Well, I guess I'll be the first one to try it out. I did get it mounted and it does fit into the swingarm... Whew.
I polished out most of the scratches I put on the wheel when removing the Champiro while the wheel was off. Looking forward to trying this tire out, specs are good, speed rated W for 168 mph, treadwear traction and heat resistance are 400/A/A. I'll see how it handles in a day or two as I found a shot lower shock bushing and had to have Rich get me a set in the mail. Gives me a bit of time to do the maintenance and get everything cleaned up as I haven't seen any of this stuff for 9K miles.
Everything looks good here, I'll change the 90wt, clean everything up and give the final drive case a fresh coat of flat black.
The flange looks as good as the day HubcapSC sent it to me in early 2013, some new O-rings and moly paste and it will be good to go. No problems here,,,, common shock bushings
I'll get a picture and give an update once it is all together Britman.
I finished all the maintenance, added some horns, did shock bushings and other misalliance stuff and went for a hundred mile run this morning to test out the tire. Took off with 38 lbs pressure in the tire and the first thing I noticed was how much more stable it felt when leaned over... of course the Champiro was worn out so not sure if that means anything. The ride felt really good but too hard as I could feel every flaw in the road, so after awhile I pulled over and lowered the pressure to 33. I left it there for the rest of the ride, no use looking for anything else. The tire feels great and just seems smoother in the curves than the Champiro ever did. I am happy with the tire as I think this is the best car tire yet for me. I look forward to many enjoyable miles this summer.
Seems to have a bit more clearance to the swingarm than previous tires.
