Goldwing and Car Tire

[TominMO]

Baja 1000 anyone?

[Megadan]

Originally Posted by Sport Rider

it's really all about use cases. if someone is an aggressive curvy-road rider, then it wouldn't be the right choice (in my opinion). in my case, I'm going to be doing a great deal of long-distance riding. I have a Florida trip in March and I have a coast to coast trip in April. I will likely cover at least 8k miles round trip between those two.

if I was headed to mountain roads, I would either slow my pace to account for it, or swap tires to MC. that's why I went ahead and bought a spare rim to mount this CT on. I just need to get better at changing tires. it took me over 6 hours to get the bike apart and back together. (but it was my first time...learning curve)

I agree with you completely. It's also a matter of lean angle, and Goldwings are somewhat limited. Especially the later 1200's and the 6 cylinder bikes. I had my 1000 setup a bit taller than stock with longer rear shocks and heavier springs and valves. It could lean over fairly well for a standard bike with a flat 4, but I could still scrape both pegs with ease even when I rode it like a canyon carver.

Plus, that is the main reason I love to ride. I love leaning into the corners, hence why I don't bother with the darker side of things, but if I ever picked up a big cruiser I would be tempted to try it.

[2LZ]

That tire will probably outlast the bike! I knew a few Vicsters who darksided their bikes and they had no issues.