I am going double dark with this next tire change. I'm just getting the miles out of what was on the bike when I bought it. I'm going to a 150 rear tire on front. Hopefully the wider contact patch helps.

Mine takes a 180 in back and 130 in front. Going to a 150 up front and a 205 CT. There is plenty of room in front and back for both. I've done my homework on that part of it.

the same manual uses the same wording for sidecars, trailers and overloaded saddlebags. How many well fed and overloaded folks have you seen out and about casually warned about "death" ?? My tire choice at time of replacement was not the question I brought up. I guess you've also read a bunch of obituaries stating that "the poor soul died in a fiery crash after installing a rear tire on the front of his motorcycle" I guess you don't realize that when an owners manual is written a team of lawyers scrub it to find any wording or holes that can be used in court to cost them money. My bike is having these issues with HD branded Dunlops in stock sizes, which is all together different than your 13 year older example. Different frame etc.... your issue was the slap *** that owned your bike previously installing a tire that contacted other moving parts causing a low speed issue. I'm having problems going in a straight line down a 4 lane Hwy. Good day sir.....