Oh Crappola! Lost a tire!

[BlueSky]

Beautiful day today. I decided to go for a ride on the RSV. But it was harder than usual to roll it backwards out of the garage. The rear tire that didn't look all that flat had less than 10 psig in it. Pumped it up and sprayed some windex on the tread and the first spot I sprayed started bubbling. Looked at the dates on the tires and the rear is a 2012 tire and the front is an 07 tire, possibly the original. The bike has 23k plus miles on it and the front still has some tread left. Looks like I need two new tires:Sad_0241:

 

Looks like I also need a motorcycle jack. Any recommendations?

 

Miss having a center stand on the RSV. The Goldwing has one and the BMW touring bikes have a center stand. The Gen 1 has one. But Harleys don't have one and that's the standard now.

Edited April 30, 2019 by BlueSky

[RDawson]

First suggestion is that bike needs ridden more. I have the HF bike jack that works well for me with the adapter Carbon One makes. I built my own but everybody brags on his.

[vzuden]

I have the Craftsman jack and it works great with CarbonOne's adapter. If you get his adapter, also get the optional legs. I can't imagine working on the bike without that stand. I used to mess around with 2x4's and hockey pucks as spacers on the jack but they are not as sturdy as the adapter. And they with the legs you can pull the jack out from under it for all kinds of extra room to work.

[djh3]

Rule of thumb, 5 years MAX on a MC tire. I try to stay @ 3yr. So the high dollar long mileage tire if you only get in 4 or 5 k a year may not be a deal.

[BlueSky]

Rule of thumb, 5 years MAX on a MC tire. I try to stay @ 3yr. So the high dollar long mileage tire if you only get in 4 or 5 k a year may not be a deal.

 

Very good point. I prefer the stickiest tires available, not the longest lasting, and I don't know which ones fit that description. The rear Dunlop Elite 3 that has the hole has almost all of the tread left on it. I suppose I agonize over new tire purchases too much whether it's for my autos or motorcycles.

 

I should have taken Mike G's offer of two free Shinkos a while back!

[Sylvester]

Very good point. I prefer the stickiest tires available, not the longest lasting, and I don't know which ones fit that description. The rear Dunlop Elite 3 that has the hole has almost all of the tread left on it. I suppose I agonize over new tire purchases too much whether it's for my autos or motorcycles.

 

I should have taken Mike G's offer of two free Shinkos a while back!

 

 

Shinko makes a good tire. I put them on my ride last year. Can't remember the model of the tires.

 

[cowpuc]

Shinko makes a good tire. I put them on my ride last year. Can't remember the model of the tires.

 

 

Tweeksis's back side is covered with Shinko Tourmaster 230 stickers from the Shinks she's retired across the miles ( thanks again @videoarizona for turning me on to the Shinks) .. GOOD tires for rain, sleet, snow, desert, twisties and beyond. I was always impressed with the $ deals on em too. I dont think I ever paid more than 75 bucks for one shipped to the door.. Only downfall is they arent the longest wearing tires, not the worst though either by a long shot.. She was getting around 5kish on the rear on our ride style.. Easy tire to spoon on and off though..

 

Speaking of jacks,, here's a quick vid of how easy it is to use a normal bike jack on an RSV.. If you listen carefully I think you can even get inch measurements for clipping the spacers to Sky :

 

[saddlebum]

I have had to change tires twice not because of wear due to high millage as both had lots of tread despite the high millage but because they got hard with age and became somewhat slippery in the bends on hard surfaces.

[RDawson]

No more miles than you're showing I'd run the stickiest I could get. Wear doesn't look like it'll be an issue so much as age. I changed to the darkside because I was buying 2 tires a year, mostly because I can't seem to control the throttle on launch as I should not due to super high mileage.

[BlueSky]

I don't know about Chapparral. I was going to buy two tires from them because they appeared to have the lowest prices and after putting them in the cart, I found out the free standard shipping was unavailable and there was a $35 UPS shipping charge. So, I emptied my cart. Has anybody else had a less than desirable experience with them?

[cowpuc]

I don't know about Chapparral. I was going to buy two tires from them because they appeared to have the lowest prices and after putting them in the cart, I found out the free standard shipping was unavailable and there was a $35 UPS shipping charge. So, I emptied my cart. Has anybody else had a less than desirable experience with them?

 

Actually I have bought a lot of tires from Chapp and always had good luck with their free ship and them as company Sky.. Maybe a quick phone call to em would shed some light on why no free ship.. You buying off E-Bay? If not, you may wanna do a quick search there for the tire(s) your looking for as thats how I usually buy thru Chapp (and bought tires thru many other outfits on Ebay too). If you do that though, just remember to sort by "lowest price" when you get your results = saving cash is always good IMHO..

[Du-Rron]

I don't know about Chapparral. I was going to buy two tires from them because they appeared to have the lowest prices and after putting them in the cart, I found out the free standard shipping was unavailable and there was a $35 UPS shipping charge. So, I emptied my cart. Has anybody else had a less than desirable experience with them?

 

Shinko 777 tires are what you want for RSV.

 

Talk to your local dealer and see if they will match online prices. All the online guys get them from the same distrubutor, as your dealer would.

 

Search my name for Many Shinko articles in here.

 

https://www.shinkotireusa.com/product/black-wall-sr777-sr777-hd-tire/211908

[Sylvester]

Shinko 777 tires are what you want for RSV.

 

Talk to your local dealer and see if they will match online prices. All the online guys get them from the same distrubutor, as your dealer would.

 

Search my name for Many Shinko articles in here.

 

https://www.shinkotireusa.com/product/black-wall-sr777-sr777-hd-tire/211908

 

 

That is what I have. Forget my previous post. I followed Puc's lead and now I knew I shouldn't have.

 

[BlueSky]

I'm wondering if the 230 tourmaster may suit my needs better. I don't put that many miles on my bikes and the 230 is advertised as being designed for high speed and the rear tire has a V speed rating. It makes me think it might be stickier than the 777? I always overthink tire purchases. If somebody made a sport bike tire to fit the RSV, that is probably what I would buy.

[Sylvester]

You won't go wrong with the 777. You can look at mine Monday.

 

[BlueSky]

You won't go wrong with the 777. You can look at mine Monday.

 

 

Looking forward to the trip!

[Du-Rron]

I'm wondering if the 230 tourmaster may suit my needs better. I don't put that many miles on my bikes and the 230 is advertised as being designed for high speed and the rear tire has a V speed rating. It makes me think it might be stickier than the 777? I always overthink tire purchases. If somebody made a sport bike tire to fit the RSV, that is probably what I would buy.

 

The Shinko 777 series tire for the RSV is 130MPH continuous rated. Is that fast enough? The RSV doesn't need V-rated (150mph) tires. The 777 series tires also have a higher load range than the 230 series. Just go to the website link I sent you for Shinko and check it out yourself....

[BlueSky]

The Shinko 777 series tire for the RSV is 130MPH continuous rated. Is that fast enough? The RSV doesn't need V-rated (150mph) tires. The 777 series tires also have a higher load range than the 230 series. Just go to the website link I sent you for Shinko and check it out yourself....

 

My point about the speed rating which I did not make clear was that usually, the higher the speed rating, the stickier the tire is and that's what I prefer, the stickiest tire available.

[Du-Rron]

My point about the speed rating which I did not make clear was that usually, the higher the speed rating, the stickier the tire is and that's what I prefer, the stickiest tire available.

 

True... they also usually have less tread. But, I am thinking that you are going to see some 777's in person shortly. I believe you will find them very sticky and surely much stickier than you have had on there previously.

[Sylvester]

No such thing exists due to the many different elements involved. Some folks like the high dollar high mileage tires and some like the cheaper easy to change tires that don't last so long but then againd don't get hard and slick due to age on the bike. I have always gone cheap and fresh.

[cowpuc]

No such thing exists due to the many different elements involved. Some folks like the high dollar high mileage tires and some like the cheaper easy to change tires that don't last so long but then againd don't get hard and slick due to age on the bike. I have always gone cheap and fresh.

 

Me too Sly.. I am running a top oh the line, high dollar Dunlop E4 on Tweeksis right now. While it truly is amazing how it is lasting (mileage) goes, it still causes me pause to think of what would/will happen when it comes time to try and dismount that tire.. I ran the cheaper tires for many many years and, even though I did have to swap out tires numerous times while out CTFW because of the lower available mileage on the cheaper tires (like the 230 Shinks), I always appreciated the fact that I could spoon em on and off fairly easily/quickly.. That is DEFINITELY not an option with the E4 IMHO..