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Shu
12th January 2006, 16:33
I found this an interesting read and figured I'd share it.

http://lifeisaroad.com/stories/2004/10/27/theDarkSide.html
Snuffy
12th January 2006, 16:59
There was an article in a past American Iron or Cycle where a guy had automobile tires on the back and front and showed pictures of him riding. Not me, but I don't see why not on the back if it would fit. Might take a little more to lean but don't know it I would want to trust the sidewalls in a twisty but on a big bagger maybe a lot different. Handling through the curves has to be different, especially with "squared" shoulders, even 300's are rounded
Kath
12th January 2006, 17:14
One of Joe's friends has a Valkyrie that he customized the hell out of and he has a car tire on the rear of it.
bplinson
12th January 2006, 17:19
The Swedes are know for this. Coni from CCCP Choppers, in Switzerland, makes some beautiful Swedish Style Choppers. You can check them out at www.cccp.ch .
xl1200r
13th January 2006, 01:08
I'm not convinced. Those pictures show a tire he took off after 23,000 miles and it's wooped as hell, but he won't admit it. I refuse to believe it will handle well in the turns anyways. I'm looking at the one picture with the bike on a sidestand and there no way that "3/4" of the tread is in contact.
jack82
13th January 2006, 02:49
........Car tires are built for cars...........they have no place on a motorcycle...:doh .......

........I had a car tyre on a Triumph chop when I was a pup..........:shhhh


........I'm older and wiser now..........:)
cadiero
13th January 2006, 14:18
I've heard of this before, only on Valkaries and other big Hondas though. Is there a reason for this? Has anyone tried a car tire on thier Sportster or other Harley? I'd really like to know if it works. They would definately last longer.
TiBaal89
13th January 2006, 15:08
Maybe the lessen here is that a big Honda is actually a car?
xl1200r
13th January 2006, 15:40
Maybe the lessen here is that a big Honda is actually a car?


Coudln't have said it better myself. Maybe that's why the "dashboards" (what self-respecting motorcycle has a dashboard anyways)on the new Goldwings are obvious rip-offs from a Buick Skylark...