Dark Side Tires for 2013 Roadster

[Idaho Red Rocket 3]

Performance handling and comfortable riding on my Avon Cobra tires. I ride hard and get 10,000 miles on the back and 12,000 on the front. Not sure why a rider would want to compromise the pure joy of how well a Rocket handles in the twisties.

 

[JRock]

I am working with a sample size of one but here is what I noticed when on a ride with someone who went dark side, and he was not on a rocket. He said motorcycle tires would shred in a couple of thousand miles so he went dark side. The small group of us went on about a 350 mile ride in all kinds of road types: heavy urban freeway, mountain sweepers, and tight twisties. The guy using the dark side tire was a nut (in a fun way, lol) who could ride the crap out of his bike, always toward the front, smoking that dark side tire, and just generally having a good time. But in the high speed sweepers or tight twisties he had to back off the throttle and would lag behind. When we got back to the straighter stuff he again would ride like bat guana. Again on anything other than a road with corners he did things with his bike I would not even attempt but in those turny spots he couldnt hang. Is this at all the norm for the dark side? I am not attempting to pursuade anyong either way on the dark side issue to each his own, just wanting to learn a bit.

I ride a 2008 standard with a Yokohama Avid Envigor.
It sticks like glue in high speed sweepers, so not sure what was up with your friend.
What bike does he have?

 

[idk]

I am working with a sample size of one but here is what I noticed when on a ride with someone who went dark side, and he was not on a rocket. He said motorcycle tires would shred in a couple of thousand miles so he went dark side. The small group of us went on about a 350 mile ride in all kinds of road types: heavy urban freeway, mountain sweepers, and tight twisties. The guy using the dark side tire was a nut (in a fun way, lol) who could ride the crap out of his bike, always toward the front, smoking that dark side tire, and just generally having a good time. But in the high speed sweepers or tight twisties he had to back off the throttle and would lag behind. When we got back to the straighter stuff he again would ride like bat guana. Again on anything other than a road with corners he did things with his bike I would not even attempt but in those turny spots he couldnt hang. Is this at all the norm for the dark side? I am not attempting to pursuade anyong either way on the dark side issue to each his own, just wanting to learn a bit.

I've not had trouble in the twisties at speeds that would have got me a ticket.

 

[STRIPES]

On the Rockets Across America events I have attended there has always been aclose to 50 percent saturation of darkside riders. The ratio tended to be the similar with respect to pack leaders at the end of twisties.

 

[Azisbest]

I ride a 2008 standard with a Yokohama Avid Envigor.
It sticks like glue in high speed sweepers, so not sure what was up with your friend.
What bike does he have?

He has a Susuki m90 and he is a nut. Heck he may have had some other issue going. I didnt get a chance to ask him.

 

[1olbull]

On the Rockets Across America events I have attended there has always been aclose to 50 percent saturation of darkside riders. The ratio tended to be the similar with respect to pack leaders at the end of twisties.

Just FYI & with all due respect, my friend.
At RAA X Montrose, riding the super twisties of Hwy 92 northwest from Blue Mesa, my brother, Dan, cuz, Rudy, friend, Dan & @Steel rode the $hit outta that darn challenging road - & Steel was even riding 2-up! Not a CT was in sight!

 

[IMFASTTOO]

YES

Just FYI & with all due respect, my friend.
At RAA X Montrose, riding the super twisties of Hwy 92 northwest from Blue Mesa, my brother, Dan, cuz, Rudy, friend, Dan & @Steel rode the $hit outta that darn challenging road - & Steel was even riding 2-up! Not a CT was in sight!

PHIL can tell you his findings after his car tire escapades at speed in the twisties .

 

[1K9]

I'm riding on a Riken Raptor 245/50/16. Works like a champ for me!

+1

 

[TriumPhil]

Contrary to what idk claims or anyone else riding a CT on public twisty, hilly or challenging slalom-like roadways, any CT handles like crap compared to any proper MT in said conditions. On flat and level roads and prudent speeds, I guess, also based on my own 20,000+ miles on CTs, that they're OK, however when you push it in the conditions I describe above there is no valid comparison in handling characteristics and the CT will compromise rider safety and provide a "challenging" riding experience that 's way to exciting for this seasoned rider (think of riding like you're wrestling with a champion Brahma bull) the harder you push it.

Mos def NG for any reasonably prudent, aggressive and critical rider (one that truly knows the difference between passably acceptable and/or excellent handling) on choice "rider's roads"!!!

 

[mexican]

I can't resist...I'm just gonna throw this out there and then split. What kind of unsafe, irresponsible, illiterate, back woods, @sshole would put a car tire on a motorcycle?

me why? mainly to pi$$off the naysayers