Car tyres.

[awa355]

Found this picture. The thread being discussed is about fitting car tyres to the bigger cruisers in the states.

[fokky]

aw yes I see the leather studded pony tail protector..........he is a winner all round:yes:

[Ronin]

The Fuck?...

[The Everlasting]

I wonder what the handlings like..:laugh:

[Latte]

I've seen a youtube video of a guy with a goldwing and car rear tire, pops wheelies, scrapes the outriggers (hehe) etc. He swears by it.

[DrunkenMistake]

Geez you would go through tyres faster wouldnt you,
Iv herd of Car rims on single sided swing armed bikes, but car tyres just seems retarded haha

[Kickaha]

There's a guy in Christchurch that has done that, what would insurance say in the event of an accident using a tyre not designed for a bike? is it legal for a WOF?

[Madness]

There's a KB'er from Wellington who has tried this also, I think (wasn't sure if he was taking the piss TBH)

[p.dath]

The car tyre is obviously not going to work as well as a proper motorcycle tyre. But even amongst motorcycle tyres there are lots of options, and we all have to pick one.

Perhaps they like the look of it, and performance and stability are secondary concerns for them.

[HQfiend]

But hey it saves wear and tear on the side stand, cos its stands up by itself!

[george formby]

The car tyre is obviously not going to work as well as a proper motorcycle tyre. But even amongst motorcycle tyres there are lots of options, and we all have to pick one.

Perhaps they like the look of it, and performance and stability are secondary concerns for them.

Spot on. The key words being Proper Motorcycle.

[Brian d marge]

Was an old trick back in the day to get a 15 inch fat tyre on ur chop ... VW beetle rim ( I think) and tyre

been there done that

Stephen

young whipper snappers these day,,,

[jafar]

The bike used by hopper in 'easy rider' from way back in the 60's or 70's is on display in a museum in the USA complete with a firestone car type crossply rear tyre . As all the roads over there are straight & merkins can't ride around corners it seems a logical choice:innocent:

[fokky]

There is still a ''following'' in the states that use car tyres.Perhaps if the riding you do is 600k trips on 8 lane freeways its all good.Fk all use on a blast Whangarei to Kaitaia though.

[banditrider]

There is even some idiots over there that have stuck them on Concours 14's :facepalm:

[bogan]

I wonder what the handlings like..:laugh:

Turn in might be a bit heavy. Putting 5-10bar in them might give a bit of a nice radius for turning though, just hope it isn't a hardtail :facepalm:


There is even some idiots over there that have stuck them on Concours 14's :facepalm:

:shit: reckon you'd need at least a truck tyre for a Concours :dodge:

[Slavvy]

This would work with an old style bias-ply car tyre cause they have more of a round cross-section.

Doing it with a modern, low-profile tyre with distinctly different sidewall and carcass construction is just...retarded.

[ukusa]

I wonder what the handlings like..:laugh:

probably wouldn't notice any difference on a Harley :lol:

[MotoKuzzi]

I've watched a video of one in operation, the contact patch on a lean is far bigger than a motorcycle tyre because the tyre shape changes as the weight moves to the edge. Better braking in straight line conditions, cheaper, better mileage etc. I would try one if my bike would take it, you just adapt your ridng style.

[HenryDorsetCase]

The bike used by hopper in 'easy rider' from way back in the 60's or 70's is on display in a museum in the USA complete with a firestone car type crossply rear tyre . As all the roads over there are straight & merkins can't ride around corners it seems a logical choice:innocent:

are you sure about that? not trying to pick a fight or anything but my understanding was that both the movie bikes (there were a couple of reach I think) were stolen and parted out early in the 70's?

going to do some research on that now. I always liked the Billy bike better than the Captain America bike.

[The Lone Rider]

are you sure about that? not trying to pick a fight or anything but my understanding was that both the movie bikes (there were a couple of reach I think) were stolen and parted out early in the 70's?

going to do some research on that now. I always liked the Billy bike better than the Captain America bike.

You are both right.

One was destroyed in the end for the fire shots. The other was stolen.


The one on display is the one blown up. They took what was left, and rebuilt it.

[awa355]

I've watched a video of one in operation, the contact patch on a lean is far bigger than a motorcycle tyre because the tyre shape changes as the weight moves to the edge. Better braking in straight line conditions, cheaper, better mileage etc. I would try one if my bike would take it, you just adapt your ridng style.

I wonder what the Insurance co would think about it in the event of a claim. Or whether it would be wof legal?

The contact patch might be bigger, but surely it wouldn't have the same gripping characteristics that a purpose made motorbike tyre would. Certainly not if it rolled onto the tread shoulder while cornering.

If the car tyre tread tried to stay flat on the road while cornering, then the tyre would tend to push the bike straight ahead. Remember the three wheeler farmtrikes a few years ago?

Think I'll stick with bike tyres on my bike, and car tyres on my car.

[malfunconz]

they are popular on rocket3 in the states , big cruisers eat tyres so its a cheaper option ya can get over 30k on a car tyre about 10k or so on metzlers . Not my cup of tea , far to twisty here in NZ .

[The Lone Rider]

they are popular on rocket3 in the states , big cruisers eat tyres so its a cheaper option ya can get over 30k on a car tyre about 10k or so on metzlers . Not my cup of tea , far to twisty here in NZ .

20,000K and up on Metz.

[fokky]

I wonder what the Insurance co would think about it in the event of a claim. Or whether it would be wof legal?

The contact patch might be bigger, but surely it wouldn't have the same gripping characteristics that a purpose made motorbike tyre would. Certainly not if it rolled onto the tread shoulder while cornering.

If the car tyre tread tried to stay flat on the road while cornering, then the tyre would tend to push the bike straight ahead. Remember the three wheeler farmtrikes a few years ago?

Think I'll stick with bike tyres on my bike, and car tyres on my car.

????????how does a rigid drive trike have any thing to do with it????????

[awa355]

????????how does a rigid drive trike have any thing to do with it????????

You're right. I had forgotten that the drive on a trike was the biggest effect on the turning ability of the trikes. I know they could be sods of things to turn at times

[fokky]

You're right. I had forgotten that the drive on a trike was the biggest effect on the turning ability of the trikes. I know they could be sods of things to turn at times

even worse if ya put ya feet down and the bastard trike drove up ya legs...i should be taller

[jafar]

are you sure about that? not trying to pick a fight or anything but my understanding was that both the movie bikes (there were a couple of reach I think) were stolen and parted out early in the 70's?

going to do some research on that now. I always liked the Billy bike better than the Captain America bike.

Yes I'm sure, there is a photo kicking around somewhere of me standing next to it.:facepalm:

The "coca-cola" chopper was done the same way from memory. That bike is in the Wheels through time museum in North Carolina:scooter:

[banditrider]

http://www.stromtrooper.com/general-v-strom-discussion/59555-darkside-1st-ride.html :facepalm:

[malfunconz]

20,000K and up on Metz.

never say never but i have never had more than 10 possably 11 k on a rear metz tyre on me R3 . Learnt my lesson last winter .... that middle tread all but disapears i get a new tyre . I wanna know its shiftin water .
By the way all best to Pete ( awayatc ) and Marsha for their upcoming big day in Hamner . Love you guys .M