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Tourer
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West Salem, WI United States | I know the Rear MC tire on the front gives better longevity (more miles) but are there other advantages? Any disadvantages, how is traction affected if at all? |
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Cruiser
Posts: 232
| OK here we go, ran ct on m/c all my life but with this vision 2011 tour. At about 11k put a Dunlop DSST 175/55-R16 run flat and the tire is wore out with only 22k miles on it. On my gl1800 would get about 35-45k on the tire what gives here. ALL the m/c tire guys are full of blue mud when it come to the darkside ride. Also would like to know what you folk are running with a hitchdoctor hitch. Thank You |
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Visionary
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| what are you running for tire pressure and how often do you check it. Are you using a good tire gage.
Have 20 thousand on mine looks like new I run 40 psi
Trailer guys are running 185/55-16 i believe |
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Cruiser
Posts: 232
| 38 PSI,Check about once a wk. Do you think that I could run a 185 with trailer hitch two up with out problems? |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 19
| 38 psi for me . think I'm running a hankook . The darksider hater club is as bad as H.O.G. I went to the darkside because I wanted to ride not spend 400$ and a day every 7000 miles in the shop. Hell I was putting a tire on every 3rd oil change or so and 2 backs to 1 front . 400$ is a lot of gas on a vision. Any way 38psi runs good for me . Dosnt follow the ruts so bad . As soon as you get the change out of your head you'll love it .
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Central Wisconsin | TRELL - 2014-04-04 3:56 PM OK here we go, ran ct on m/c all my life but with this vision 2011 tour. At about 11k put a Dunlop DSST 175/55-R16 run flat and the tire is wore out with only 22k miles on it. On my gl1800 would get about 35-45k on the tire what gives here. ALL the m/c tire guys are full of blue mud when it come to the darkside ride. Also would like to know what you folk are running with a hitchdoctor hitch. Thank You I wore out two Dunlop 175/55-R16 run flats with the hitch doc installed. Yeah ... I didn't get the miles out of the Dunlop CT either (great tire though), still better then riding on a Dunlop E3 MT with a bald center and cupped sides I just mounted a Kumho Ecsta PA31 185/55R-16 it's not run flat. Haven't had a 2up chance to fully test the CT tire out account of Wisconsin weather. 
Edited by Thomas 2014-04-05 8:14 AM
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Iron Butt
Posts: 752
Broken Arrow, OK | Any clearance issues on that 185 Kumho and the hitch doc? I love the Dunlop Wintersport 175 I'm running now and I have a extra waiting its turn but it's good to know others that work w/ our receiver hitches since our 175 Dunnies really are about gone. |
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Central Wisconsin | okie vision - 2014-04-05 4:16 PM Any clearance issues on that 185 Kumho and the hitch doc? No clearance issues so far just haven't had a chance to run the twisties 2up yet. 
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Cruiser
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Bancroft Ontario, Canada | i run a 185/85-16 Hankook @45 PSI with a hitch doc and 2 up pulling a trailer...no problems in 8000 km....dunlops would be worn out.
Look at the weight/tire pressure scales to determine tire pressure for your total weight
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Visionary
Posts: 4278
| TRELL - 2014-04-04 7:00 PM 38 PSI,Check about once a wk. Do you think that I could run a 185 with trailer hitch two up with out problems? read here http://www.vision-riders.com/bb/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=14960&posts=12&start=1 |
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