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new guy with ?????s
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 1:59 am
by romex2121
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
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 4:09 am
by Lion_Lady
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
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 7:03 am
by Wrider
Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:25 pm
by blues2cruise
The Dunlop 404's are good cruiser tires. I got 20,000 miles on the first pair.
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:33 am
by Johnj
Metzeler Front ME 880 130/90H-16 Blackwall Tire
Metzeler Rear ME 880 170/80HB-15 Blackwall Tire
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 5:58 am
by romex2121
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.
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 6:50 am
by RhadamYgg
romex2121 wrote:
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).
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 8:37 am
by zeligman
romex2121 wrote:
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
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:04 pm
by dr_bar
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....
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 5:45 am
by RockBottom
romex2121 wrote:Wrider wrote: i had to be in roswell for a doc appt.
If that's your story, stick to it!
