kinds, specifically tailored to each type of vehicle, car, bi truck, bike, bicycle, etc. They claim each one has a specific use. So.. Do i use the ride on Bike, or car? or mix em both? Decisions, decisions!!

I can just imagine taking my setup into a Harley dealer and asking them to balance it!

I wil call around and see. I've called about 6 different places so far. I'm running out of options.

 

If you are going with a runflat, they are a b*tch to change by hand. If not, just pick up a set of spoons and do it yourself.

Build a 2X4 frame that your rotor can fit into. Changing the tire by hand is pretty easy if you can get the bead broke on both sides of the rim. I built a bead breaker out of 2X4's and door hinges. Look on youtube to get some idea's on how to do it.

I see you are in Arkansas. The Yamaha dealer in Fort Smith is the one I always used. I've got a manual machine set up now so I can even do RF's myself so I haven't used them in a while.

Good luck

 

Haven't really thought much about the run flat. No one here seems to have a tire favourite, so considering a couple I have seen elsewhere. Yes, Central Arkansastan. We used to have yami dealer here but it folded up and left. And the onlty other ones I know wouldn't care if I mounted a blow up doll on it are pout of Biz also.

 

Looking for help here. Heard a lot of talk about going to the dark side for a long time. I put a lot of miles on my bike so thought this would help the pocket book a long with the ride performance.I put in a lot of research on which tire to go with. I recently put a 205-55ZR16SL 91W G-Max AS-03 on my 13 RGU. with less than 500 miles on it I am not impressed. Have been playing with the air pressure and cannot get rid of High speed (80 Plus) death wobble. currently running 48 psi I started at 30 psi and worked my way up. Cornering is better at the higher pressure but running straight down the highway is a scary bitch at times. Just looking for help on what I might be missing. Thank you in advance.

 

think there is a reason it's call a "car" tire ....and the other is a "motorcycle" tire....

just sayin ' !!!!