TPadden
Tom Padden
Poo poo'ers are wrong. Shinko started out making bicycle tires in Japan, bought Yokohama (Japan) designs and molds for motorcycle tires, and now design in Japan and manufacture in S. Korea.
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Can't go to the CT dark side, but what about flipping out and going "grey side"?
- Thread starter Ned in Utah
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Ned:
Where exactly do you plan to go in Canada? If you plan to drive around the top of the Great Lakes, there are some 'unique considerations' related to trip planning that you need to be aware of - let us know your route and we natives will give you a 'head's up' about anything you might need to know.
Michael
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Hi Michael, appreciate the heads up. We'll be in the western side, Cranbrook, Banff, Jasper, Prince George, Vancouver.
Whooshka
Fairly faST old guy
So you went with the rear tire mounted on the front, eh? I'm surprised considering how many guys mentioned front tires last longer. And you now have an entirely different front tire profile to think about.
Enjoy your trip!
Enjoy your trip!
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Well we rode to from Vernal, UT to Prince George, Alberta Canada and back last week. My 94 ST1100 and my brother's 84 V65 Sabre. 3534 miles in nine days. We both ran Bridgestone Battlax BT45R 110/80 18 rear tires mounted backwards on the front end of both bikes. Handling was flawless at speeds of up to 105 mph (we won't discuss that though). He ran a 140 BT45R Batlax on the rear of his Sabre. I ran a Michelin Commander 160/70B 17 on the rear. Both bikes were loaded to the gills with luggage and camping equipment. We rode through Challis, ID, Kalispell, MT, Glacier National Park, Calgary, Banff, Jasper, Prince George, Abbotsford, Seattle, Spokane, Lewsiston, McCall, Stanley, Sun Valley, ID, Pocatello, Evanston, WY,, Kamas, UT and home. We camped for six days and did three motels. Acutally my other brother rode down from Nikiski, Alaska. He was on an 05 FJR. Meet me half way, he said. Half way was Prince George. All three bikes ran flawlessly. Tires still look almost like new after 3500 miles.
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Glad you had a good trip Ned....and glad that you didn't get caught - the Horseman take a pretty dim view of 100+ MPH speeds, I'm afraid.
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Nice pics. Thanks for sharing. Love that V65. Always wanted one.
My limited thoughts on tires. Best to just run fronts of front and rears on rear. Motorcycle tires work best on motorcycles and car tires work best on cars. Sure you can mix n match but why would ya? Life is too short to worry about beads poping off or insurance adjusters denying claims just to save a few bucks. I can't have something that big on my mind while I'm riding. It effects performance. I ride to take my mind off life's problems. Most darksiders agree that bike tires handle better than CTs anyways.
My limited thoughts on tires. Best to just run fronts of front and rears on rear. Motorcycle tires work best on motorcycles and car tires work best on cars. Sure you can mix n match but why would ya? Life is too short to worry about beads poping off or insurance adjusters denying claims just to save a few bucks. I can't have something that big on my mind while I'm riding. It effects performance. I ride to take my mind off life's problems. Most darksiders agree that bike tires handle better than CTs anyways.
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Excellent! Sounds like a great trip! 
Ok, glad you guys cleared up all this "Dark Side" stuff, I was wondering what that was all about! Pretty sure I'll stay away from the "Dark Side" and use the type tires the design engineers intended! but to each his own, Like Lee said above, you pays your money and you takes your chances! But not on my bike!
Ride Safe!
Ride Safe!
Glad you had a great trip. Thanks for posting the great pics.
Looks like you had a great ride! Makes me want to head out again! work, work, work! And I want to RIDE, RIDE, RIDE! oh well 401 days till retirement!
Ride Safe!
I have a ST1100 can't put a car tire on, will not fit. The rear tire on the front lasts longer because most of them are a dual compound tire, harder material in the center for mileage and softer on the edges for cornering. Shinko verge on the front would be good, I have a non abs and used a 120/70 on the front a couple of times now and got an easy 10k out of them. I am using a bridge rock h50 180/60 on the rear right now getting ready for a 5k trip 
I read somewhere that the tire on the rear does not disperse as much water as the front one does because it follows the front tire track already cleared. The way the tire channels water out if the rear is put on the front it would be better to reverse the thread direction. That is why dual use tires have 2 direction arrows.
I read somewhere that the tire on the rear does not disperse as much water as the front one does because it follows the front tire track already cleared. The way the tire channels water out if the rear is put on the front it would be better to reverse the thread direction. That is why dual use tires have 2 direction arrows.
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You're going to Love Retirement. I can't imagine Ever working at a Job for Money Ever Again Ever. Did I mention Ever Again.
I’m counting the days and chomping at the bit! Everyone always asks “is it Friday yet.” I answer no, is it retirement yet?
The people who have to worry the most about Retirement are those who Emotionally Depend on the Respect and Authority that their position affords them. The other group are the people who have $1,200 in the bank and $600 a month in Retirement income, living in a Rented Apartment.
My Cousin just retired from teaching School for 35 years, 29 years of which she spent at the same school in the same room. She said it's hard knowing that someone else is in her room. I told her I knew how she felt. Someone Else was in the managers office Right Now getting their A$$ Chewed and it Wasn't Me.
If you plan fairly well Retirement is Great. Ride, Eat, Ride, Eat, Ride, Sleep and Repeat.
My Cousin just retired from teaching School for 35 years, 29 years of which she spent at the same school in the same room. She said it's hard knowing that someone else is in her room. I told her I knew how she felt. Someone Else was in the managers office Right Now getting their A$$ Chewed and it Wasn't Me.
If you plan fairly well Retirement is Great. Ride, Eat, Ride, Eat, Ride, Sleep and Repeat.
When one of my employees retired years ago I asked his wife what she thought of him retiring. She said she thought it was a bum deal. "Twice as much husband on half as much money." I retired seven years ago and I have never been busier. I may have to hire an assistant. All those things I never had time to do while working requires two people. You always need someone on what my brother calls "the dumb end of the board."
Tom, didn't you run a Shinko verge 2x on one of your bikes? How did that turn out??
I have a 11 doible dark and i don't remember my tire sizes.
I ain’t worried,
