I only have 3,000 miles on my front tire and about 1,000 on my rear tire, but right after I put the front on I noticed a big difference in handling, and with the rear tire all the howling in the corners is gone. I read many reviews on the Bridge stones and they were all favorable, that kind of why I went with them.Hey Joe in Calif,
how many miles do you have on your bridgestones? I mighht try them for my next set. I agree with the 70 series rear tire. My speedo is right on now.
Your talking about the " darkside " group. Here is a link to a thread started by a new member to the group :http://gl1800riders.com/forums/showthread.php?t=256389Does anyone know if you can put a small car tire on the back
of an '05 goldwing. I had heard you could and get 30 to 40k on a tire.
Hi, you will get a ton of answers, everybody uses the best tires and gets the best milage. Everybody rides differently. I have used Dunlop Elite 3's on all my 1800s with good success. Never got high milage on any tire(s) on my GL1800, I go for handling & wet weather performance. I recently put on Avon Cobras front and rear and I am well pleased with them. They handle better than the Dunlops. I would recommend you use a tire you like and are comfortable with and performs how you like it to for your riding style.I'm needing to replace the rear tire on my 2001 1800 wing. Anyone know what the best choice for a rear tire? Thanks
I can let you know by this weekend. Having one put on after an unfortunate incident last weekend, should get it back on Friday. I run the Metzeler on the front and decided to match it with a new rear...Does anybody know much about the METZELER ME880 180/60HR-16 "GL" REAR tire??? How about the BRIDGESTONE G704 180/60R16 74H??
The adds read good....looks good...how do they wear and are they noisy?? [I just got off a HD, and I am worried about the sound a tire makes???!!...]
Thanks
Chrisgl1800
On June 5th, 2010 I put on a Metz' ME880 180/60HR16 on the rear. To date, I have about 4,000 miles on it . It still " sounds " about as quiet as the day I first rode on it. On August 3, I put a Metz' ME880 130/70HR18 on the front. Only 500 miles on it. It's too early to give a wear opinion, but the " noise " level is nowhere near the level of the stock Dunlop .Does anybody know much about the METZELER ME880 180/60HR-16 "GL" REAR tire??? How about the BRIDGESTONE G704 180/60R16 74H??
The adds read good....looks good...how do they wear and are they noisy?? [I just got off a HD, and I am worried about the sound a tire makes???!!...]
Thanks
Chrisgl1800
Having one put on after an unfortunate incident last weekend, should get it back on Friday.
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