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« on: May 30, 2016, 05:55:12 PM » |
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 Saw this on FB. Someone in Lake City FL. I guess a Paul?? |
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dinosnake
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« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2016, 06:08:57 PM » |
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On a big cruiser, one that has limited ground clearance anyway, I can see Darksiding. But I just looked at my tires and my factory stock rear had about 1/3 inch chicken strip, within millimetres of the end of the treads. How will a darkside handle that?
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2016, 06:17:54 PM » |
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And a 50 is going to have less (if any) sidewall flex than a 60.
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hungryeye
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« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2016, 05:07:41 AM » |
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What is the FB? I'd like to go there and read the posts.
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« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2016, 05:15:28 AM » |
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What is the FB? I'd like to go there and read the posts.
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hungryeye
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« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2016, 06:27:57 AM » |
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If that is what it means I avoid facebook like the plague...  |
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havoc
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« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2016, 06:45:08 AM » |
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interesting looking exhaust... i personally like the look of the stock pipes better, but to each his/her own
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Robert
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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2016, 05:08:18 PM » |
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interesting looking exhaust... i personally like the look of the stock pipes better, but to each his/her own
I didn't notice it till you mentioned it. Those megaphone exhausts will make the exhaust louder unless they have a baffle. |
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« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2016, 05:55:54 PM » |
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he wont like it when it tries to stand up in a twisty  |
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« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2016, 06:05:34 PM » |
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he wont like it when it tries to stand up in a twisty How come? -Mike "where's that popcorn eating emoticon?" |
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« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2016, 04:28:00 AM » |
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Saw this on FB. Someone in Lake City FL. I guess a Paul?? Are those Interstate bags on that 1800? They look nice from the rear |
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_Sheffjs_
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« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2016, 12:33:46 PM » |
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Are those Interstate bags on that 1800? They look nice from the rear The bags are Champion |
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« Reply #12 on: June 03, 2016, 10:40:16 PM » |
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C/T will out-chicken strip a M/C any day. Absolutely no disputing the larger contact patch of the C/T. My I/S is Darksided and I run with a couple of sport bikes - they can't lose me. Usually, they're just in my way! First mod I 'll do to my 1800 is Darkside it.
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Robert
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« Reply #13 on: June 05, 2016, 05:12:11 AM » |
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C/T will out-chicken strip a M/C any day. Absolutely no disputing the larger contact patch of the C/T. My I/S is Darksided and I run with a couple of sport bikes - they can't lose me. Usually, they're just in my way! First mod I 'll do to my 1800 is Darkside it.
Dont forget the 1500 rear tire is actually a narrower tire from the factory than the 1800. So the contact patch on the 1800 with a motorcycle tire may be about the same if not more. I have my tire worn down a bit and I can tell you that the contact patch is quite big. When riding in the rain last week and looking back the patch of dry road it was about 4 to 5 inches wide, which kind of surprised me. Since I do not ride car tires I dont have the ct comparison but of all the videos I have seen of the ct on a bike I would have to say its about even. Not to mention cornering with the wider MC tire. |
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hungryeye
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« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2016, 07:19:25 AM » |
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What size tire did he use?
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« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2016, 04:41:17 PM » |
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What size tire did he use?
205 50 |
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« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2016, 07:28:20 PM » |
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he wont like it when it tries to stand up in a twisty How come? -Mike "where's that popcorn eating emoticon?" Because everyone knows a car tyre on a motorcycle will lead to catastrophe..... |
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