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Car tyre on a bike

Re: Car tyre on a bike

that was defo worth the read

Re: Car tyre on a bike

That's a good un. I would have said that was a definite no no but he makes sense.

So...anyone off to get a Pirelli P6 in the morning? :p

Re: Car tyre on a bike

don't think our tyres on the SV come in a car size do they?

Re: Car tyre on a bike

You might get front drag skinnies on at a push. US drag racers run these on 17x4.5 wheels. Probably best not to go out in the rain though. :)

http://www.mandhtires.com/store.php?...on=show_detail

I'm not considering this by the way :p

Re: Car tyre on a bike

Be alright in america where motorways r straight but while the A1 has knee down bends in it i think its best to stick to a motorcycle tyre here

Re: Car tyre on a bike

Er yeah. If I fancied running some lard-*rse cruiser with no ground clearance up and down the M6 for fun then MAYBE he'd have a point.

Re: Car tyre on a bike

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Originally Posted by tractorist

for the experienced rider

Translation:
"It handles like sh*t."

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the cruiser tires perform about the same as they did when I started riding.

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My point here is that motorcycle tires for my street bike are 25-year old technology

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Also note, several machines already have used car-tires, including several early models of V-8 bikes and quite a few custom jobs. I am not alone out here.

Oh, lots of other crap that doesn't go around corners... Surprise, surprise.

So in conclusion. You can't make a big agricultural cruiser handle any worse than what it does already. It still won't have any damping, ground clearance or power to test the grip of whatever vaguely round thing you can shoe-horn onto its rims. So fit what you want.

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one more for luck

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In the first 16,000 miles I had shredded 5 different motorcycle tires off the back of this machine...FIVE times I had to get this machine to a stop from high speed with a flat, shredded, or unseated tire and limited handling capability.

You're doing it wrong.

Re: Car tyre on a bike

Interesting to see that the valkrie in question (which nicked the goldwing engine) is also available in a touring version...