Confessions from the first hour in the darkside

[willtill]

Took the Alpine off the F6 today and install an OEM...getting ready for sale...19,910 and the wear bars where close... Installed the Dunlop winter Sprit DSST on the GL1800 @ 22K.

The Alpine could have gone another 5K miles w/o to much effort...Lesson #1...run 32# PSI.... ran 36# a lot in the mountains and this probably hurt the milage. I did not buy the tire for milage but for traction! Great tire, went with the Dunlop as the Alpine were discontinued and or could not locate one. The Dunlop seems to be OK...Rode 100 miles tonight, no issues...32#

NICE truck Steve!

I am glad that you took that first picture of the car tire and motorcycle tire; side by side like that. I have been eyeing the new Michelin Alpine that I have; alongside the new G/W wheel and tire I just bought off Ebay. The car tire certainly looks "fatter" and from looking at the clearance in the F6B's rear wheel well... it would almost seem that it would be almost touching the sides of it.

How much side clearance is actually available, after one installs any 195/55R 16 car tire in there...?

[Steve 0080]

Thanks Will, I have had the truck for 14 years and cannot see getting rid of it... it is near perfect and has the last 7.3 !!!

As for as the tire, Ummm. lets go take a pic....... This one slid right home...no issues. On the alpine, I put a plastic bag over it so it would go in better... I did not let out any air on this one...Hard to tell with these pics......but about 1/2 inch on either side.

[willtill]

Thanks Will, I have had the truck for 14 years and cannot see getting rid of it... it is near perfect and has the last 7.3 !!!

As for as the tire, Ummm. lets go take a pic....... This one slid right home...no issues. On the alpine, I put a plastic bag over it so it would go in better... I did not let out any air on this one...Hard to tell with these pics......but about 1/2 inch on either side.

The pictures do not lie. My suspicions are ill founded. Thanks for taking those Steve.

[Steve 0080]

Here is an update on the Dunlop Winter Sprit RF, Great tire. Currently running 34#. Super grip wet and dry. The price was right, my new go to tire !!!

[bob109]

Here is an update on the Dunlop Winter Sprit RF, Great tire. Currently running 34#. Super grip wet and dry. The price was right, my new go to tire !!!

That's a great looking tire Steve

[BIGLRY]

Hey Steve could you post up the size of that Dunlop winter Sprit DSST you put on and is it a Run Flat as I could not find it posted anywhere in this thread?

[53driver]

Here is an update on the Dunlop Winter Sprit RF, Great tire. Currently running 34#. Super grip wet and dry. The price was right, my new go to tire !!!

Hey Steve could you post up the size of that Dunlop winter Sprit DSST you put on and is it a Run Flat as I could not find it posted anywhere in this thread?

Lol....

But I am interested in the size as well....
Cheers,
Steve

[BIGLRY]

Here is an update on the Dunlop Winter Sprit RF, Great tire. Currently running 34#. Super grip wet and dry. The price was right, my new go to tire !!!Steve

oops... my bad I did not see the RF I need to clean my glasses.....that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it

[Steve 0080]

Its all good Larry. 195-55-16 .... I like 32# with this tire and believe it will give you the best tire life. I run 34# because of the TMPS...BluPurl does not like it until36# which turns off the flashing light! Here is something I did not post originally . Both of these tires are new!

[blackmetoc]

Shooter didn't say anything about there being a right wrist problem on your bike? I do believe that was the problem on mine! Hellofva guy to lend you all that stuff to keep you on two wheels. Shooter's a good man and I don't care what Stroguy says about him!

Good gouge.