new darkside tire?

[BehereNow]

I've put just under 10,000km on mine in just over 7 months. I ride pretty much every day in any weather - although our winter rarely sees snow or temps below -5C so that's not too hard. Commuting and trips away. I push pretty hard sometimes but don't feel the need to do it all the time. It is a Rocket after all and I don't feel it or I have to prove a thing.

I'm happy enough with the Metz but am trying an Avon Cobra next (week) to see if better mileage..

Not sure who conducted your "research", BehereNow, but from what I can see everyone on this site loves to ride their Rockets and we'd all ride more if weather and other commitments allowed. If you want to make yourself feel better about putting a car tire on your bike you should try to do it without inventing statistics or insulting (the intelligence of) everyone else and certainly without contradicting yourself.

You think putting on miles and a car tire and pushing through curves makes you different and somehow proves you're better than everyone else but frankly nothing in your post impresses me one bit.

I didn't invent any statistics, I did say I'd like to see some, big difference.

Contradict myself??? How/where?
If I get half the mileage you do on a MCT, certainly there is something different between us, in the way we ride. Never said I was better, I like to hot rod and I know that is not for everyone.
From what I have seen, frequent riders and hard riders like the CT, others don't.

It is true that MOST rocket riders use a MCT, and it is also true that MOST Rocket riders do not put on 6000+ miles a year. I see the milage of bikes for sale, I hear what people say they are riding, I've seen the statistics for motorcycles in general.
Show how my 'statistics' are bogus. The average motorcycle is ridden less than 2500 miles a year. I didn't look it up recently, but I know it is not much more than I ride in one month in the summer.
Certainly nothing controversal about saying that the type of riding will help determine the type of tire a rider wants. I cannot imagine a MCT that has the sticky qualities and great mileage I get from a CT.
For my riding, a CT is 'better' than any MCT made.
I have heard of milage as low as 2500 for the Rocket rear, but it seems lots of guys get 6000+. I never could, but that doesn't mean others don't.

I do not ride my Rocket to 'prove' anything. I ride it for fun, and transportation.
For me the fun is in the HP, and that burns rubber without a whiff of smoke.
Sorry if that offends you.

 

[CanberraR3]

I didn't invent any statistics, I did say I'd like to see some, big difference.

Contradict myself??? How/where?

If I get half the mileage you do on a MCT, certainly there is something different between us, in the way we ride. Never said I was better, I like to hot rod and I know that is not for everyone.
From what I have seen, frequent riders and hard riders like the CT, others don't.

It is true that MOST rocket riders use a MCT, and it is also true that MOST Rocket riders do not put on 6000+ miles a year. I see the milage of bikes for sale, I hear what people say they are riding, I've seen the statistics for motorcycles in general.
Show how my 'statistics' are bogus. The average motorcycle is ridden less than 2500 miles a year. I didn't look it up recently, but I know it is not much more than I ride in one month in the summer.
Certainly nothing controversal about saying that the type of riding will help determine the type of tire a rider wants. I cannot imagine a MCT that has the sticky qualities and great mileage I get from a CT.
For my riding, a CT is 'better' than any MCT made.
I have heard of milage as low as 2500 for the Rocket rear, but it seems lots of guys get 6000+. I never could, but that doesn't mean others don't.

I do not ride my Rocket to 'prove' anything. I ride it for fun, and transportation.
For me the fun is in the HP, and that burns rubber without a whiff of smoke.
Sorry if that offends you.

Well if you haven't seen any stats where the hell do you come up with the statement that most Rocket riders do less than 6000miles a year??? You can't possibly base it solely on bikes for sale as not even your crystal ball can say how much the person selling the bike put on it and how quickly.

You also claim to know how many miles I get from a tire. Crystal ball again? I didn't say anywhere what mileage I get; only mentioned how far I ride. I'm not going to get into a pissing competition with you but your mileage is if anything better than I'm getting from current Metz. I must be a f***ing awesome rider using your logic.

Just because I don't show off doesn't mean I don't also get off on the HP. Take the time to read some other posts and you'll see that - if you can get your head out of your butt long enough. What offends me is your superior attitude, not anyone's riding style - especially not yours. Show me one person who doesn't also ride for fun and transportation.

I couldn't give a rats arse that you use a CT. Hope it woks for you. But a lot more than riding style will influence my choice of rear tirem

Your remarks about most of us not liking our rides and not being competent riders and insulting and ill informed.

I also never said you ride to prove something. I said I don't ride hard all the time. A prowling Rocket is just as menacing as one being ridden hard. I do both and maybe get a bit more out of a tire than I would if I rode on the limit every time I hopped on.

I'm sure you meant well.

 

[BehereNow]

Well if you haven't seen any stats where the hell do you come up with the statement that most Rocket riders do less than 6000miles a year???

I'll just reply to this first.
Here is a knowable stat:
Those are impressive numbers until you recognize that they mean that the average motorcycle was ridden for only about 1,943 miles in the year.

Now I fiigure that it would be totally amazing if Rockets were ridden more than 3 times the average.
That is the stat, that I did say I saw, and inferred from that.

Sorry I confused you with some of the ther posters.
I do not claim to make statements about how many miles you put on in a certain period of time.
I do offer many what if's.

You say "I also never said you ride to prove something.", and you also said
"You think putting on miles and a car tire and pushing through curves makes you different and somehow proves you're better than everyone else"
If those are not contradictory statements, you must not understand the meaning of the word contradictory.

Cheers.

 

[TriumPhil]

C'mon, guys! If you drag me or anyone else into this imbroglio of yours it will sound just like these gents:

http://epguides.com/ThreeStooges/cast.jpg

 

[BehereNow]

In case anyone else. . . . .
im·bro·glio

1. a confused mass
2a : an intricate or complicated situation (as in a drama or novel)
b : an acutely painful or embarrassing misunderstanding

 

[TriumPhil]

I believe that definition 2b is most apropos...

Thanks for burying the hatchet, but not in one another's skull!

 

[CanberraR3]

prev quote:
"Technically MOST riders prefer the stock tire since percentage wise there are very few running ct's."

Technically most riders do not like to ride their Rockets, since percentage wise there are very few riding over 6000 miles a year.
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If the Rocket is not being ridden, the rider does not push it through the curves, not need to replace the tire every month, or even every year. I would like to see statistics on the riders doing 10k per year, repeatedly, and using a MCT.
I just don't think there are very many of them.

It was these comments that rattled my cage on top of a bad day and late night (5am actually). As I've said previously and elsewhere, go darkside if it suits you but don't belittle those who have different needs, opportunities or ability.

Hatchet buried but no embarrassment on my part.

 

[TriumPhil]

Ah yes! That Pax Austalia is far more enviable than even the Pax Romana.

Well played, gents!