Settled on the Angel Gt's.......ordered yesterday, wheels off last night, getting mounted today, on tonight. Once I got the old tires off, it was readily apparent just how bad they are, flat spots, past the wear bars, and scalloped. Can't wait to try the new black tires, lol.
One thing to mention.....all of the links that show rear wheel removal tell me to remove the necessary fasteners on the right muffler and just rotate it down and out of the way. Did that, but not enough clearance to remove the axle without hitting it. Simple enough, just pull it off for the extraction. Actually, pulled the left AND right mufflers off so they were / are out of the way.
Bones....fantastic ride to the breakfast destination last Sunday. Could've done without the rock / pebble ridden dirt road though, LOL......I was just WAITING to hear the rear tire blow out.....tensions were high!!! All I could hear was ping-ping---------PING...I was actually making a conscious effort to avoid the POINTY ones, LOL.....how long was that road anyway...felt like about 10 miles.