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Adventure Rider Radio

Riding the Dark Side - Using Car Tires on Motorcycles | Cardo Freecom 4+ and Cardo PACKTALK Bold

Adventure Rider Radio

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4.9915 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2019

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

What are the real trade-offs in riding on the dark side and what, if any, are the dangers for trading off your speciality designed motorcycle tires for the ubiquitous and often inexpensive car rubber? Tire expert, T. J. Tennent talks about this controversial topic from a scientific, analytical and legal standpoint. And Jamie Cheek, the VP of sales in North America talks with us about a couple of their communications systems, the Packtalk Bold and the Freecom 4+. 
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0:00.0

Green Chili Adventure Gear makes American Made Heavy Duty Innovative luggage

0:03.7

systems that will turn any dry bag into motorcycle luggage

0:06.6

any bag you have into motorcycle luggage.

0:09.6

Green Chili ADV.com. Maybe you haven't heard about it, maybe it's you, but some motorcyclists out

0:17.0

there are riding the dark side and they love it. While others are saying it's a

0:21.6

recipe for disaster.

0:23.0

Well, today we get an expert for the final say on riding the dark side.

0:27.0

But first, we're going to have a look at some combs that may change your ride,

0:30.0

and one in particular that's likely to change the way all combs are made in the future.

0:35.2

I'm Jim Martin, this is Sam Madigan.

0:45.0

I'm Phil. I'm Phil, I'm playing coach traveling in the range,

0:48.0

Johnson, and you're listening to Adventure Rider Radio.

0:51.0

Best Rest Products is where the number one tire pump in the business for us motorcyclists comes

0:58.1

from.

0:59.1

It's called the cycle pump, made in the USA, has lifetime warranty.

1:01.5

They also distribute the Google Tech filters for North America

1:05.1

the website cyclepump.com. Max BMW motorcycles has been outfitting adventure riders since 2002.

1:17.0

45,000 parts online.

1:20.6

Shipping to your door from Max BMW.com. You also can sign up for their e-writer newsletter, a free

1:25.8

newsletter, a free newsletter, MAX BMW.com. And the Well, we're going to talk about Cardo communicators, but before we get get going on this I just wanted to say something about product reviews.

1:55.0

It's not a paid for product reviews. It's not a paid placement.

1:59.0

Usually the manufacturer sends us something to try out. We take it, we try it, I use it, without much of a time

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