TriumPhil

On the VTX 1800s, which have the same size rim as the R3T, the most popular tires were the Goodyear TripleTread, B'stone Potenza, Michelin HydroEdge, a Falkien tire and a Yokohama.

If you register on this site you will get pretty much all the info about CTs that's available:

Riding on the Darkside

rocket31998

Thanks Phil! Appreciate it!

JDuke1980

R3T on a C/T... I love it...
No problems.
Better tractioion... better acceleration and better breaking.
It may not be for everone, but I like it.

I have the Goodyear Tripple Tread Assurance... or is it the Goodyear Assurance Tripple Tread??? 205/60/16

Anyway, I like it, it's a good tire for me.

PunkinDave had the same tire and did not like it... so, you may want to talk to him...

BehereNow

I'm at about 850 miles the CT for my R3 standard, and love it, after 2 Metzlers lasting about 3000 miles each.
From what I've noticed on various boards, generally, R3T riders are a little easier on the throttle, see a little less need for a CT. Many exceptions!
I have greater confidence in the stability of the bike in nearly all situations, and when I think about riding those MCT the last 1000 miles of life they had in them, I seldom had confidence, especially on wet roads, and some dry roads were greasy on the leans.
Not for everyone, just like motorcycles are not for everyone. Those who choose, very sledom regret their decisions.
If you go the Darkside, and don't like it, you will be what we might call a 1%er.

rocket31998

I'm going with the Bridgestone Potenza 205/60/16. It will be installed on Monday or Tuesday. I'm hoping the snow will be cleared enough to ride it home rather than trailering it. The Kawasaki dealer up the road is doing the install. They weren't very enthusiastic about it, but they have done it for several others. When I dropped the tires off, the salesguy was talking about a guy who they had installed last year and how badly he thought it rode. I told him I had ridden the R3T Classic with the 240 rear tire. He said, oh yeah, I rode one of those and that sucked too! He wasn't a very good point of reference!

xhdskip

KAW rider,
whats he know?
He was probably scared of the 2300 cc motor.

rocket31998

Did you ever pull the trigger on this?