Car tire ???
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Those that know the physics behind motorcycles and traction would see what's wrong about using car tires on motorcycles. One of the most important factors of traction on motorcycles is the contact patch. A motorcycle tire is designed to give you maximum contact patch for various driving conditions...such as leaning. GP bikes prove this on the track. There's a reason for the names..."Car tire" "motorcycle tire". Two different animals.
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The nay sayers never tried and the ones that tried say they'll never go back...just have to pick a side I guess. I have about 5k miles left in my rear tire then I'm flipping to the darkside....I'll be posting my experiances as I go...If you want to wait I'll be switching this fall and I get about 20k out of my back tire now so I'm thinking 45k out of the auto rear...but I ride mostly highway
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Every time this comes up I can't believe the amount of people with $20K bikes trying to save a couple hundred dollars or less a year on tire replacement cost. When that car tire leans in a curve it loses about 75% of it's contact patch & it might feel fine until you have to make an emergency maneuver where you need every ounce of traction to avoid going down. I'm not willing to risk life on some fools advice just to save a few $.
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Every time this comes up I can't believe the amount of people with $20K bikes trying to save a couple hundred dollars or less a year on tire replacement cost. When that car tire leans in a curve it loses about 75% of it's contact patch & it might feel fine until you have to make an emergency maneuver where you need every ounce of traction to avoid going down. I'm not willing to risk life on some fools advice just to save a few $.
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I met a guy who has an 09 police bike and he is running a car tire on the rear. He says it takes about an hr. to get use to it but says it's great !!! He knows it will get 35,000 miles from past experience. (tire has plenty of room) The tire size is 185/55/16 dunlop. Looks really nice on the bike. Cost was 85.00 dollars. Question is!!! Has anyone tried this yet ??? any comments pos. or neg. ??
Although the cost savings can be up to $1500 and it is factor for me; I'd still run the CT even if it wasn't because they just plain work better.
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I like this answer.
Let us know how it works out .
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