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Old 02-02-2010, 06:11 PM   #21 (permalink)
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I just read a magazine comparison of the Fury, Harley Rocker C, Victory Vegas Jackpot, and the Star Raider S. The fury was rated the best handling bike in the turns and it was because all of the others had wider rear tires. I'm not saying it doesn't look good. But I don't think I'll be spending any money to make my bike handle worse.... Just my thoughts...
220mm compared to 200mm... wonder what the difference in handling is between the two...? I agree with you though, love the handling this bike has and would hate to lose any of that ability, if there's no noticable difference from 20mm though, will probably go with either the L&M mod or their lowering kit or sumo's when it comes out... just hate that big ass gap back there... Which magazine was that btw?... would be a nice read.
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I haven’t put a lot of miles on it yet because of the weather, but so far, I haven’t noticed much of a difference. Jumping to a 280-300mm will definitely effect handling.

For $1,000 - $1,500 I would make the jump because it completely changes the appearance of the bike. I know it's a lot of money these days. I just asked the kids to cut back a little and stretch a couple extra months out of those gym shoes and so on.
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Old 02-02-2010, 06:18 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Yea, I hear ya on that one... The problem is, is that mine's a daily driver... once you get out there and have a chance to put some serious numbers on it... would love to see what you think about the feeling of it with the 250 on it. I already have 9700 miles on my bike, so I can't sacrifice too much of the handling ability for looks. Love my curvy roads after all
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Old 02-02-2010, 06:30 PM   #24 (permalink)
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220mm compared to 200mm... wonder what the difference in handling is between the two...? I agree with you though, love the handling this bike has and would hate to lose any of that ability, if there's no noticable difference from 20mm though, will probably go with either the L&M mod or their lowering kit or sumo's when it comes out... just hate that big ass gap back there... Which magazine was that btw?... would be a nice read.
not sure what the difference would be for 20mm. the others in the review were 240 and bigger. here is a link to the article.
Factory Custom Comparo: Harley-Davidson Rocker C, Victory Vegas Jackpot, Star Raider S & Honda Fury
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Thanks for the link, good read.
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not sure what the difference would be for 20mm. the others in the review were 240 and bigger. here is a link to the article.
Factory Custom Comparo: Harley-Davidson Rocker C, Victory Vegas Jackpot, Star Raider S & Honda Fury
Author is obviously biased against tires larger than 200mm, calling them "nonsense"...haha.

I do agree with him though that the Dunlop Elite3 250 does has a very flat profile. If you see the E3 240 side by side with the E3 250 (*both on a 8.5" wheel) you'll know what I mean.
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I’ve never compared the two side by side. My point is that I was pleasantly surprised that my ride did not really change with the addition of the Dunlop E3 250 tire.
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I’ve never compared the two side by side. My point is that I was pleasantly surprised that my ride did not really change with the addition of the Dunlop E3 250 tire.
The Avon 250 is rounder but also a tiny bit skinnier.
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not sure what the difference would be for 20mm. the others in the review were 240 and bigger. here is a link to the article.
Factory Custom Comparo: Harley-Davidson Rocker C, Victory Vegas Jackpot, Star Raider S & Honda Fury
Great article, ryguy00; thanks for sharing.

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Great article, ryguy00; thanks for sharing.

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I honestly can't take the credit for that. My brother is looking for a Harley Rocker and while helping him search, I stumbled across that article. If I had my pick of bikes from that article (don't forget I already have a Fury) I'd go with the Victory. Hands Down! But I wouldn't let my Fury go in order to get it.
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