Recent content by ddennis669

I live on the west coast and have made the trip east and back a few times. There is good advice in most of these posts. I wonder about the need to carry gas though. Maybe in Canada? I once carried gas all the way through the Yukon and up to Prudhoe Bay and never needed it. In all my experiences...

It appears that Indian may have been 2nd company to produce a commercial product. “The first production motorcycle in the US was the Orient-Aster, built by Charles Metz in1898 at his factory in Waltham, Massachusetts.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_motorcycle

Go Cheap I have one of those Emgo Trunks. They are pretty tough. I got mine on the back of a well used 1975 BMW R75/6 I bought in 2003. I don't know when the previous owner installed it. I used it on the BMW for about 15,000 miles and then in 2007 moved it to a 250 Ninja for 70,000 miles...

Search for the Most Economical Tire Continues. Yeah I'm pretty familiar with it. My 250 Ninja would cup front tires at anything shy of 45 psi. I did manage 16,000 miles out of a front Avon Roadrider though, so I can get right every now and then. I ran 42 psi consistently in the rear...

Here is the mileage I have gotten from the rear tires I have used so far. A lot of the use on these tires was a daily highway commute and a couple long tours. I know a lot of people get better mileage than I do, but this would be a way you might be able to compare different tires. All of these...

I'm glad my wife doesn't read these forums. ;) We rode our NC700X from California to DC and back last summer. (It has a Rocky Mayer custom seat.) She thought it was considerably more comfortable than the summer of 2010 when we rode there and back on our 250 Ninja.

My wife rode on the back for five and one half days traveling from Central California to Washington DC last summer. We used a Bill Mayer saddle that had been custom built for both of us. She said it was much more comfortable than the trip 6500 mile trip on our 250 Ninja. I guess it depends on...

Shinko Raven wrap up! I finished off the Shinko Ravens with 7271 on the rear and 17615 miles on the front. This rear didn't last as long as the first Raven rear that I used (9212 miles) for whatever reason. It always held its air pressure and it balanced well. :confused: The rear was pretty...

I could use some perspective on your tire mileage. I stretched 5000 out of the stock Metzler and got a a solid 9000 from the Shinko Ravens. What did you get from the stock Metzlers versus the Michelins? (On my 250 Ninja over 76,000 miles I found the cheapest tire per mile was a somewhat...

Thanks for the info on the Contis. I often get two rears to one front. It looks like you changed the front and rear as a set? The set of Contis I just received cost $138 shipped to my door. I have to mount and balance them myself, but it lets me "bond" with the bike and I save money. If my...

Since I tend to get less mileage out of tires than the average posting I read, it is a significant cost in money and time when it comes to tires.The stock Metzlers lasted 5206 miles for me and they should have been replaced 200 miles sooner. I rode my NC700 over 21000 miles this year. 5000 mile...

I liked the "feel" of the Full Bore M-1. I was running it with the stock Metzler front tire. Unfortunately I hit a 4x4 in the road and caved in my front rim. (That was an exciting commute!) When I replaced the rim I installed the new Shinko Raven's that were waiting in my garage. I ran the Full...

Me too. Just "restocked my warehouse" from American Moto Tire this week. ------------------------------------------------------ 1 x CONTINENTAL MOTION 120/70ZR-17 M/C (58W), FRONT (03010134) = $60.74 1 x CONTINENTAL MOTION 160/60ZR-17 M/C (69W), REAR (03020234) = $77.47...

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Carmel Valley to Coalinga might work too. A lot of ways to connect these...