Front Tire?
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Cruiser
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Front Tire?
So when you switch to a radial CT on the rear what about the front? Bias and radials handle much differently. On cars they used to say it was okay to have a radial on the front and bias on the rear but it was always best to have matched front to rear. So what is the consensus for bikes?
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On my 13 Limited I went with a Dunlop sp5000 195-60-16 on the rear and a Battlax Bt45 130-80-17 rear on the front running in reverse. and it rides wonderful, seems to road walk less. I'm hooked.
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From: currently an Okie
Radial/bias
I don't see it as an issue. I have put over 25K on with a car radial on the rear and a non-radial, M/C tire on the front.
The handling is great.
In my younger days, I did run radial tires on the rear of a car with bias tires on the front. The first time I switched lanes quickly to pass, I scared the crap out of myself. It felt like the rear end of the car was breaking loose.
The handling is great.
In my younger days, I did run radial tires on the rear of a car with bias tires on the front. The first time I switched lanes quickly to pass, I scared the crap out of myself. It felt like the rear end of the car was breaking loose.
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Joined: Sep 2009
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From: Utah
My question is : whitch is better to run a bias ply or a radial tire. Has anyone seen what damage a radial tire does when they blow out and come apart. I won't put radial tires on a camping trailer because I've seen them tear everything apart under the wheel well , just like a big wire wheel ! I wouldn't want to be sitting on my Bike if that ever happened !
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