Darkside convert?

[lragan]

Hey, ryjb,

Stop by my place in Austin, and you can ride my red '96 Magna.  Looks a lot like the one in your signature picture, but with a darkside rear tire.

[ryjb]

Hey, ryjb,

Stop by my place in Austin, and you can ride my red '96 Magna.  Looks a lot like the one in your signature picture, but with a darkside rear tire.

When it really gets cold here I may just have to do that.

[guywheatley]

Picked up the darkside tire today. Hope to get it mounted this weekend.

[hootmon]

Nice tire.. I wish it fit a Magna!!!

[guywheatley]

First impressions. click for blog.

First impressions. click for blog.

[roboto65]

Good read Guy try playing with the tire pressure that helped me and 1 pound makes a difference more so on a darkside !!!

[hootmon]

I do not experience the sudden shift you are talking about in turns.. I do notice a shift by the rear tire in the opposite direction of the turn as I hit the throttle, but this is the normal giving of the side wall which actually puts more tread to the ground..

Yeah, I started about 53 PSI when I 1st put the tire on, trying to reduce the shifting in corners.. I now run about 43 PSI.. You will have to give it a good solid 2 weeks of riding before you even start to really figure out the feeling..

Yes turns take more input to the handlebars to get into and you have to stay with the pressure through the turn as the bike wants to upright..

I do get a little wandering with the rear tire, it is harder to hold a straight line.. I attribute this to the slant of the road for drainage, but it may just be the way the beast is..

Also look for a good wiggle from the back if you run against a ridge in the road like where they have asphalted a new lane and you are going from the old level to the new.. The CT tends to catch the edge and want to go straight as the front tire is trying to switch lanes.. Then the rear tire will pop up on the new service and give you a good wiggle..