Darkside

sam · 02-03-2011, 05:18 PM

I will be going to the darkside soon. I got the tire a goodyear assurance tripletred 205/60R16. my question is what are you all running on the front? this is a radial tire so the front should also be a radial correct? oh yeah my bike is a 2005 1600 nomad.
Thanks for the assistance
SAM

sam · 02-03-2011, 08:33 PM

will a 205 fit ok or should it be a 195

**ringadingh** · 02-03-2011, 08:41 PM

A 205 will fit.
Im running a Dunlop bias ply on the front, but to me it doesn't matter so much. I think either radials or bias ply are ok.

AlabamaNomadRider · 02-03-2011, 08:46 PM

You shouldn't have to run a radial on the front. I am not a darkside member but my rear tire m/t is radial and the front is bias. No problems with the ride or handling.

bigdave · 02-03-2011, 09:02 PM

Im running a 205/60/16 CT on the back of my 07 and a Dunlop Elite 3 Bias on front no problem

sam · 02-04-2011, 07:54 AM

Ringadingh
what model or type dunlop do you run?
sam

**ringadingh** · 02-04-2011, 09:53 AM

Its a Dunlop D404 150/80/16 I like it, my current one is ready to replace and I have another one just like it ready to install again.

VulcanE · 02-04-2011, 12:30 PM

It is OK to run bias front and rear
radial front and rear
radial rear and bias front
but your not supposed to run a bias rear and a radial front.

I run the Goodyear TripleTred in a 205/60-16 on the rear, I think I was the first on this forum to go to it. I didn't get to ride much during 2010, but have over 8,000 miles on it, and you can barely measure the wear on it. I would have already replaced it if it were a MC tire. But to answer your question about "which front tire we are running with the GYTT", I run the Avon Cobra radial in the stock size, and have about 15,000 miles on it. I will probably get another 3,000 or so out of it.

sam · 02-05-2011, 08:10 AM

OK thank you guys. I'm just as confused now as I was before I started. I think I will flip a coin on Radial or Bias.
sam

mikeyger · 02-05-2011, 10:58 AM

Will a 205/60/16 fit on my 99?

**nomadtom69** · 02-05-2011, 11:39 AM

what would be the best size to adjust the speedometer a 205/75/16 ???

**ringadingh** · 02-05-2011, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeyger

Will a 205/60/16 fit on my 99?

It may fit, but I personally wouldn't install one. The rims on the 1500's are only 3 1/2" wide whereas the 1600's have a 4 1/2" rim. It would probably be more difficult to get a 205 on the rim.
That was the main reason I used the Vredestein Comtrac tire, its only a 175 width.

**ringadingh** · 02-05-2011, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomadtom69

what would be the best size to adjust the speedometer a 205/75/16 ???

Check this link Tom, it should help.
http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...foTireMath.jsp

Also take a look in our tech section further down the page, we have a section there on darkside tires.

VulcanE · 02-05-2011, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeyger

Will a 205/60/16 fit on my 99?

I'm pretty sure that the largest tire that will fit into the swing arm on a 1500 is a 195 wide tire.

rhunt4 · 02-05-2011, 04:28 PM

I bought a Grand Spirit touring 205/65r/16 and it would not fit it is a little to wide. I had a sp2000 195 65r 16 and I thought it was a good ride I had about 13000 when I replaced it

02-03-2011, 05:18 PM	#1
sam Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Clinton, CT Posts: 223	Darkside I will be going to the darkside soon. I got the tire a goodyear assurance tripletred 205/60R16. my question is what are you all running on the front? this is a radial tire so the front should also be a radial correct? oh yeah my bike is a 2005 1600 nomad. Thanks for the assistance SAM __________________ Sam 05 1600 nomad Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-03-2011, 08:33 PM	#2
sam Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Clinton, CT Posts: 223	Darkside will a 205 fit ok or should it be a 195 __________________ Sam 05 1600 nomad
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02-03-2011, 08:41 PM	#3
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Darkside A 205 will fit. Im running a Dunlop bias ply on the front, but to me it doesn't matter so much. I think either radials or bias ply are ok. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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02-03-2011, 08:46 PM	#4
AlabamaNomadRider Sr. Contributor Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Boaz, Alabama Posts: 13,742	Darkside You shouldn't have to run a radial on the front. I am not a darkside member but my rear tire m/t is radial and the front is bias. No problems with the ride or handling. __________________ Gene Cross, Jr. Boaz, Alabama KawaNOW/VBA #1181
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02-03-2011, 09:02 PM	#5
bigdave Sr. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Burnsville, NC Posts: 1,589	Darkside Im running a 205/60/16 CT on the back of my 07 and a Dunlop Elite 3 Bias on front no problem __________________ David "BigDave" Hall Burnsville NC VBA #477 2007 Red and Silver Nomad (traded 4/10/2014) 2013 Blue and Black Voyager Login or Register to Remove Ads
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02-04-2011, 07:54 AM	#6
sam Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Clinton, CT Posts: 223	Darkside Ringadingh what model or type dunlop do you run? sam __________________ Sam 05 1600 nomad
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02-04-2011, 09:53 AM	#7
ringadingh Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Newmarket Ontario Canada Posts: 35,387	Darkside Its a Dunlop D404 150/80/16 I like it, my current one is ready to replace and I have another one just like it ready to install again. __________________ 2002 Nomad aka Bountyhunter VBA #27 VROC #18951
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02-04-2011, 12:30 PM	#8
VulcanE Sr. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Cartersville, Georgia Posts: 4,838	Darkside It is OK to run bias front and rear radial front and rear radial rear and bias front but your not supposed to run a bias rear and a radial front. I run the Goodyear TripleTred in a 205/60-16 on the rear, I think I was the first on this forum to go to it. I didn't get to ride much during 2010, but have over 8,000 miles on it, and you can barely measure the wear on it. I would have already replaced it if it were a MC tire. But to answer your question about "which front tire we are running with the GYTT", I run the Avon Cobra radial in the stock size, and have about 15,000 miles on it. I will probably get another 3,000 or so out of it. __________________ Cliff "VulcanE" Evans 2005 Blue & Silver 1600 Nomad VBA # 320 VROC # 20381
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02-05-2011, 08:10 AM	#9
sam Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Clinton, CT Posts: 223	Darkside OK thank you guys. I'm just as confused now as I was before I started. I think I will flip a coin on Radial or Bias. sam __________________ Sam 05 1600 nomad
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02-05-2011, 10:58 AM	#10
mikeyger Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: hermitage tenn Posts: 410	Darkside Will a 205/60/16 fit on my 99?
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02-05-2011, 11:39 AM	#11
nomadtom69 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Maryville, Tn Posts: 2,656	Darkside what would be the best size to adjust the speedometer a 205/75/16 ??? __________________ (NomadTom69)Tom Green Previous bikes - 2004 BMW R1200 CLC 2006 Nomad 1600 Black -1985 BMW K100 RT VBA #001609 Viet-Nam Vet 71-72 Maryville , Tn. Maggie Valley '11-Townsend '12-Estes Park '13- Copperhead fall rally "13- Elkins WV '14- Eureka Springs ' 15- Helen Ga. SE Rally '16
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02-05-2011, 04:28 PM	#15
rhunt4 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maryville Tn Posts: 489	Darkside I bought a Grand Spirit touring 205/65r/16 and it would not fit it is a little to wide. I had a sp2000 195 65r 16 and I thought it was a good ride I had about 13000 when I replaced it __________________ Ronald C Hunt:\Users\cat\Pictures\goldwing 1.jpg
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