Darkside run-flat

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Greg and Carol

Discussion Starter · Mar 27, 2013

Well, I'm headed to the darkside

Michelin Primacy Alpin PA3

The place I ordered the tire from said they can't mount it (on a car wheel) because it takes special equipment to mount run-flat tires, so that got me to wondering if there is going to be any particular challenge to getting this on the Wing wheel. I haven't heard any darksiders expressing any problems along this line. Comments?

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ALEX BERECZKY

· #2 · Mar 27, 2013

Run-flats are well known to be near-impossible to mount manually, due to the thick side-walls.

I can mount E3's all day long, but the runflat kicked my butt.

Greg and Carol

Discussion Starter · #3 · Mar 27, 2013

Thanks for the info. I plan to take it to a shop that's known to mount car tires on M/C rims, so I should be OK.

ALEX BERECZKY said:
Run-flats are well known to be near-impossible to mount manually, due to the thick side-walls.

I can mount E3's all day long, but the runflat kicked my butt.

DaveO430

· #4 · Mar 28, 2013

It's not really that big a deal with a modern tire machine. Michelin does make a run flat tire that is impossible without a special machine but it doesn't even fit a normal rim. The Alpin is no different than mounting a regular tire.

Greg and Carol

Discussion Starter · #5 · Mar 28, 2013

Thanks Dave. Perhaps the counter guy heard about that specialty tire and wanted to shy away from having to deal with something out of the ordinary. I had no intention of this shop doing any work for me anyway. I'll sleep now knowing we'll get the tire on the rim

Regards,

DaveO430 said:
It's not really that big a deal with a modern tire machine. Michelin does make a run flat tire that is impossible without a special machine but it doesn't even fit a normal rim. The Alpin is no different than mounting a regular tire.

rpeters549

· #6 · Mar 28, 2013

Maybe the other guy was thinking about the sensor in the wheel on a typical ROF application?

flashya2

· #7 · Mar 29, 2013

I did this last year, had trouble getting anyone in town to take on the job, til a guy working out of his garage did it, no problem. There's always a way!

corventure

· #8 · Mar 29, 2013

Good tire choice!

Corventure Dave

Greg and Carol

Discussion Starter · #9 · Mar 29, 2013

Thanks Dave. I did quite a bit of reading plus looking at reviews and personal experiences on this forum and other places before deciding to buy the Michelin. Further to that, my brother in law went darkkside last year and has nothing but good to say about the decision (his is not Michelin nor run-flat).

Regards,

corventure said:
Good tire choice!

Corventure Dave

Greg and Carol

Discussion Starter · #10 · May 1, 2014

Not sure what the tread depth was when the Michelin was new, but I checked yesterday. After approx. 23,000 km, there is 8/32 tread depth remaining, so I should be good for quite some time.

DaveO430

· #11 · May 2, 2014

Greg and Carol said:
Not sure what the tread depth was when the Michelin was new, but I checked yesterday. After approx. 23,000 km, there is 8/32 tread depth remaining, so I should be good for quite some time.

That's great, I have one of those mounted on a rim ready to install. I don't expect anywhere that kind of life from it but I hear it works very well. Mounted it myself on the machine at work with no more trouble than a non run flat.

Greg and Carol

Discussion Starter · #12 · May 2, 2014

enjoy

DaveO430 said:
That's great, I have one of those mounted on a rim ready to install. I don't expect anywhere that kind of life from it but I hear it works very well. Mounted it myself on the machine at work with no more trouble than a non run flat.

Well, you've probably read lots about the tire before getting it on the rim so there's no point in going over anything else with you

Play with the tire pressure until you feel comfortable with it. You will get plenty of mileage, the handling will be slightly different, but the biggest plus for me is the much smoother ride on our less than decent roads.

DaveO430

· #13 · May 2, 2014

Greg and Carol said:
Well, you've probably read lots about the tire before getting it on the rim so there's no point in going over anything else with you Play with the tire pressure until you feel comfortable with it. You will get plenty of mileage, the handling will be slightly different, but the biggest plus for me is the much smoother ride on our less than decent roads.

Well no, I didn't read anything but have some friends who used it with good results. I really doubt it will ride as well or last any longer than the non run flats I have been using but no doubt it will ride better and last longer than a motorcycle tire.

Monk

· #14 · May 3, 2014

DaveO430 said:
Well no, I didn't read anything but have some friends who used it with good results. I really doubt it will ride as well or last any longer than the non run flats I have been using but no doubt it will ride better and last longer than a motorcycle tire.

Hope it works well for you ... something that I did not expect, I got better mileage from this Michelin than I did the non runflats ... :?
I have worn out 4 and have the 5th one on the bike. The worst mileage was 9,700 and the best was 12,700. The more twisty roads i ride the worse the mileage.

DaveO430

· #15 · May 3, 2014

Monk said:
Hope it works well for you ... something that I did not expect, I got better mileage from this Michelin than I did the non runflats ... :?
I have worn out 4 and have the 5th one on the bike. The worst mileage was 9,700 and the best was 12,700. The more twisty roads i ride the worse the mileage.

I thought you went to the yokamama.
You are getting close to as many darkside miles as I have, how did that happen?

Monk

· #16 · May 4, 2014

DaveO430 said:
I thought you went to the yokamama.
You are getting close to as many darkside miles as I have, how did that happen?

After wearing out 4 Michelin tires and reading some of the reviews, I decided to give the Yokohama a try. It is a very good tire! But for the mileage I got and the difference in the ride, decided to go back to the Michelin. I have one on the bike now and a backup on a spare rim ready to go.

Now regarding those Darkside miles. I get to ride while you are working!!! :ROFL:

DaveO430

· #17 · May 5, 2014

Monk said:
Now regarding those Darkside miles. I get to ride while you are working!!! :ROFL:

Not for long. :banana::banana::banana:

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