THe Darkside Database http://darkside.nwff.info/database.php (hope it works.) lists tires that have been mounted on a Road* I have the Comtrac 175 75 16 and it has plenty of clearance even with a custom rear fender as I have seen it mounted on a 01 and it also clears that.

There is nothing for the passenger to do while riding they don't do on a MC tire. Yes you can feel it's a radial and it takes some time (Took me 1300 miles) to get totally used to it and surpass curve speeds you had on a MC tire. You have to get used to the transition of going form center of tire to transferring weight to one side of the tread when in a sharp curve. You won't loose any traction while doing so although your mind and seat of your pants wants to tell you so. Once you get used to it, You'll be certain.

If I was in your neck of the woods a Car tire on the rear would certainly be in order as they have LOTS more traction under all conditions and are quite a bit tougher. (Construction wise and weight rating.) And much more easily repaired on the path.

As for the Front>
You can run a regular tire and I did for a while just to see,
But as the darkside forum suggests, You get much better handling from a rear tire mounted in reverse rotation on the front. That info is also in the darkside FAQ information folder but I will post.


Rear tires can be mounted at front wheels?
When producing tires, the top cap is heated with an angle bump on the carcass. To prevent the detachment of the assembled edges the tire has to be mounted (concerning the main stress: acceleration force at the rear wheel or brake force at the front wheel) corresponding to the respective declaration.
Therefore the declaration of the driving direction at the tires� sidewall is a very important safety regard and has to be noticed absolute. It is not allowed to mount front tires at rear wheels.

In case you intend to mount a rear tire on a front wheel it has to be assembled contrary to the driving direction declaration (direction of the arrow at the tires� sidewall). Please observe the standards in your country. In any doubts we kindly ask you to consult your dealer.
Courtesy of Metzler Tires

To do over i would do the front and rear at same time because having a worn front and not so sticky front can spoil the handling of the Darkside rear IF you bang into corners and curves. Remember that a rear tire has a lot more meat than a front and that tire will last much longer in a front running position, I would guess and easy 25K plus.

I used a Rear Pirelli MT66 on the front same size as what is called for. Note that it will be slightly wider and the curvature is less, this more nearly matches the Car tire in the rear and that is why it handles so much better in addition to it's "sticky" characteristics.

PM Schatzie for your questions regarding Passengers, She has about 4K miles as a Passenger on my rear Car Tire.
Makcap has also seen me banging curves in stockport two up and loaded through some very tough curves comparable to the dragon and it handled very well. He even bought rims and tires to go darkside and is a darksider now breaking his in.

Going Darkside should begin in here, follow directions in RED.
http://forums.delphiforums.com/DarkSiding/start

If you search Darkside, it's nothing new, Motorcycles started out on Car Tires. It was racing that lead us to the type tires we now run. Just as racing lead us to spoilers on street cars, K&N air filters on street cars, (Cough) low profile tires on street cars, Mag rims, and so on.

You will find many other motorcycle darkside forums for Gold wing and many others. Just not a lot of Road* owners doing it YET.