Topic: From Dunlop to Shinko....different feel with riding

[nccb]

.....ugh.... The shop gave me a full refund which is great and turned the tire around the right way but I go to install the tire back on the bike and realize that the axle is missing and speedometer drive.... A lot of bad words go off in my mind.... Shop is closed but hope they have it tomorrow

Your luck is as bad as mine

[kghost]

Might be time for a new shop......

[70CB750]

So should I follow the sidewall psi? Or go by the books? I kinda feel like finding a medium between the sidewall and the manufacture would be the ideal setting.

Measure cold pressure, ride short distance, measure again.  The pressure should go up about 2psi.

[gregripko]

The shop had the axle sitting on the counter when I arrived this morning.... Lesson learned.... Don't trust motorcycle shops to put things back after they take them apart.... Can't wait to put this tire on and go for a ride!

[Black 750K8]

Believe what you feel comfortable with.  My experience with the CB550 differs.  Though, I've always had them remounted when I noticed the direction arrow wrong.  Still didn't handle any different, though.

Well if you drive everywhere at 30 mph then no it wont feel differently 

Foul hitting below the belt

[dave500]

im replacing a rear sport demon,im going to try the dunlop 501,the front demon is near new,ill let you know what i think,ive used a lot of tyres on this bike,never a dunlop yet,mostly demons.

[brewsky]

I removed metric 100 and 110's from my 550 and replaced with 3.25 and 4.00 inch sized Dunlop K70's and the difference was night and day.

With the bias ply tires the bike just feels "right"....completely neutral and predictable.

[Stev-o]

im replacing a rear sport demon,im going to try the dunlop 501,the front demon is near new,ill let you know what i think,ive used a lot of tyres on this bike,never a dunlop yet,mostly demons.

Hey Dave - I have Dunlop 404's on my 550 and like em.  The 501 is more expensive, $142 over here.

[seanbarney41]

Dunlops...you will love 'em all the way up to their early death   (grip good...wear out fast)