Darkside gl 1200

[nwhittemore07885]

Has anyone done it ? What size CT fits?

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[rob.lafady]

Joedrum has a thread on this on here somewhere.

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[slabghost]

Read it all here.
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10163

 

[nwhittemore07885]

Thank you much ... i searched for it with no luck on my own

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[slabghost]

brianinpa also has a thread on this mod.

 

[joedrum]

hi ....yes im running car tire on my bike love it .....ptobably 10,000 miles on it ...still looking great...165 80 15 ...tire for old vw bugs....

 

[brianinpa]

I've got about 2000 miles on mine an quite a bit of that has been on the edge. I have yet to lose the rear end in the twisties. Handling has improved and I can't see any wear yet. Best thing I have done to my 1200.

 

[nwhittemore07885]

Im considering a michelin alpine snow runflat tire seems to be the route most gl1800's are taking now-a -days

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[slabghost]

Got a link to the one you are considering?

 

[nwhittemore07885]

Simple google michelin primacy alpine i noticed they no longer offer the run flat version

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[nwhittemore07885]

Snow tire is actually a damn good idea still near the same life as a standard CT with a softer compound ,more sipps to shed/ grip in rainy conditions, tread further up the sidewall ,and more rounded edges . I seriously like the idea behind it ang guys are still claiming 20k miles on one 2-up

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[slabghost]

Apparently not available in the 165 80 15 size.

 

[nwhittemore07885]

Do some looking around i have found them most 1200's are running 155 80 15's or 150 80 15

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[brianinpa]

The 150 and 155 will fit, but I went with the 165 because I wanted the widest possible tire that I could fit in the swing arm.

 

[nwhittemore07885]

Any scrubbing issues?

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[joedrum]

none for me what so ever plenty of toom ....with 165 tire

 

[nwhittemore07885]

Awesome so a 165 80 15 will fit thats great news now to find one i like

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[brianinpa]

nwhittemore07885 » Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:08 am[/url]":1mvv7nr8]
Any scrubbing issues?

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None for me either.

 

[joedrum]

there not many choices ...all seem tobe classic tires for old vw bugs

 

[slabghost]

Here is one.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp ... mpare1=yes