200mm Tire Mileage Question
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From: Road Glidin' Don on 8 Mar 2010 23:53 On Mar 8, 8:43 pm, "Harold Gailey" <hgai...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > Road Glidin' Don wrote: > > On Mar 7, 10:17 pm, "Harold Gailey" <hgai...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > >> "Road Glidin' Don" <d.lan...(a)gmail.com> wrote in > >> messagenews:1a6dfa8e-d79f-495f-aab6- > > >> I'm thinking the 200's wear out faster cause their owners like to > >> smoke them > >> more than they did the 130's, 140's, 160's, etc. > > > That's what I'm hoping is the case, Harold, but the riders who > > reported the short tire life aren't the type to ride spirited, so that > > got me wondering if a softer, stickier rubber compound is being used > > in the fat tires. > > >> BTW nice pictures on the website. Wedding photos look straight outta > >> the 70's maybe 80's in Canada. :-) > > > Heh, heh. You nailed it. It was 1975. And I'm still getting razzed > > about the plaid suit! > > Plaids, hehe, I used to own someof them. I had a pea green pair of > plaid pants back around those years. Not only plaid but some sort of > synthetic material to boot. Them was the days. Yep, anybody our age claiming to have good fashion sense, you just show 'em a picture of themself from the 70's... > Doesn't seem fair to use a very soft sticky compound in a tire that's got > tons of rubber that should last for years. Especially at the price they > probably command. It's just not right. At least, so far, nobody's reporting they have that short mileage experience with those tires, so maybe I've been mislead by the people I talked to.
From: Road Glidin' Don on 8 Mar 2010 23:56 On Mar 8, 9:14 pm, Dean <gd...(a)neo.rr.com> wrote: > "Road Glidin' Don" wrote: > > > > > > >On Mar 8, 10:37 am, Dean <gd...(a)neo.rr.com> wrote: > >> "Harold Gailey" wrote: > > >> >BTW nice pictures on the website. Wedding photos look straight outta the > >> >70's maybe 80's in Canada. :-) > > >> I was wondering who the skinny guy was smooching up Don's bride. I'd a > >> decked that sucker. <sfsf> > > >I think she was wondering too, as in, "What the @##% did I just agree > >to?". > > >We got married only 5 months after having met, and not knowing any of > >each others' friends. But she eventually warmed up. Now I take her > >everywhere. > > >And she keeps finding her way back. ;) > > I can tell from looking at all your photos and reading your stories > that you found a real keeper there Don. I ride solo, but would be real > happy if my gal rode along or wanted her own bike. And what a deal > that is for you. You guys can carry twice as much gear. > > Ride safe, Thanks Dean. Yeah, it is nice when your wife shares a love of riding with you. Hey, maybe someday they'll make a special pill you can give, to change those that don't.
From: Old Crow on 9 Mar 2010 06:38 "Dean" <gdean(a)neo.rr.com> wrote in message news:1jibp55jaejfv5q0bhfbr34tjk4j3ijtbg(a)4ax.com... > "Road Glidin' Don" wrote: > >>On Mar 8, 10:37 am, Dean <gd...(a)neo.rr.com> wrote: >>> "Harold Gailey" wrote: >>> >>> >BTW nice pictures on the website. Wedding photos look straight outta >>> >the >>> >70's maybe 80's in Canada. :-) >>> >>> I was wondering who the skinny guy was smooching up Don's bride. I'd a >>> decked that sucker. <sfsf> >> >>I think she was wondering too, as in, "What the @##% did I just agree >>to?". >> >>We got married only 5 months after having met, and not knowing any of >>each others' friends. But she eventually warmed up. Now I take her >>everywhere. >> >>And she keeps finding her way back. ;) >> >> > I can tell from looking at all your photos and reading your stories > that you found a real keeper there Don. I ride solo, but would be real > happy if my gal rode along or wanted her own bike. And what a deal > that is for you. You guys can carry twice as much gear. > > Ride safe, > > Dean > EKIII > '06FLHR We used to load up both bikes...until I started towing a trailer. Now it don't matter if we're going 20 miles or 2000 miles. I carry everything and her bike is empty. She does have a set of small saddlebags for gloves/water bottle, etc, but the rest of the gear is on me. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC(P) 92" '87 FLTC '61 F-100 302/C-6 BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, SLOB#13, MAMBM
From: Old Crow on 9 Mar 2010 06:40 "Road Glidin' Don" <d.langkd(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:17d2a6f2-5397-4f01-9adb-bcab0de7299c(a)19g2000yqu.googlegroups.com... On Mar 8, 8:02 pm, Philip Nasadowski <nasado...(a)usermale.com> wrote: > In article > <ffe28499-8f64-4244-9142-c865ec5d1...(a)k17g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, > "Road Glidin' Don" <d.lan...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > That's what I'm hoping is the case, Harold, but the riders who > > reported the short tire life aren't the type to ride spirited, so that > > got me wondering if a softer, stickier rubber compound is being used > > in the fat tires. > > Come on, what's the fun of a big tire and lots of HP if you can't do a > good smokeshow? :) Doin' burn-outs with the wife's new bike and getting caught... I think I had a nightmare about that once! I remember how big my wife's eyes got when I "accidently" pulled a wheelie on her old Sporty. The blows started coming about 15 sec after I parked it...I think she gave me just enough time to get clear of the bike. -- Old Crow '82 FLTC(P) 92" '87 FLTC '61 F-100 302/C-6 BS#133, SENS, TOMKAT, SLOB#13, MAMBM
From: EZ on 9 Mar 2010 08:31
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:43:54 -0600, "Harold Gailey" <hgailey(a)comcast.net> wrote: >Plaids, hehe, I used to own someof them. I had a pea green pair of >plaid pants back around those years. Not only plaid but some sort of >synthetic material to boot. Them was the days. Hell, I had a plaid polyester sport coat back then. In those days, a teacher had to wear a coat and tie. Didn't John Philip Sousa write a march about it? "Plaids and Stripes Forever" or some such <g>. >Doesn't seem fair to use a very soft sticky compound in a tire that's got >tons of rubber that should last for years. Especially at the price they >probably command. It's just not right. Mebbe on a crotch rocket, but not on anything I'm willing to ride, that's for sure. Shirley - we're thirsty, and I just pulled out a new card. -- EZ Larry from St. Louis '08 FLHTCU |