Car Tire for 1100

[amazngrace]

What do you all think ? It seems that a good number of the Valkyrie guys have been going to a car tire on the rear and lovin it !!

Would this work on 550 pound 1100 ? Anybody tried it yet or know someone who has ?

My Metz 880's still have plenty of tread on them, so I'll have to wait a while.

I guess that gives me plenty of time to look into it !!!!


...ED

[AirportFF]

I wouldn't do it, but that's just me. A car tire isn't designed to lean like a bike tire. That's why car tires are squared off and bike tires have a curved sidewall. You lean it too far into a corner and the car tire isn't designed to give traction on it's sidewall, that spells disaster to me.

[amazngrace]

AFF, Check this out :


http://www.valkyrieriders.com/shoptalk/CarTire/home.htm

and :

http://lifeisaroad.com/stories/2004/10/27/theDarkSide.html

...ED

[AirportFF]

Well after reading that.....I wouldn't do it. Though according to what's there apparantly they are OK. I would have to see some actual tests done for comparison. Not just some folks opinions. Like a head to head test, using the same bikes, conditions, roads, etc. Although we probably won't ever see something like that since most magazines get a ton of advertising money from MOTORCYCLE tire companies. It would be interesting though.

[Machinehead]

I'd suppose the efficiency factor would be in the neighborhood of 99% if it were mounted to a drag bike or a monster machine like the Boss, but mounted on a street machine....well....not me.