Has anyone ever used a run flat..
...on a motorcycle; in the capacity that it was designed for? Meaning that they've experienced loss of air and the tire still gets them home, without any drama?
Just curious. If it'll get a car home... I'd think it would not self destruct on a motorcycle. Or would it... due to the difference to the way that the car tire sits on the motorcycle wheel's bead hump as instead of being locked in?
I offer this very good article again for review (we have seen it before on this forum) and a couple of pic's I took from it to illustrate my question:
http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums/...-rim-tire.html
http://i66.tinypic.com/20jsaie.jpg
http://i63.tinypic.com/14albfp.jpg
If a run flat car tire is locked into the wheel's rim, I can logically understand how it would still stay on the rim and the stiffer sidewalls would maintain enough tire structure. If they are not locked in (as on a motorcycle wheel) I would venture a hypothesis that the tire would eventually self destruct due to eventual lateral movement of the tire within the rim?
The 64 Thousand Dollar Question
Those two pictures are great for conversation and speculation! What they lack in actuality is 30+ pounds of air pressure which IMHO would change the appearance and seating of the tire beads to the rims. I've always managed to witness the mounting and removal of my CT's to my cycle rim. In the case of a non run-flat radial the tire seats with a distinctive "loud pop" indicating that has in fact seated. Same goes for "breaking the bead" for removal when the Gates Tire Machine is used to unseat the tire bead. Never had the opportunity to witness a "run flat tire" tire installation/removal so I won't comment on that. Several of our members are in the "Tire Business" i.e. Shooter and WJDuke come to mind. I'm sure they can provide some excellent input to this conversation as they've most likely "seen it all" in their professions:icon_wink: