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[spiderman302]

check your numbers!

@Happy Rob -- following 3 tires fit for sure. 205/70r17

should be 205/50r17

 

[Larry Fine]

Not sure if asymmetrical still works good as a MC rear tire ?

Well, only one edge can be on the road at a time when cornering. Would either edge be worse than the other?

 

[Steven631]

should be 205/50r17

Good catch - That would be a tall tire. Might have other clearance issues.

 

[Happy Rob]

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Happy Rob
Goodyear TT = GoodYear Trible Tred
I believe they updated the name to:
Assurance Trible Tred

As for getting a tire not available in your area. Just go to online.
I order my Hankook through Walmart online and delivered to my home.

Went to darkside this year too.

Thanks for your reply. What specific Hankook are u using? Any issues getting it on?

 

[Steven631]

Happy Rob



My bike is a 2010 and it did rub. I needed to clearance the drive shaft tube.

 

[ST Gui]

Goodyear TT = GoodYear Trible Tred

That's a very limited version which leaves tracks that can only be seen my members of the Shawnee and Arapaho and Blackfoot nations. There's a similarly named anti-flat self repairing version made from small furry alien life forms. Very expensive. Unwashed masses get the Good Year TripleTred.

 

[Sadlsor]

There's a similarly named anti-flat self repairing version made from small furry alien life forms. Very expensive. Unwashed masses get the Good Year TripleTred.

Ah, yes.
Naugahyde.
Whatever happened to all those little Naugas? They were so damn cute.
Did we make them go extinct, or did they simply go back where they came from?

 

[TourNut]

 

[ST Gui]

Zackly!

 

[Happy Rob]

counldn't source any of the tires I found listed here that would fit. I am in Newfoundland, Canada, shipping costs prevent tire purchase online. I sourced 2 Canadian Tire branded tires that look more rounded at the edges. I plan to buy the 2 tires, 205/50r17, size them up, and return one. I will post photos of the process in case others are curious.

 

[Happy Rob]

Got a dark side tire mounted. Can't get it to set. At 105lbs. I'm scared it will blow up. What do I do now?

 

[Larry Fine]

Deflate it, break the beads completely off the rim, lube with soapy water, try again.

 

[Happy Rob]

Deflate it, break the beads completely off the rim, lube with soapy water, try again.

Ok. Ty... Will try that tomorrow night and post what happens.

 

[970mike]

You will never get a dark-side tire to pop the beads like a regular tire.

 

[Happy Rob]

You will never get a dark-side tire to pop the beads like a regular tire.

So if i don't hear the pop to set the beads, what do you suggest? I understand, no pop means no seal around rim = will not hold air????? I'm screwed?

 

[970mike]

I have been running dark-side for almost 200,000 miles now and I have never had a dark-side tire pop the way a MC tire will. They do seal around the bead without the pop. I have never put more then 50psi in the tire when I mount them and then readjust the psi after the wheel is remounted. I run 26psi in my rear tire.

 

[Happy Rob]

I have been running dark-side for almost 200,000 miles now and I have never had a dark-side tire pop the way a MC tire will. They do seal around the bead without the pop. I have never put more then 50psi in the tire when I mount them and then readjust the psi after the wheel is remounted. I run 26psi in my rear tire.

That is EXACTLY what I wanted to hear. Thank you so much for the reply. I left 50 pounds in it last night, if it still has 50 lbs in it tonight, I will consider it done and I will go ahead and mount it. Just to be clear, I should let all the air out before I attempt to slide it in past the swing arm with plastic on both sides? Then air it up to 26psi?

 

[sirepair]

Yes, deflate to install. Before installing, visually inspect around the bead/rim making sure the tire seated evenly all around. Once installed and inflated, spin the wheel and visually check that it isn't out of round.

 

[Happy Rob]

this is why I subscribe to this forum..
thanks for the input
this make me a Happy Rob!!!

 

[spiderman302]

26 psi is what I run on my CT. Enjoy the ride!