Car tire ???
#71
Too bad those crotch rockets don't have 5-6" wide steel floor boards sticking out inches off the ground, then the pics could match sparks.
My first time rolling on a car tire was on a Roadliner 1900 bike i was considering buying. Took me all of about 4 slow turns to be confident and comfortable with the tires cornering abiliies. You don't feel any shoulder or wavering but rather smooth and sure.
C'mon guys, let's see the testimony links for n against rather than "heresay" by people who haven't experienced a CT.
My first time rolling on a car tire was on a Roadliner 1900 bike i was considering buying. Took me all of about 4 slow turns to be confident and comfortable with the tires cornering abiliies. You don't feel any shoulder or wavering but rather smooth and sure.
C'mon guys, let's see the testimony links for n against rather than "heresay" by people who haven't experienced a CT.
#72
car tire
Folks,
Some of you are taking this very personal, to the point of making you angry, for no reason, its like somebody is taking away your favorite toy.
We started this because its an idea that works, and if you haven't noticed, the ones that are going to crossover already made up their minds. But if you are comfortable with your MC tire, by all means, keep it and be happy, the roads are big enough for all of us.
Regards,
Some of you are taking this very personal, to the point of making you angry, for no reason, its like somebody is taking away your favorite toy.
We started this because its an idea that works, and if you haven't noticed, the ones that are going to crossover already made up their minds. But if you are comfortable with your MC tire, by all means, keep it and be happy, the roads are big enough for all of us.
Regards,
#74
Car tire
Randy,
Yesterday I rode in a huuuuuge downpour. It being storm season here, this kind of storm ordinarily would have had me looking for the nearest freeway exit, and would have been a white knuckle ride on my D407. Now, I can't say it was a nice ride on my car tire either, but still it can't be compared. The difference is like night and day, the D407 doesn't even come close to having the stability and the braking abilities my car tire has. Water is now a non-event for me.
Regards,
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Forty years ago we were running car tires on the back of our choppers on 5" rims. The original Boss Hoss's had car tires on the rear. Nothing new here...just the usual doubters.
Take a look at this motorcycle tire that needed to be replaced. The center is flat across from wear, yet the nubs and tread are still on the sides......It now looks just like a "car tire," except the center is void of tread. You have a lot more "contact patch" on a car tire than you ever had on a new motorcycle tire, even in turns, which you can clearly see in the videos posted earlier in this thread.
Take a look at this motorcycle tire that needed to be replaced. The center is flat across from wear, yet the nubs and tread are still on the sides......It now looks just like a "car tire," except the center is void of tread. You have a lot more "contact patch" on a car tire than you ever had on a new motorcycle tire, even in turns, which you can clearly see in the videos posted earlier in this thread.
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Forty years ago we were running car tires on the back of our choppers on 5" rims. The original Boss Hoss's had car tires on the rear. Nothing new here...just the usual doubters.
Take a look at this motorcycle tire that needed to be replaced. The center is flat across from wear, yet the nubs and tread are still on the sides......It now looks just like a "car tire," except the center is void of tread. You have a lot more "contact patch" on a car tire than you ever had on a new motorcycle tire, even in turns, which you can clearly see in the videos posted earlier in this thread.
Take a look at this motorcycle tire that needed to be replaced. The center is flat across from wear, yet the nubs and tread are still on the sides......It now looks just like a "car tire," except the center is void of tread. You have a lot more "contact patch" on a car tire than you ever had on a new motorcycle tire, even in turns, which you can clearly see in the videos posted earlier in this thread.