Darkside mounting tips Burgman 650

[@TheAdamballah]

Excited for an update. I am considering trying it on mine when it's time for a change.

[@psalm2forliberty577]

Cool, great report / review. It's a big positive to go Darkside on your Maxi-Scoot. I'm 8 months & 10,000 miles into it & all those fears & downsides are nowhere to be found. I WILL upgrade my size slightly from a tiny 145/60 R13 to a wider, taller 155/65 R13 soon. My calculations show it'll fit with about 1/4" gap to engine case / swingarm. Here's my initial video, and still put an update or link in my pinned comment: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4TPfoGFgdqSjtE

[@ManCaveMayhem]

Looks like you got it nailed down my friend👍🏻 now standby for the haters because there’s a ton of them🤣 to be honest with you I never felt that it was dangerous in the least bit riding with a car tire on my scooter. PS I subscribed to your channel too! Thanks again for the kind words and the support. ride safe my friend🇺🇸

[@MongoSumo]

Nice, subscribed.

[@2old4allthis]

Good stuff. Just bought an Achilles 155/65r14 for the back. The shop that will mount it said they struggle with getting the Federal Formosa mounted. Also, when you remove the tire and wheel from the bike, does the caliper have to come off or could it be left on?

[@opichocal]

I had to remove the brake caliper. It’s easy just two bolts plus the parking brake cable. First thing I did after mounting the tire is go to a school parking lot and lean it over to where I almost scraped my knees. I don’t think I would try that going 60+ mph but it honestly doesn’t feel much different than a motorcycle tire

[@2old4allthis]

@@opichocal I’m out in west Texas. You’re right - you can leave the tire outside for about an hour or inside a car for about three minutes. Lol. I’m also going to try balancing beads but with 0.2 g airsoft pellets. Plenty of folks are having success with them.

[@opichocal]

@@2old4allthis I used 1 oz BBs in the front tire of my goldwing. 14k miles even wear and zero shake. I bought the glass balancing beads off Amazon and they are tiny! You’re right about putting the car tire inside your car to seat the bead. I was afraid the thing would blow up and I didn’t want it to destroy anything else. I put dog beds and welcome mats over the tire when inflating to help protect me incase it blew up. My neighbor said all that would do is cause more pain and suffering before I slowly died🤣

[@firechicken2011]

@@opichocal You have to remove the brake caliper to get the wheel off the bike.. duh.. Otherwise it WILL NOT COME OFF THE BIKE.

[@opichocal]

@@firechicken2011you’re right! I wish you could see the duh moment I did today changing the front tire on my goldwing. The jack slipped and the engine plus forks are resting on the ground. Thankfully I caught the 1000 lb bike before it were to fall on its side🤪