rear car tire

[davebo63]

I was thinking about trying a car tire on the rear of my 1997 goldwing 1500. what tires are you guys using that are easy to find ? can i buy this tire at any tire shop ? is the maxxis easy to find and what size ? 175r16? i seen videos where they said the tire is cheaper than a mc tire and last longer

[offcenter]

The Maxxis is available from Universal Tire in Pennsylvania.
I've been using the Austone Taxi Tire, which is no longer available.
The Maxxis seems to be the same tire with a different name on it.
https://www.universaltire.com/maxxis-tires.html
For the record, my Austone rear tire currently has 25,000 miles on it
and is nowhere near worn out.

[davebo63]

thanks , for the info. what do there charge for shipping ?

[offcenter]

I don't know. It's been a couple of years since I ordered from them. Call them and ask. They were nice to me on the phone as I remember.

[blupupher]

The Maxxis is not that much cheaper than a standard high end motorcycle tire, but you will get 2-3 x the mileage out of it, so that is where savings comes into play.

I had 10,000 miles on my Maxxis when I got rid of my 1500 and had minimal tread wear.
My Dunlop E4 was done at 11,000 miles.

[Andy Cote]

There is a thread to keep track of Darkside tires options:

viewtopic.php?f=19&t=66146&p=386400#p386400

[Bonnie and Clyde]

I just put a Pirelli CintuRato P7 Season Touring Radial Tire - 195/55R16 87V Run flat on mine. First time car tire try. Fits good and rides very close to normal feeling.

[davebo63]

I just put a Pirelli CintuRato P7 Season Touring Radial Tire - 195/55R16 87V Run flat on mine. First time car tire try. Fits good and rides very close to normal feeling.

did the tire rub ? did you have to use a heat gun to heat up fender like i seen on other post with other brand of tires ? this tire was a lot easier to find than the others. i have a 1997 1500 goldwing. what size goldwing did you put your tire on ?thanks for the info

[Bonnie and Clyde]

I just put a Pirelli CintuRato P7 Season Touring Radial Tire - 195/55R16 87V Run flat on mine. First time car tire try. Fits good and rides very close to normal feeling.

did the tire rub ? did you have to use a heat gun to heat up fender like i seen on other post with other brand of tires ? this tire was a lot easier to find than the others. i have a 1997 1500 goldwing. what size goldwing did you put your tire on ?thanks for the info

Fits great as far as I can tell