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romex2121 · #1 Post by **romex2121** » Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:59 am

im hoping some of you old salts can point me in the right direction on tires
i know what your thinking ,, tires again,, this is my first post on this site so please indulge me

i bought a 2003 volusia 800 from my bro in law the bike is in very good shape and has a little over 12,000 on it i noticed some cracking on the rear side wall tire and i want to change them ASAP,, these tires are what came on the bike when he bought it new
there IRC ,,front 130/90-16, rear 170/80-15 i know nothing about bike tires are IRC a decent brand our should i get another brand??? the bike is a cruiser i do alot of city driving and plan on doing some highway trips also ,, we plan on going to a bike rally soon and i dont want to ride 270 miles on cracked tires

Lion_Lady · #2 Post by **Lion_Lady** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:09 am

You might try finding a Volusia forum and asking there. Folks always develop a preferred tire for a particular bike. Owners can give good pros and cons for various tires.

That said. There is generally a VERY slight difference in handling from one brand/style to another and cruisers are less picky than sportbikes about which tires are "best."

P

#3 Post by **Wrider** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:03 am

Hey bud, http://www.volusiariders.com

#4 Post by **blues2cruise** » Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:25 pm

The Dunlop 404's are good cruiser tires. I got 20,000 miles on the first pair.

Johnj · #5 Post by **Johnj** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:33 am

Metzeler Front ME 880 130/90H-16 Blackwall Tire

Metzeler Rear ME 880 170/80HB-15 Blackwall Tire

romex2121 · #6 Post by **romex2121** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:58 am

Wrider wrote:Hey bud, http://www.volusiariders.com

been trying to get registerd there for about a month now but nothing seems to happen,,
i did however go with the dunlaps 404 ,, it took the dealer 5 hours to put on two tires

it made for a very long day they didnt even clean there mess off the bike when they were done

next time your in Roswell NM. you may want to think twice about going to Champion motor sports to have work done,, i was warned but i had to be in roswell for a doc appt.

RhadamYgg · #7 Post by **RhadamYgg** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:50 am

romex2121 wrote:
Wrider wrote:Hey bud, http://www.volusiariders.com
been trying to get registerd there for about a month now but nothing seems to happen,,
i did however go with the dunlaps 404 ,, it took the dealer 5 hours to put on two tires it made for a very long day they didnt even clean there mess off the bike when they were done next time your in Roswell NM. you may want to think twice about going to Champion motor sports to have work done,, i was warned but i had to be in roswell for a doc appt.

They didn't charge you for 5 hours of labor, did they? I think 1 hr is about par for tire change (including removal, etc).

zeligman · #8 Post by **zeligman** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:37 am

romex2121 wrote:
Wrider wrote:Hey bud, http://www.volusiariders.com
been trying to get registerd there for about a month now but nothing seems to happen,,

i had the same problem - email the admin - they had to add me manually as well.

-z

#9 Post by **dr_bar** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:04 pm

romex2121 wrote: next time your in Roswell NM. you may want to think twice about going to Champion motor sports to have work done,, i was warned but i had to be in roswell for a doc appt.

I was recently in Roswell and had an oil change done on my bike as I rolled through town. The folks at Motion Performance pulled a bike off the rack that was waiting on parts and did the change while I waited. Great service to a biker on the road...

If you go there, tell them you got recommended by that BC guy with the blue Venture that rolled through in Aug... If he doesn't remember me, then he'll remember the money for beers for the crew....

RockBottom · #10 Post by **RockBottom** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:45 am

romex2121 wrote:
Wrider wrote: i had to be in roswell for a doc appt.

If that's your story, stick to it!