Recommend a Front Tire for '23 Tri Glide
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I agree on the deep tread depth. Shallower tread apparently improves cornering performance, since all the "performance" tires seem too try to minimize both tread depth AND amount of tread, going for the "slicks" approach that I guess optimizes pure traction - when the pavement is dry. Tread is apparently put there to give rain water a path to get out from under the tire.
Our trikes aren't intended to be wonderful cornering machines like a 2-wheeler is. I would think improving wet weather traction would be a good thing.
On the load rating: the load rating describes what amount of weight the tire can handle, and that is only when the tire is inflated to its maximum rated psi. But tire perofrmance affects overall suspension performance too, and that is where I get concerned about looking ONLY at load rating. You can have 2 different tires with the same load rating, but one might have very stiff sidewalls carrying that maximum load, while the other might have notably more supple sidewalls. The stiif tire will likely "handle" better in spirited cornering, while the suppler tire will likely give a more cushy ride.
Given that our trikes aren't really designed for spirited cornering, going for a cushier ride might be a better idea?
How supple versus stiff do you want a tire to be on a trike? Well, that is where maybe we should trust the HD engineers who grappled with that issue and made a decision more informed than we are trained and experienced to make?
Jim G
Our trikes aren't intended to be wonderful cornering machines like a 2-wheeler is. I would think improving wet weather traction would be a good thing.
On the load rating: the load rating describes what amount of weight the tire can handle, and that is only when the tire is inflated to its maximum rated psi. But tire perofrmance affects overall suspension performance too, and that is where I get concerned about looking ONLY at load rating. You can have 2 different tires with the same load rating, but one might have very stiff sidewalls carrying that maximum load, while the other might have notably more supple sidewalls. The stiif tire will likely "handle" better in spirited cornering, while the suppler tire will likely give a more cushy ride.
Given that our trikes aren't really designed for spirited cornering, going for a cushier ride might be a better idea?
How supple versus stiff do you want a tire to be on a trike? Well, that is where maybe we should trust the HD engineers who grappled with that issue and made a decision more informed than we are trained and experienced to make?
Jim G
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It may offend some, but at this point I am considering a Kenda (Taiwanese) K657 Challenger.
It's rated 74H, same as oem, with a non-directional tread pattern.
The tread looks twice as deep as the Dunlop had when it was new.
The Kenda is built on a 6 ply carcass.
The Dunlop is 3 ply.
Any advice or opinions?
It's rated 74H, same as oem, with a non-directional tread pattern.
The tread looks twice as deep as the Dunlop had when it was new.
The Kenda is built on a 6 ply carcass.
The Dunlop is 3 ply.
Any advice or opinions?
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It may offend some, but at this point I am considering a Kenda (Taiwanese) K657 Challenger.
It's rated 74H, same as oem, with a non-directional tread pattern.
The tread looks twice as deep as the Dunlop had when it was new.
The Kenda is built on a 6 ply carcass.
The Dunlop is 3 ply.
Any advice or opinions?
It's rated 74H, same as oem, with a non-directional tread pattern.
The tread looks twice as deep as the Dunlop had when it was new.
The Kenda is built on a 6 ply carcass.
The Dunlop is 3 ply.
Any advice or opinions?
Jim G
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