Car tire on my Road King
#11
I have searched dilligently for a 16 inch car tire that is narrow enough to fit the rear on my 07 Ultra. Haven't found one yet. The narrowest I have found is a Vredestein Comtrac that is 175/75-16
David
#13
Interested and subscribed. It seems like the flat profile of the car tire would be great on straightaways, but in turns it seems like you would have less rubber on the road, and it might be rough in and out of turns as is rolls on and off the flat center of the tire. Have you experienced any of this?
Beary
#14
Car tire
Interested and subscribed. It seems like the flat profile of the car tire would be great on straightaways, but in turns it seems like you would have less rubber on the road, and it might be rough in and out of turns as is rolls on and off the flat center of the tire. Have you experienced any of this?
No. It doesn't quite work that way. A car tire would probably not be a good idea for a crotch rocket or a race bike, but I think it will work on mine. Picture this.
A two ton car going into a turn causes the tire walls to flex, so most of the thread stays in contact with the pavement. What I think that happens in motorcycles is that the inside wall flexes in a turn and most of the thread stays in contact with the pavement, there is no riding in the sidewall actually.
Google "dark side" or go on You Tube and search "dark side", plenty of videos showing this.
Regards,
#17
That does not look safe in any way.If you have to do a emergency turn to avoid something it is a good chance you could lean the bike to far and roll it off the tire.Also motorcycle tire has a certain amount of flex built into the carcus for lean and stability.If you watch the vid you will see the car tire side wall flex out in the turns (not good)this will create alot of excess heat in the side wall that will in time damage the side wall and could blow out.I worked with Michellin for a few years testing race tires for motorcycles and this subject has came up.Motorcycle tires are built for motorcycles car tires for cars period.Tires are cheep dont skimp on them!If you life is worth $67 or what ever you paid for the tire that is your choice but would not be mine.IMHO
#18
#19
Looks horrible in the 3rd video. Would suit someone who does lots of straight roads and takes it easy in the corners. This is asking a car tire to do something it's not designed for - if this was a genuine option why wouldn't Harley and Honda offer these tires as standard? I wouldn't do it ever.