Just my observation

[mully95]

Tire pressure changes a lot depending on the weather. Have had no issues with the CT losing air. Run around 22 PSI. but have had a problem with the Avon Cobra up front losing air. Going to replace it with a Dunlap elite. As far for the drive train issues that makes no sense at all. Then again you did mention your dealer correct?

Technically it wasn't my dealer. I was just talking to some members awhile back that had ran a CT and both had splines that was worn prematurely by running a CT. I was just stating what I was told. One of the members said the splines on his bike was worn to a "point" and had good bit of slack. They changed the axle to a new one and the slack was gone. He used a MT after that.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

This is the third year that I've owned my roadster and I would say that I feel very comfortable on the bike, which leads to my confidence in the bikes performance during a ride.

I recently travelled to Melbourne / PI and back from Brisbane with 11 other bikes completing roughly 4800km of back country roads and highways over 6 days. I had an avon cobra on front and an exedra max on the back, the bike was carrying about 20kg of gear and a single rider.
The group was a mixture of sport and adventure bikes that included a couple of ducati multistrada's, a ktm super duke, triumph sprint and a couple of BMW 1000R's.

Typical speeds were 120kph - 140kph on reasonably rough country roads and 100kph on the highway.
The max had worn to the full extremity of the tyre and began to delaminate at the 8200km mark before it needed to be replaced. I was in a country town 300km from home and opted for a 225/55 ct when I couldn't get a bike tyre.

I've since done 1000km of rough country roads and highway cruising on the ct.
I ran 20psi and 35psi with and without a pillion to assess the handling.

At first the ct wanted to follow the camber of the road at 20psi but was significantly better at 35psi.
I've found that cornering is reliable and steady at angles that drag the pegs (and other bits) but the ct is using a 25mm (1") wide band on the side wall when pressed hard in corners.

I've got concerns about wearing out the side wall before the tread so I'll be swapping out the ct for another max pretty soon to allow me to keep sticking it to the sports bikes in the twisties

Other than that I can see that flat highway riding would be the most efficient use of the ct and if your riding style is more upright it would be a very cost effective solution.

NOW thats funny PETE riding in an upright position and never turning and running on the sidewall ?

 

[IMFASTTOO]

Technically it wasn't my dealer. I was just talking to some members awhile back that had ran a CT and both had splines that was worn prematurely by running a CT. I was just stating what I was told. One of the members said the splines on his bike was worn to a "point" and had good bit of slack. They changed the axle to a new one and the slack was gone. He used a MT after that.

IF you dont lube the splines correctly with the proper lube your going to damage the splines

 

[Claviger]

NOW thats funny PETE riding in an upright position and never turning and running on the sidewall ?

Reading comprehension ...

 

[rocketjohn]

Regarding a darkside tire running up on the sidewall.....I will not do a DS tire, but there are such tires that have some tread that wraps up the sidewall a decent amount...that might be worth looking for if you are going to go that way.

 

[Seanii Plunkett]

Have been running a 225 car tyre on mine for more than 70,000km now. I do this because we have a sidecar attached and it gives a better contact patch on the road etc. I lube the splines regularly as I once owned a BMWK100 and did a crown pinion bearing in a big way 6 hours from home on a Friday night. So far everything is going well.