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    Senior Member thumper 549's Avatar
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    I for my part have zero for clues how to use a 3rd party.
    I am just trying to reason out why the obsession, interest, satisfaction, in using a car tire.
    What am I missing?
    I am sure we all know the makeup of a supposed bike tire compared to a car tire.
    I don't get it and I am not knocking anyone, do as you wish.
    i just want to know ....why?

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    I am only speaking for myself but a lot of miles by riders before me, w/all kinds of bikes determined that we could safely run a car tire on our motorcycles and along w/that discovery came a cheaper tire w/more mileage between changes , better stopping power and wet road traction w/few downsides. I ran a car tire for a while till I had a leak on the way down to the 2016 Rally, nobody would fix it and I didn't want the hassle of getting another one so just got a mc tire from the Honda dealer and will call it good till the next time. It's not for everybody, I like the mc tire tread look better than the car tire, but it is, by all accounts, a safe alternative to an expensive tire that wears out some what quickly. word
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    Quote Originally Posted by thumper 549 View Post
    I for my part have zero for clues how to use a 3rd party.
    I am just trying to reason out why the obsession, interest, satisfaction, in using a car tire.
    What am I missing?I am sure we all know the makeup of a supposed bike tire compared to a car tire.
    I don't get it and I am not knocking anyone, do as you wish.
    i just want to know ....why?

    My reasons
    My needs were for long trips and flat repair that can be done to car tire much safer than Motorcycle tire.
    Better at heavy load handling (two up loaded on trips)
    Better wet traction
    No Cupping to deal with..
    Softer ride

    I am at about 70,000 miles on 4 different car tires on two different bikes.
    I've spent most my money on Motorcycles and Women, the rest I just wasted.

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    So to be a dark side rider...Do you also favor the straight line roads?
    No caustic stuff being said here.
    Just really curious.
    I don't think with what little I know- that a car tire will hold a grip like a MC tire should and would.
    Am a right?
    wrong?

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    Quote Originally Posted by thumper 549 View Post
    So to be a dark side rider...Do you also favor the straight line roads?
    No caustic stuff being said here.
    Just really curious.
    I don't think with what little I know- that a car tire will hold a grip like a MC tire should and would.
    Am a right?
    wrong?
    I have not gone dark side on my F6B, but I am DS on my Valkyrie. I can tell you this, that some of the guys I ride with are on car tires on their Gold Wings. We ride at some pretty crazy speeds in the twisties. I , myself, am not convinced enough to go Dark Side on my B yet, but I can tell you the car tires do grip. I just think they also push a little in the corners and I am not a big fan of that feeling. Mind you, we are riding at speeds most don't push these bikes.
    "Go sell crazy somewhere else, we're all stocked up"

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    OK
    So money is the answer here?
    That is not good enough for me.
    The car tire is cheaper and last longer.
    OK-
    The tradeoff of course is and has to have less traction.
    We know an MC tire is a lot more sticky than a car tire.
    On my bikes in which I ride two up and HEAVY ( Road king is the other one)
    I am happy with anything over 8K on the rear.
    Yes, i could buy a longer lasting tire, but i want the gription.
    You guys have fun and do as you wish.
    I hate broken bones and have had enough already.
    i will stick with Avon cobras and the like.
    Thanx for the insight.
    Carry on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thumper 549 View Post
    OK
    So money is the answer here?
    That is not good enough for me.
    The car tire is cheaper and last longer.
    OK-
    The tradeoff of course is and has to have less traction.
    We know an MC tire is a lot more sticky than a car tire.
    On my bikes in which I ride two up and HEAVY ( Road king is the other one)
    I am happy with anything over 8K on the rear.
    Yes, i could buy a longer lasting tire, but i want the gription.
    You guys have fun and do as you wish.
    I hate broken bones and have had enough already.
    i will stick with Avon cobras and the like.
    Thanx for the insight.
    Carry on.
    Money has little to do with it for me, I have roughly 100k on car tires on 3 different bikes. 98 Valk, 12 Wing and my F6. I have both a MC tire and car tire mounted and use both.

    Benefits for me include:

    Wet road traction- I live in Florida
    Load capacity- I have gone cross country with the wife on the back pulling my 16 cubic ft tag along with all of HER stuff in it.

    Run Flat-Had a Flat at work and road home 6 miles with zero pressure. Made me feel good later riding out west alone knowing I did not have to worry about a flat in places like Death Valley.

    Panic Stop-practice them occasionally, might just be me but can stop quicker with the Michelin Alpin on the back.

    Ride-Wife claims the ride from the back is smoother and quieter than with the OEM (which whines after a few thousand miles)

    Last of all is mileage-not about $ though. I have Summer's off and have taken long trips (such as 12k in 6 weeks Florida to Alaska and back) It sucks having to have a tire change during a trip. Fronts last longer on my bikes and the car tire last much longer.

    Add all of these up and the fact that I can hardly tell the difference and it makes sense to me.

    It really boils down to a peace of mind. I like to be comfortable on my bike and I Am with either tire so I can see no reason not to use a car tire when I want. To each his own!!

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    Maybe you guys are on to something.
    IDK.
    Also, I bet this subject is beat to shreds in other places, but I have to ask a few things and observe a few things.
    Being MC tire manufacturers spend lots of cash on R&D for MC tires and all the different compounds
    from the center of tire out to the sides for the lean angle, water, temperature etc.
    It would be hard to grasp in my mind that a car tire
    would hold better.
    Plus, a car tire is a flat tread design.
    I would think it would be all sorts of wiggly, HOT with the weight per sq inch compared to MC tire.
    Most cars do not weigh over 800 lbs per tire anymore, so are you guys not exceeding its rated dimensions?
    Too- to address the run flat-I carry a couple cans of flat fix with me
    In 40 years, I have had only one flat on the road it as the front but a couple cans got me back home to the garage .
    I am still interested, abate my points.
    Carry on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thumper 549 View Post
    Maybe you guys are on to something.
    IDK.
    .
    Maybe?

    We are on to something. Been there, doing that.

    C'mon thumper...



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    Had nothing to do with money for me. I can say after running one, it was well worth it and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.



    Mike

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