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Pure democracy is 2 wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.

It took me 10 days to get a tire from Revzilla. Carriers are getting their asses kicked by COVID right now.

The belt drive on Buells (well at least on the XBs) was one of the best things about the bike. This will be the only option if the belts become unavailable.

I doubt any Harley dealers are going to have useful information on the M2. Even when Buell was still active, support was awful at the Chrome Castles. This is your best/only source of info: https://badweatherbikers.com/

The M2 was probably the best of the tube frame (pre-XB) Buells. I know for XBs the OEM drive belts are no longer available. There are belts that will "fit" but they are not spec-ed for Buells. Not sure about the tubers.

What psi does your bike recommend? And what pressure were you running the the RS3s? I was playing with this again today on some local curves. I can basically get these tires to slip at will. Pretty sure the slipping is happening when gassing out of corners and transitioning to the not-so-sticky middle compound.

2.5 ?

The earth is not flat. I don't think I saw any flat ground in 5 days in Tennessee. Duh.

Nope. 85 and sunny. I went back and checked for dirt, sand, or oil. The rear was slipping on other roads, too.

Maybe Dunlop changed something like @durk suggested? Without TC, the first big slip would have high sided me. After a few more times, I started making it slip intentionally, so I'd kinda know what to expect and how it would feel. On some roads they were ok, like the Dragon and the Skyway. They grip on the roads in Kentucky was especially bad. I had to keep my bike in Rain Mode for most of the trip. Love the BMW. Hate the Dunlops.

If the road surface was rough they stuck ok-ish. If the surface was smooth I was sliding a lot. I've never had this with other tires. My TC light was on a lot.

Dunlop Road Smart 3 tires are garbage. Just posted this review on Revzilla I installed a set of these on my BMW R1200R before a 5 day trip to Deal's Gap. I've gone through many sets of ST tires (Conti RA, Angel GT, PR 2 3 4, Metz Z6 Z8, etc), I decided to give the RS3 a try. I ran them at the manufacturers recommended PSI, just like every other tire. The Bad: First thing I noticed is that it doesn't take much lean angel to reach the edge of the rear tire. When you do it slips...thankfully I have traction control. The other ST tires I've used are capable of more lean angel. Dry traction for the rear tire is not acceptable for spirited riding. On corner exits with some lean angel, it's REALLY EASY to spin up the RS3. First time it happened the rear slid way out before TC engaged. After that I began to test the grip...On smoother road surfaces I could make make it spin in almost every 2nd or 3rd gear corner. I went back to check some corners to make sure there was no gravel or sand...there wasn't...just black marks from the tire spinning. I've never seen a tire that would lose grip so easily I kept lowering the PSI trying to find more grip. It helped a little but not enough. The Good: Wet traction is pretty good Would be a decent tire for commuting. It seems to be wearing OK The front tire was fine, it didn't slip like the rear tire. Verdict: I've already spoken to a Dunlop tire tech. After 2,500 miles (1 trip) these are going in the garbage before they wreck me.

The people at the visitor office are super friendly. I hope this works for them because Lynch KY could use an influx of life. It used to be a busy coal town. I didn't have time to ride a loop around the area, only 160 which is just OK IMO. On 1 section most of the right hand (the up hill side) turns are blind-unmarked-decreasing radius. The road could really use some signage, those ones should be marked 10 or 15 mph. I like the area though. I saw 2 bears.

We are in Newport TN. Thinking about taking 2 days to get home via Kentucky.

Thinking about riding this on Thursday on our way home. What route did you take to connect to 160

City cancelled. Up to me to entertain the kids

I have never been a fan of Dunlops. Based on some really good reviews, I decided to give them another chance and just mounted a set of RS3's. After 500 miles, they are just meh. They are a little less confidence inspiring than the roached Metz Z8s they replaced

RS2's seem to get decent reviews. Even for light track duty. I seem to recall reading that they could feel a bit mushy or vague, but should be just fine for street duty

Something like this? That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. --United States Declaration of Independence

Paul, you and I agree on many things, some we do not. Even in the cases we do not, I tend to think than your opinions are intelligent and well thought. That's why I have these exchanges with you. That said, I agree with your statement except for this line "We are the racists." IMO "Racist" has become the most misused word in the English Language. It's thrown around way too frequently & for the Media and many Democrats it's become equivalent of "Aloha."

I believe that police are too quick to use deadly force & the system is setup to allow them to not face consequences. I think that's bullshit, but I don't think race is the primary factor. Please consider these figures: https://www.statista.com/statistics/585152/people-shot-to-death-by-us-police-by-race/

I have always found numbers to be more reliable then the emotional responses of humans.