Originally Posted by JackB
Honestly no real complaint. Just pushing them to higher speeds in heavy rain. Like torrential downpour where you can’t see taillights in front of you until you’re only a few feet behind them.
Had a few 85+ wobbles that didn’t happen with the Bridgestones. Is what it is. Should just probably slow down a little more in the rain but my head is too hard sometimes
The rear Bridgestone were done at 8kish. That was why we were late to Helen GA a month ago or so.
Hoping to get some more out of these E3’s but would’ve picked E4’s if I had the chance. We will see what happens
Some responses:
1. I got 11,500 out of the original Bridgestone rear.
2. Currently have 15,100 on the original Bridgestone front, and its down to the indicators. I have a new one, just have to swap it and end of season (coming soon)
3. Replacement Bridgestone rear is already starting to howl a bit in the lean, with about 4,000 miles on it. Just like the original. It doesn't really bother me; the tire is a good value IMO.
4. My iPhone 6S causes issues with the USB in the saddlebag. It seems to work best with an Apple branded cord. I tried a $5 cheapie from Five Below; big mistake. I now use an "Amazon Basics" brand retractable cord and its better, but when I "Shuffle All" it will play one album only or will stop playing in the middle of a song, or go silent. These high tech devices are awesome...when they work!
5. I never had any issues with using the 3.5mm jack in the fairing pocket, with female-to-male cord extender that allowed it to reach the Ram Mount...but...I only use the Sirius XM app with that, since you can't control the order of songs playing off your iTunes. Hopefully the new Wing addresses this; the current Wing and F6B uses previous generation tech.
6. 85 mph...in the rain...no helmet?
Former Ride:
2013 F6B Standard, black; sold 7/2019
Latest Addition:
2016 Gold Wing Level 3, red; SCT transmission stuck in manual mode
2019 Miles:
7,900 as of 10/6
Nah, don’t wear a helmet here in MI. I know, I know, no lectures. Thought about it this time due to the cold and rain but maybe one of these days.
The speed in the rain was more of an experiment on what the limits of the bike/tires are in those conditions. That and I don’t like being passed when it’s raining. The spray off of vehicles is terrible. Heavy rain got a little sketchy but I had no problems with normal/light rain. I mean, they still race motorcycles in the rain so I know it can be done. I just wanted to see where the line started to get a little fuzzy
On another note, I had to get an Apple branded cord for my phone to work with the stereo thru the USB thing (6’ cord run up under the seat to my RAM mount). No other aftermarket cord worked at all. It almost acts like something is overheating and after cooling down for a period of time, works just fine again. Until it overheats again. Not sure if that makes sense or not.
No lectures, to each his own...I've been on jet skis caught in the rain, and going 50 mph into rain hurt like hell...couldn't imagine 85! Also, seems as though it be tough to see. Goggles?Nah, don’t wear a helmet here in MI. I know, I know, no lectures. Thought about it this time due to the cold and rain but maybe one of these days.
The speed in the rain was more of an experiment on what the limits of the bike/tires are in those conditions. That and I don’t like being passed when it’s raining. The spray off of vehicles is terrible. Heavy rain got a little sketchy but I had no problems with normal/light rain. I mean, they still race motorcycles in the rain so I know it can be done. I just wanted to see where the line started to get a little fuzzy
On another note, I had to get an Apple branded cord for my phone to work with the stereo thru the USB thing (6’ cord run up under the seat to my RAM mount). No other aftermarket cord worked at all. It almost acts like something is overheating and after cooling down for a period of time, works just fine again. Until it overheats again. Not sure if that makes sense or not.
Thinking about the phone thing...What might be overheating is your phone. My phone is always warm when I take it out of the saddlebag, and it always &^%$s up after its been running for awhile.
But...then again...the phones draw A LOT of power for charging and playing tunes. I plug mine into a speaker dock and it runs the fan on that, where an iPod doesn't kick the fan on.
Former Ride:
2013 F6B Standard, black; sold 7/2019
Latest Addition:
2016 Gold Wing Level 3, red; SCT transmission stuck in manual mode
2019 Miles:
7,900 as of 10/6
I rode pretty hard in the rain for about 200 miles a couple months back. But my question is; How do you know when it"s getting a "little sketchy"? On two wheels there's not much distance between Fine and OH F#%&!!!
The front started feeling a little loose, particularly when changing lanes one time and then it was in my head for the next couple miles. Almost felt like a front tire very low on air. That’s when it was really coming down. I think bikes are capable of more than most of our minds think they are. One of the reasons I like pushing a little past comfortable. Let’s you know where the real line might be. I never knew what front brakes were even capable of until I started riding a super bike on a racetrack. My mind would never let me apply that much pressure on the street several years ago. A ton of what I learned on the race track has made me a much better rider on the street over the years.
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