If they are oem Crapstones they were born too far gone.
Come by my pad and I’ll change ‘em out for you, Poseidon. I need the practice. It’s not that far a ride to Cali!
The rear 021 Crapstone is not the problem other that it wears too quickly- it's the front Crapstone that is 'wooden' and will wash out and wobble in high speed sweepers-very dangerous to new riders of this bike. You will have an epiphany with the Angels or PR4s if you ride the way most of us do.
Come by my pad and I’ll change ‘em out for you, Poseidon. I need the practice. It’s not that far a ride to Cali!
I think the C14 handles beautifully, but you have to remember my point of reference. I have never owned a sport bike. I have an M109R with a 280 rear tire and a 160 rear tire mounted backwards on the front. My other bike is a Victory Magnum with a 21” wheel on front. I’m a pretty aggressive rider in the twisty mountain roads regardless which bike I’m riding. None of the tires on any of my bikes have chicken strips, including the Concours, but I still haven’t found the peg feelers on the Concours yet. Looking at the wear on the tires, I had to have been close a few times tho.
I think the C14 handles beautifully, but you have to remember my point of reference. I have never owned a sport bike.
You are in for a big surprise when you:
1) Get good tires, like PR4GT or Angels
2) Reflash the ECU.
I can certainly understand waiting for both, however. Unless you are used to fast bikes, you won't appreciate the reflashing as much until you are used to what the C14 will do. And tires + mounting is quite expensive.... so getting what you can out of the stock isn't insane. The stock Bridgestones are not completely horrible, at least not at first. But once they wear about half way, they perform horribly. While it is true that just about ANY *new* tire set will feel so much better, what I notice about the PR3GT/4GT is not just that they feel better in general, but that they also seem to feel about the same almost through their entire life (which is amazing).
Well I guess the Crapstone 021's and the seat are now fixed- who'd a thunk it?The stock tires may still be just as bad as you remember them being. Due to the great handling of the Concours, compared to what I'm use to, I just don't see them as being that bad. Maybe that will change once I see how good the Angel GTs are.
Are you close to getting here yet? Wheels are off and ready for you!
Hahahaha!
🎶On the road again...🎶
If they are oem Crapstones they were born too far gone.
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