Tread for the cruiser?

[GrayWolf]

Anyone running IRC rear tyre like mine? I think I have convinced myself its going to slip now and so dont have confidence in it. So I ride like a nancy! Is this in my mind as it really has not let go at all. I just feel like it might??

Cheers all

TSS used to supply IRC tyres, I used them on the front of my FJ1200, then the supply 'dried up'?? So if you have them on your bike, they are a damn good tyre IMO unless you are really going 10/10th's all the time.

[blgdave]

Maybe its just me then?

[munster]

Anyone running IRC rear tyre like mine? I think I have convinced myself its going to slip now and so dont have confidence in it. So I ride like a nancy! Is this in my mind as it really has not let go at all. I just feel like it might?? Cheers all

My Boulevard had the factory fitted IRC when I got it. Have upgraded to better tyres now. Not the most expensive, but still way better then IRC's in my opinion.

http://www.cycletreads.co.nz/product...road_tyre.aspx

Had them on a year now and 5000 km's, love them.

[blgdave]

That tread pattern looks familiar? Cheers for the link, I will look into them also.

Going to give the IRC a run out this weekend and if still not happy its coming off. Heaps of tread so will just sell it on to someone that feels better with them. I reckon once convinced it will be in my head, so best to swap them out anyway.

From a tarts point of view, I lik ethe look of white walls against a black bike. So may be limited on choice at th end of the day.

Cheers

[The Lone Rider]

I find the IIRC need a bit more to scrub in.

Once scrubbed they are ok. Not outstanding, but ok.

I had some Dunlops and Bridgestones once... cant remember which models, or which did what, but neither lasted long and one also was slippery as shit.

[duckonin]

[QUOTE=blgdave;1130353617 I think I have convinced myself its going to slip now and so dont have confidence in it. So I ride like a nancy!

Cheers all[/QUOTE]

Stay riding like a 'nancy' that way your bike has a better chance of staying on it's feet and you not becoming an ACC statistic. Give it heaps on the straight aways slow up on the corners.

[Flip]

I am very pleased with the Conti Milestones at the moment. I think that my scoot is actually a bit heavy for them, but they grip well. The scoot had dunlops on it from new, I didn't like them at all.

[blgdave]

Had a bit of a run out yesterday in the sun and gained a bit more confidence. I was not pushing hard and dont want to, hence buying a cruiser. But I did actually manage to grind the left foot peg on one corner, going pretty slow as well.

I am not after racing about, but just want to keep at a constant speed when out on the roads. I feel crap having to slow down on corners and cars catching up with me, then feeling in the way. I just want to go along at a steady rate of 100 k and be confident at that speed throught the bends. Possibly previous rides were down to being a bit damp in places?

Basically, not given up on the tyre just yet!

Cheers

[duckonin]

Had a bit of a run out yesterday in the sun and gained a bit more confidence. I was not pushing hard and dont want to, hence buying a cruiser. But I did actually manage to grind the left foot peg on one corner, going pretty slow as well.

I am not after racing about, but just want to keep at a constant speed when out on the roads. I feel crap having to slow down on corners and cars catching up with me, then feeling in the way. I just want to go along at a steady rate of 100 k and be confident at that speed throught the bends. Possibly previous rides were down to being a bit damp in places?

Basically, not given up on the tyre just yet!

Cheers

From your post, it may pay to take your bike to a race track and learn a bit about it's habits.

[blgdave]

No, no. My point is just to get used to the feel of the cruiser as its all new to me. Pegs actually went down easy today and I jumped a mile! Must just be real low to the ground. I want to keep slow, but 100k is actually slow at only 62mph. I have race cars with roll cages for going fast! I just want to feel safe but not unecessarily too slow.

Cheers

[iYRe]

I had an ME880 on my intruder, but now I am running Pirelli Night Dragons.. they are quite nice, but I dont know if they are "better" than the ME880