Be careful what you say about the darkside!Originally Posted by pickensace
A beautiful rainy 57 degree day today so after the only job I had for today canceled I decided to ask for the rest of the day off and get new tires on my recently purchased 2013 F6B.
The first thing I noticed is even though it was raining pretty heavy and I was on I-26 for a while I barely got wet. That would have been a totally different story on the Street Glide I had before.
The guy who had this motorcycle before me had put on a car tire which I didn’t like that well. On these fine SC roads it seemed to want to follow cracks and even the slightest difference in asphalt levels made it want to move around in the lane. The wife didn't like that so I had a new set of Dunlops put on and added the balancing beads. It was the first time I had ever used the beads so I am not sure which made the most difference the tire or the beads. On the way home it was noticeably smoother than before and did great in the curves when I got to where it hadn’t rained in a while.
Looking forward to getting a good trip in soon now that tires aren't a worry!!
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