New Rear Tire

[L2Lump]

Went and got my rear tire mounted and spun balanced at Woody's Wheels Monday. Off the bike a grand total of $45.

Saved a few hundred from Harley, and besides they're not open on Monday's anyway.

Kept the old AE2 because it only had 1,882 miles on it - but after looking at it really 

close, it's shot. That fucking hole is too big to be trusted. 



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[Ctony]

Sucks a tire with less than 2000 miles on it is shot. I agree that is a rather large hole to try and plug or patch.

[woverby]

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[L2Lump]

@woverby That plate reminded me in the early 90's I had a Colorado plate on my old Shovelhead FLT "LMPSTER".

LMPSTR Should have been easy to figure out, right? LLLL UUU MMM PPP STER but they only allow 6 letters so LMPSTER it was.

Coming out of the Piper Inn one afternoon I saw an absolutely gorgeous chick standing there staring at the back of my bike.

She said what's that plate say? I said, "sound it out gorgeous!"

She says slowly, "LLLLLL IIIIII MMMMMM PPPPP STER?"

I said no it's LLLLL UUUUU MMMMM PPPPP STER!

I immediately removed the plate and rode home. Cut it up with tin snips and rode for another week or two with no plate at all

Bwahahahahahaha!

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[woverby]

@woverby That plate reminded me in the early 90's I had a Colorado plate on my old Shovelhead FLT "LMPSTER".

LMPSTR Should have been easy to figure out, right? LLLL UUU MMM PPP STER but they only allow 6 letters so LMPSTER it was.

Coming out of the Piper Inn one afternoon I saw an absolutely gorgeous chick standing there staring at the back of my bike.

She said what's that plate say? I said, "sound it out gorgeous!"

She says slowly, "LLLLLL IIIIII MMMMMM PPPPP STER?"

I said no it's LLLLL UUUUU MMMMM PPPPP STER!

I immediately removed the plate and rode home. Cut it up with tin snips and rode for another week or two with no plate at all

Bwahahahahahaha!

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Be careful what you ask for!  Bwahahahahahaha!

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[JacktheBagger]

Couple rear tires back , put a brand new AE on the rear , and we took of on the Patti's Run , tire had maybe a 1000 miles when we left the house , Sunday on the way home , all of us east bounders stopped just west of Nashville to say our goodbyes for the year and fuel up , rear's flat , pull my plug kit and air presser out , me and Gary plug her up and I put almost 29000 miles on the tire with the plug in it ..

JtB

[L2Lump]

Couple rear tires back , put a brand new AE on the rear , and we took of on the Patti's Run , tire had maybe a 1000 miles when we left the house , Sunday on the way home , all of us east bounders stopped just west of Nashville to say our goodbyes for the year and fuel up , rear's flat , pull my plug kit and air presser out , me and Gary plug her up and I put almost 29000 miles on the tire with the plug in it ..

JtB

@JacktheBagger You must mean 2,900!

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[mpholland]

Couple rear tires back , put a brand new AE on the rear , and we took of on the Patti's Run , tire had maybe a 1000 miles when we left the house , Sunday on the way home , all of us east bounders stopped just west of Nashville to say our goodbyes for the year and fuel up , rear's flat , pull my plug kit and air presser out , me and Gary plug her up and I put almost 29000 miles on the tire with the plug in it ..

JtB

I think I have found my new favorite combination. I put a new AE2 on the rear and a Bridgestone H50 on the front and it is the best handling combo I have used to date.

Marc

[L2Lump]

@mpholland I remounted my chrome wheel with a new AE2 a couple days ago and I have to say it is smooth. No beads in this one, Woody's Wheel Works spun balanced it.

The only thing I'm not sold on yet is how the rear AE2 runs in rain. That smooth center worries me. I need a lot more miles to "feel" it out.

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[JacktheBagger]

Nope not a typo , I typically get between 25-30k on the rear

JtB