I have tinnitus so not an issue
Huh? What did you say? Is there a ringing noise somewhere?
"Pacing myself" build
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Huh? What did you say? Is there a ringing noise somewhere?
I have tinnitus too... And the whomp, whomp of the tires gets real old after 200 miles. Hopefully the centramatics I just bought help with that.
I still can't bring myself to run ATs though... Rather wear ear plugs
I still can't bring myself to run ATs though... Rather wear ear plugs
If you guys don’t want to hear your tires get an intercom. Mine Bluetooths to my phone and plays music. If my passenger talks or someone comes across on the gmrs it turns music volume down.
May not be legal on the road but it’s really nice for communicating.
May not be legal on the road but it’s really nice for communicating.
…and you look like a helicopter pilot to boot!
I thought that too, after 3 different sets of muds. Then I tried AT's. Guess what? I'm going back to muds.
Turn the stereo up....
Or install a V-8 and nice exhaust..
But I ride a Harley too so tire noise is not a problem.
Or install a V-8 and nice exhaust..
But I ride a Harley too so tire noise is not a problem.
I was going thru a phase where I was trying to tune out vibes and harmonics, and I kept fighting with the howl of the tires, so I caved. Now that I have most of the vibes reduced, it's time for some singing!Turn the stereo up....
Or install a V-8 and nice exhaust..
But I ride a Harley too so tire noise is not a problem.
Yes trying to figure out if that vibration is the Boggers or something else is really fun
. But you're ready now.
My new grabbers are much quieter than my half worn KM2's
Having been down both the A/T and M/T path for daily driving, I've split the difference. I'm on my second set of Mickey Thompson ATZ P3s. They are relatively quiet on-road and perform very well off-road. They are not a M/T, but still have much better traction in sloppy stuff than any A/T I've had before. They also seem to clean themselves out well in the unavoidable East Coast mud.
I finally started wearing earplugs on the bike about 15 years ago, but the damage is done.Turn the stereo up....
Or install a V-8 and nice exhaust..
But I ride a Harley too so tire noise is not a problem.
I wear ear plugs when I remember to to put them in.... But my damage was working on generators and then being a tanker & being around a LOT of big guns that went BOOM... And you don't really have time to put hearing protection on in combat.
That's a good looking tire! Sadly, they don't make it in a pizza cutter 33.
I was going to suggest the Toyo R/T but they don't offer it i narrow sizes either. Well they do for a 17" rim but it's a load range E also.
https://www.toyotires.com/product/open-country-rt
I believe they make a Kenda Klever R/T in a 33 pizza cutter size... @psrivats was excited about trying them.
I think I'm pretty much sold on trying the Grabbers for 2 reasons. They are a good looking tire, and are a true 33" tire. I'm hoping that the slightly bigger tire will aid in the vibe department.
I wish it were available when I went to 33x10.5 KO2s, would have got them instead even with the higher load rating. They only had the skinny 35s at the time last year. The world needs more skinny 32/33s! Wish BFG still made the KO2 in 33x9.5.
That said, I like the KO2s much better than the duratracs that I had before in terms of road noise. There are a couple guys I kow that run the 35" kendas in their trucks and they both say they like them.
After I wear out my current set .. Kenda will a strong contender. Will be a good while, though.
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