When you wash your bike, you should remove the Shock Sox, and clean them separately. After the Shock Sox dry, you can re-install them on the fork tubes. Removing the Shock Sox requires you to remove the lower fork guards (chevrons). ;)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cl_cVlimB0

That looks good, Spud. Nicely done and a great report.

Joe, can you confirm if the TT wheel will swap to the RX?

The CSC tutorial for changing the front tire of the TT250 is located at the following link.

https://www.cscmotorcycles.com/Articles.asp?ID=292

Looking at the photographs, the front wheel of the TT250 appears to be the same as the front wheel of my Zongshen ZS200GY-2. If so, the brake rotor is different. Also, the right side of the hub, which connects to the speedometer drive gear, is also different.

https://www.cscmotorcycles.com/v/vsp...ontWheel11.jpg

https://www.cscmotorcycles.com/v/vsp...ontWheel10.jpg

I would be remiss if I did not mention the CSC Cyclone RX3 has retained the original wheel geometry with the stock tires. CSC made certain the size 130/70-17, C6017 tire installed on the Cyclone RX3 was actually a little smaller in diameter than the original, 15-inch rear tire. :tup: Measuring the stock tires delivered with my CSC Cyclone RX3, I see the front tire is about 1-inch larger in diameter than the rear tire.

I introduced an imbalance in the wheel geometry when I installed a knobby tire with a more aggressive tread on the rear wheel of my RX3. In general, knobby tires are larger in diameter than the stock tires. For example, the size 5.10-17, Shinko, 244 rear tire has a diameter of 25.63 inches, as specified at the Shinko website.

http://www.shinkotireusa.com/tire/244-series

However, if you examine the Shinko 244 tires which will commonly be chosen for the 18-inch front wheel, they have the following diameters.

Shinko 244 Tires

Size 3.00-18 Tire: Diameter = 24.69 inches
Size 3.50-18 Tire: Diameter = 25.55 inches
Size 4.10-18 Tire: Diameter = 25.16 inches

All of these tires are actually smaller in diameter than the size 5.10-17, rear tire. In fact, the size 3.00-18 tire is almost one inch shorter. Given the knobby tires I prefer to mount, it's easy to introduce an imbalance in the original wheel geometry.

In contrast, here are the diameters of the tires I have currently mounted with the 21-inch front wheel.

Michelin T63 Rear Tire (Size 130/80-17): Diameter = 26.14 inches

https://www.denniskirk.com/michelin/...prd/643293.sku

Cheng Shin C858 Front Tire (Size 2.75-21): Diameter = 27.4 inches

http://www.csttires.com/int/moto/dual-spor/c858/

In this case, the front tire is approximately 1.25 inches larger in diameter than the rear tire, which allows me to re-establish the original wheel geometry supplied by Zongshen and CSC.

Based upon your tire preferences, and whether you have a 19-inch front wheel, you might not have any changes in wheel geometry. However, given my tire preferences, I can retain the original wheel geometry with a wider selection of tires after switching to the 21-inch front wheel. ;)

Thank you, Joe.

I went for a ride yesterday on an unimproved road which can become a quagmire in the rainy season. I could not have completed this ride with the Shinko 244 tires. Here are some photographs from two muddy sections of the road.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psyk8d4njv.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psxhgyrqwg.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psydesfmey.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psbnupfjhd.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...pswl4chijo.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psxgf6gqwd.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psap6sxubj.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...pst9pbtn1j.jpg

After riding through the sloppy areas, these tires shed the mud very well.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psu7nav6xv.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psow7zzmhe.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...pstznm0qi9.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psnwdprktn.jpg

The Shock Sox do a good job keeping the fork tubes clean.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psv8b0p0t4.jpg

Here a several photographs taken after I was heading home on the pavement.

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...psm5qgwxpo.jpg

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/q...ps5n3cxalv.jpg

Nice thanks for the pics. Makes me want to take a ride.

Nice to see you in action, Spud!!! :-)

I hate that pasty type glue-mud. Every tire is a slick in one revolution.

Great to see your pics again Spud!...and wow.....those tires do seem to shed mud very quickly.

Brave man, I think would been bypassing in the weeds. Looks like fun.