Tire Question....
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From: lemoore, ca
Tire Question....
Can you run a sport bike tire on a cruiser? Will it negatively affect anything (i.e. ride, handling, dignity)? I was looking at the Conti Sport Attach-Hypersport radial tire which claims to have both excellent wet and dry handling.
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'Sports Touring' tyres will be much more suitable and I am in the process of squeezing an Avon Storm into my old Glide, 160/70x17, on an old Deuce wheel, so I have trodden this path! However there may not be many suitable sizes for your stock rims.
If you want better quality performance tyres, by which I mean comfort, grip and handling, try one of the European brands, such as Avon, Continental, Michelin or Pirelli. Personally I would skip Metzeler. My preferance is Avon, which I have been using on my Harleys since the 70s.
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I've got metzlers on my FLHX. I'm 2009 and so the selection can be limited.
For those that have had them I'm wondering about the differences. Feel / handling / wet / traction / wear.
To the op: I've had good luck with this set of metzlers but I hear conflicting reports. Avon doesn't seem to make a tire for my motorcycle and changing the rims seem rediculous for the sake of a tire.
I would consider a wheel swap in the future perhaps but the $$$ has added up this year.
For those that have had them I'm wondering about the differences. Feel / handling / wet / traction / wear.
To the op: I've had good luck with this set of metzlers but I hear conflicting reports. Avon doesn't seem to make a tire for my motorcycle and changing the rims seem rediculous for the sake of a tire.
I would consider a wheel swap in the future perhaps but the $$$ has added up this year.
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I just put a set of night dragons on my 06 EGS. What a big difference. Much better handling . Just not sure how many miles I will get out of them.
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ive been riding for 42 years now, and on ALL the bikes ive had, i was informed to NEVER put radial tires on a bike that was designed for bias tires. the rims and suspension were designed to respond a certain way under certain conditions, and you dont want to upset that balance. it would be even worse, to mix radial and bias tires on a bike. thats looking for an accident to happen.
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What you don't want to do is put a radial and a bias on the same axle but that's for cars (or trucks), nothing to do with bikes.
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