[jcarr]

While riding home from the mother in laws house tuesday night the rear of my wing got a bit squirrelly on me a couple of times. TPMS was showing good pressures so i blamed it on HOT bad pavement.

Well yesterday evening when get ready to get on the wing to go home from work I noticed this :

Long story short wing is parked 'til i find a tire! Bad thing is I didn't catch this when I looked the tires over on monday evening.

Any suggestions for less expensive tires for the rear, besides a CT Larry!

 

[Two Wheel Wing]

You can find decent prices online. But you then need someone to mount and balance. Good luck..

 

[lken37]

Just bite the bullet and get a good tire. I figure it's cheap insurance.

 

[jcarr]

Kinda my thought too iken. I thought someone might have a good source for good tires for less money.

 

[budoka]

Yeesh, you can almost see the air inside the tire!

 

[Chopin]

In the words of Marcus Antonius: " This was the most unkindest cut of all;......" Not ready for a CT yet ? I ride an 1800 so I'm not familiar with the tires of a 1500, but most who have bought their tires on line, Winstuff for one place, and took the tire down to the shop to have it mounted and balanced have saved $80 to a $100 dollars over purchasing the tires at the dealer.

 

[Dougiep2010]

Wow, how does a tire even get a cut like that?
Craziness.
Glad you noticed while the shiny side was still up right.

 

[whacker]

I've got a set of Dunlop E3's off a 1500 looking to get rid of. If interested PM me, I can give you the details then.

 

[jcarr]

Whacker pm sent

 

[whacker]

message returned

 

[rigginray6]

I just ordered a Pirelli MT66 tire for my rear my cost $98 and free shipping! The tire has great reviews, 16,000 miles boasted!

 

[Dookoo]

Wow! I can't figure out myself why I even keep driving when I feel my bike handle differently. I was on a ride yesterday in the mountains around Yosemite with a passenger when my front tire began to feel unbalanced. Why I didn't just pull over and look is beyond me. It eventually felt better and I blamed it on the winter frost heaved pavement. Next time, I'll just pull over and look to reassure myself and make sure everything is safe. I'm so lazy (unsafe) sometimes its irritating. I had a front tire blowout in my RV a few years back. I didn't pull over even though I could feel something was amiss through the steering wheel until it was too late. It cost me $2000 in repairs as the tire tread whipped around and tore out my shifter cable.

 

[T-Rex]

Tires

Are you sure your motherin-law likes you. Check for any rubber residue on her kitchen knives, get CSI involved if you have to!

I recently had to purchase two tires for my Wing while in Lake George, NY at Americade 2011. The cost for E3's was $500.00 even. That included tires, install, balance and sale taxes. My old tires still had miles left on them, but I still had another 4000 miles to ride. Glad I got them, ran into a lot of rain on mountain roads during the next three weeks of my trip. Play it safe, always get a new tire when replacing tires. I know they're expensive but it never hurts to ask a dealer to work with you on the price or payment plan.

Stay Safe,
T-Rex

Only kidding about your M-I-L, all mine were fine folks.

 

[Bamaeagle]

Just goes to show you when you are riding and something feels or sounds strange you need to stop and check it out. Glad you made it home safely !!

 

[xhdrider]

Buying tires from a local or even a sorta local dealer who is long on service is best for me, buy it, mount it, and balance it for one money, and have a guy to stand behind it, less time, less hassel.

 

[LarryinSeattle]

I would never recommend putting a car tire on your motorcycle, but I put a car tire on my bike 8,000 miles ago and I have had nothing but good luck with it. $89 shipped to my door. I look forward to another 20,000 miles before it needs replacing.

The tire is in my signature.

I highly recommend the GWRRA groups (Goldwing Road Riders Association) to find folks who ride wings in your area.

 

[Chopin]

My tire is a " Run On Flat ". Hope I never need to experience it, but those who have say it works. The chances of needing a new tire while you are parked in front of a tire shop are slim to none.

 

[LarryinSeattle]

My next tire will be a " Run On Flat " I will be adding the Tire Pressure Monitoring System very soon.