Best Darkside Tire

[MAS Tequila]

http://apitire.com/#/about_us

Which bike 1500 or 1600?

If it's a 1600 there are a lot of 205/60 tires available for under $100.00 lie the General Altimax.

Is your safety worth a couple of dollars? But then maybe it will be ok.

MT

[tax2dth]

Originally Posted by MAS Tequila

http://apitire.com/#/about_us

Which bike 1500 or 1600?

If it's a 1600 there are a lot of 205/60 tires available for under $100.00 lie the General Altimax.

Is your safety worth a couple of dollars? But then maybe it will be ok.

MT

I have an 07 1600 Nomad. I have read where the 205/60 is really tight fit if it would fit without any cutting I would run it. General Altimax is a good looking tire. Have you run it?

[MAS Tequila]

Originally Posted by tax2dth

I have an 07 1600 Nomad. I have read where the 205/60 is really tight fit if it would fit without any cutting I would run it. General Altimax is a good looking tire. Have you run it?

Not on mine as it is a 1500, but I know of a few who run it on the 1600s.

The 215 will work on a 1600, but it is tight.

MT

[old dog]

Is anyone with a vaquero run the dark side? If so what tire and size?

[1mackdog]

I just put on the Achilles Platinum and dyna beads and boy what a great ride..My wife loves the difference it makes in the ride quality.. Hardly no learning curve to speak of.. I'll never go back....Never.....

[Kawhead]

Originally Posted by tax2dth

I have an 07 1600 Nomad. I have read where the 205/60 is really tight fit if it would fit without any cutting I would run it. General Altimax is a good looking tire. Have you run it?

I've been running a 205/60 for two years. There is a 3mm clearance between the tube and the tire. If you happen to choose this size tire, torque your axle first then the gear drive next. Otherwise, you could likely bend your drive shaft tube into your tire.

A frightening well learned lesson for Kawhead.

[macmac]

Originally Posted by 1mackdog

I just put on the Achilles Platinum and dyna beads and boy what a great ride..My wife loves the difference it makes in the ride quality.. Hardly no learning curve to speak of.. I'll never go back....Never.....

What company makes this tire? How much did you pay and where did you buy it?

On how much i just want to know what the retail cost of the tire is, nothing on mounting or labor.

[tax2dth]

I went to my local walmart and they have in stock a GENERAL EVERTREK HP has anyone ran this tire? It looks very very close to the general altimax.

[KawaCOPski]

I will be going darkside on my 2012 Voyager very soon.....seems to me the hardest part will be finding someone to mount it. I am in Tyler, TX if anyone knows of someone who will mount it please message me.

[tax2dth]

Originally Posted by Kawhead

I've been running a 205/60 for two years. There is a 3mm clearance between the tube and the tire. If you happen to choose this size tire, torque your axle first then the gear drive next. Otherwise, you could likely bend your drive shaft tube into your tire.

A frightening well learned lesson for Kawhead.

I was reading in the manual about how to remove rear tire. What are you talking about when you say gear drive.
Do you half to pull the gear drive to get tire in.

[macmac]

Originally Posted by tax2dth

I was reading in the manual about how to remove rear tire. What are you talking about when you say gear drive.
Do you half to pull the gear drive to get tire in.

I am not sure if you have to pull anything to get the rear wheel off, or to say what is the least amount of work to remove just enough to get the rear wheel off.

There is such a thing as a swing arm service which should be done about every 8,000 miles need it or not and that includes greasing the drive shaft, splines and all other splines plus all bearings like the top shock bearings, swing arm bearings, and to check that U joint, of which about 1/2 are bad well before any 8,000 miles due to a defect at the factory.
I know the book for the 1600 has another mile figure but the 1500 was the correct book and that is just normal industry specs at 8,000 miles.

Even the compound rear wheel need a service with grease on it's spline.

Just changing a rear tire is 1/2 way to the rest of the job and not doing this job is going to get somebody killed one of these days with used bikes never getting the service and on tire 4 to 6!

Besides that the factory rubber boot is made of a bad rubber and is probably breaking up, So that along with 2 swing arm seals a cotter pin and etc besides a tire and probably exhaust gaskets should be replaced.


I get yelled at for saying things like this, but i just can't ride wondering if that drive shaft is going to seize up like a brick and slam the rear tire dead stopped. That will wreck the tranny and clutch too, but the rider won't care because he will be DEAD.

[tax2dth]

Originally Posted by macmac

I am not sure if you have to pull anything to get the rear wheel off, or to say what is the least amount of work to remove just enough to get the rear wheel off.

There is such a thing as a swing arm service which should be done about every 8,000 miles need it or not and that includes greasing the drive shaft, splines and all other splines plus all bearings like the top shock bearings, swing arm bearings, and to check that U joint, of which about 1/2 are bad well before any 8,000 miles due to a defect at the factory.
I know the book for the 1600 has another mile figure but the 1500 was the correct book and that is just normal industry specs at 8,000 miles.

Even the compound rear wheel need a service with grease on it's spline.

Just changing a rear tire is 1/2 way to the rest of the job and not doing this job is going to get somebody killed one of these days with used bikes never getting the service and on tire 4 to 6!

Besides that the factory rubber boot is made of a bad rubber and is probably breaking up, So that along with 2 swing arm seals a cotter pin and etc besides a tire and probably exhaust gaskets should be replaced.


I get yelled at for saying things like this, but i just can't ride wondering if that drive shaft is going to seize up like a brick and slam the rear tire dead stopped. That will wreck the tranny and clutch too, but the rider won't care because he will be DEAD.

Is there a how to on the swing arm service?

[roadhawg]

Best Darkside tire?
I cant say for sure, but I am very happy with my 195/60/16 Bridgestone Turanza!

[macmac]

Originally Posted by tax2dth

Is there a how to on the swing arm service?

http://www.vulcanbagger.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=15791

I made typo's and etc but if you read this and need more info just ask..

[05nomader]

Originally Posted by roadhawg

Best Darkside tire?
I cant say for sure, but I am very happy with my 195/60/16 Bridgestone Turanza!

I'm considering putting a 195/60/16 Bridgestone Touranza tire on my wife's 2004 nomad is there any clearance problems with that size tire on the 1500's?
Could you please tell me what model you are running as I did not realize that there was more than one model of this tire until I did a search this is the tire I was looking at: http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/tir...84780&pc=25772
I also see there is a run flat tire any help would be greatly appreciated.