Condor

Taking it back to the dealer isn't an option. I bought the front and rear (not installed yet) tire from Southwest Mototire in Arizona. So far I haven't seen any others complaints about this happening. And Steve, I noticed the problem when we were filling tires in Susanville. Rode it back at a leisurly pace, but will have second thoughts about doing any highspeed truckin' again. Another thing I noticed on the tire was the GVW rating with 50psi was 345#. With just the bike weight it comes pretty close to overloading the tire, and with my rear end sitting on it, it's definately overloaded.

I think it all depends on the battery. I've read where a Chevy truck with a 350ci in it was successfully started with a VR with an Odyssey battery. The stator doesn't put out enough amps by itself to be strong enough to turn a bigger motor.

Attached are some pics of the new Venom X I mounted on the front of the '83VR a few months ago. I rode it lightly around town, and then about 750miles over a 4 day weekend at VWIII. I noticed a clunk when apply the front brake and while inspecting the caliper, play, and such, I ran into this on the side walls on the tire. I'd Venture to say there's about 1000miles on it since new. In Avon's defense the front tire pressure was about 10 pounds low when checked in Susanville, and I did ride it pretty hard while running up Hwy 395 after friday's group ride. Stopped for gas with Steve (hdhtr) and got a little carried away trying to catch up with the pack. My question is #1 can i expect this after running a tire low on pressure at high speeds.. 90+ in a couple of areas and #2 should I replace the tire or will it hold up?? I also noticed that on the sidewall the tire inflation should have been 50psi instead of the 40psi I thought was enuff. And should I just go ahead and bite the bullet and pick up a replacement?? Whatcha think???

Anyone tried these on a 1stGen? And are brackets available somewhere?? I have a set of straight, and a set of slash, that were given to me. From what I can gather they fit the '95-'05 and are Touring because of the 'T' in FLT 1340/1450 part number stamped on them.