Questions for the Warriors
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Questions for the Warriors
I have a FLHTCU with a 120R on it. three questions:
1) I get a lot of slip from my stock rear tire, and when I can, I like to ride aggressively when comfortably out in the country.
The bike has a lot of ***** and is a blast to ride. Question 1, can the stock tire be replaced with the next size up, I've read pro's and con's on stepping up the size, I especially would like to beef up the rear tire.
2)Question 2: Money/Finances aside, who do you think makes the highest quality set of tires that are built for speed and handling on the big touring bikes?
3) Question 3: Who do you think makes the most stylish air cleaner that will help that 120R breathe ?
Thank you,
Drive safe guys, looking forward to hearing for you...
1) I get a lot of slip from my stock rear tire, and when I can, I like to ride aggressively when comfortably out in the country.
The bike has a lot of ***** and is a blast to ride. Question 1, can the stock tire be replaced with the next size up, I've read pro's and con's on stepping up the size, I especially would like to beef up the rear tire.
2)Question 2: Money/Finances aside, who do you think makes the highest quality set of tires that are built for speed and handling on the big touring bikes?
3) Question 3: Who do you think makes the most stylish air cleaner that will help that 120R breathe ?
Thank you,
Drive safe guys, looking forward to hearing for you...
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We need to know what year your bike is to answer the tire questions. As for best grip, the Avon Cobra Chrome and Pirelli Night Dragon are going to be at the top of the list. I run these tires on my 125+ TQ Softail and my 110+ TQ FLTR respectively and can say without a doubt they grip better than any of the Metzler/Dunlop/Michelin tires I have run.
As for the air cleaner, the best flowing one is the V2 by HPI (flowing over 400cfm, well above what your heads are flowing). They come in black and have an optional (highly recommended) external breather or vent to atmosphere setup which is nice to keep crap from building up on your pistons. I sent my backing plate, the standoffs and cover out and had them chromed to go better with my bike. This unit will be used on my 124" build in my '08 Ultra. I am using the Ness Big Sucker Stage II on the other bikes I mentioned and they work very well but will be switching to the V2 on my 117" softail when I go through that engine to swap heads and cams, shooting for 140+ TQ out of it...
As for the air cleaner, the best flowing one is the V2 by HPI (flowing over 400cfm, well above what your heads are flowing). They come in black and have an optional (highly recommended) external breather or vent to atmosphere setup which is nice to keep crap from building up on your pistons. I sent my backing plate, the standoffs and cover out and had them chromed to go better with my bike. This unit will be used on my 124" build in my '08 Ultra. I am using the Ness Big Sucker Stage II on the other bikes I mentioned and they work very well but will be switching to the V2 on my 117" softail when I go through that engine to swap heads and cams, shooting for 140+ TQ out of it...
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I very much doubt that upsizing 10-20 mm in tire width will help your issue.
dfwhockey17 ( above) is correct, a performance oriented tire with a softer compound will improve traction. However this usually involves a tradeoff in treadwear
dfwhockey17 ( above) is correct, a performance oriented tire with a softer compound will improve traction. However this usually involves a tradeoff in treadwear
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