Pretty cool video on Dark Side
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Like I said. Do what makes you happy. Its your bike, do what you want with it.
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If youre gonna putt-putt around town, and travel slow, gradual turns, then I guess a CT is fine, and looks kinda cool. A bike with a sidecar is fine with car tires, I would think.
Bike tire manufacturers, Im thinking because of competition, manufacturers who make performance tires are gonna make the best tires they possible can, for certain types of bikes and their design purposes.
Motorcycles are used in competition, for racing, (drag, road, TT, flat track, motocross, etc.) and trials competition, hill climbing, etc. I cant think of any formal motorcycle competition where bikes use car tires.
Do what you whatever makes you happy, Im gonna stick with motorcycle tires.
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Bike tire manufacturers, Im thinking because of competition, manufacturers who make performance tires are gonna make the best tires they possible can, for certain types of bikes and their design purposes.
Motorcycles are used in competition, for racing, (drag, road, TT, flat track, motocross, etc.) and trials competition, hill climbing, etc. I cant think of any formal motorcycle competition where bikes use car tires.
Do what you whatever makes you happy, Im gonna stick with motorcycle tires.
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And by the way, thanks for your permission to do whatever makes us happy, without it everyone of us would have had to get rid of our Car Tires.....
The Dark Side
(1 Viewing)For those members running "Car Tires" on their scoots. This is for their discussion only and not a place for "non dark siders" to mouth off about their negative opinions of this idea!
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When you mount a Car tire on motorcycle wheel the raised ridge inside the wheel requires a lot of air pressure to pop the bead over it. So much it is kind of scary when you do it. I doubt the tire would leave the wheel should it go flat.
Clearance could be an issue it you are running a car tire that pushes the width to the limits.Another reason I run the 195/60R16 vs the 206/55R16 The tire going down would not be as likely to cause an issue.
Another they say I heard was the car tire would slowly leak air due to poor bead. I have not found that to be an issue.
Clearance could be an issue it you are running a car tire that pushes the width to the limits.Another reason I run the 195/60R16 vs the 206/55R16 The tire going down would not be as likely to cause an issue.
Another they say I heard was the car tire would slowly leak air due to poor bead. I have not found that to be an issue.
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On another note as far as what tire to use. Why aren't knobby tires used by drag racers? or why are tires with spikes used on ice racers?
Rhetorical questions which bring out the obvious answer, because there are specific applications for specific types of riding. CTs go well with general touring type riding. Ya want to go off road and scrape knees in the curves, ya need to stick with your MTs. I realized a long time ago with the chopper I rode. I only wear down the center part of the tire. I was cautious at first with my first CT but I got used to it and confidence grew that nothing was going to happen to me, i.e. catch fire, tire falls off the rim and I have to chase it out across the corn field or the bead would fail. Over 500,000 miles on em now and I'm still here talkin about em.
Rhetorical questions which bring out the obvious answer, because there are specific applications for specific types of riding. CTs go well with general touring type riding. Ya want to go off road and scrape knees in the curves, ya need to stick with your MTs. I realized a long time ago with the chopper I rode. I only wear down the center part of the tire. I was cautious at first with my first CT but I got used to it and confidence grew that nothing was going to happen to me, i.e. catch fire, tire falls off the rim and I have to chase it out across the corn field or the bead would fail. Over 500,000 miles on em now and I'm still here talkin about em.
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It was mentioned in the video. The pneumatic properties keep the tire on the rim. It was also mentioned that the Tire and Rim association (TRA) came up with a standard that each of the problem forces be counteracted by two opposing forces for redundancy. The car tire on a motorcycle rim doesn't have that redundancy in the bead. The problem occures when the tire loses air.
It's all about choices. Just like the ability to ride without a helmet in many states.
It's all about choices. Just like the ability to ride without a helmet in many states.
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