10-11-2020, 08:15 AM
(10-10-2020, 03:24 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote:For a REAL workout, try changing the tires on a new Gold Wing. There is NO give in the sidewalls of the available tires on that bike. I suppose to deal with the "road hugging" weight. All Michelins seem to have very flexible sidewalls.(10-10-2020, 02:50 PM)Duccrazydave Wrote: Just one other thing to say about the No Mar. If you want to feel like a pro installer, just keep a set of Michelin Road 5’s around. Super flexible carcass and sidewalls :-)
That is certainly good to know. All I know is that the RS3 and the RS4GT that I tried were not flexible like that and I had to give up.
Frank
'23 R1250RS, 11,000 mi. 2 yr., '03 R1100S BCR #6/200, '85 K100/1100RS- 38 yrs. 331,000 mi., '17R1200RS- 51,054 mi. (gone), '16 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. (gone), '11 R1200RT-30,000 mi. (gone), '05 R1200ST-58,000 mi. (gone), '96 Ducati 900SS/SP-89,000 mi. (gone), 560K+ BMW miles