F6B Dark Side Riders

[bobbyf6b]

I just read this, it may provide some insight from the tire and motorcycle industry:

http://www.ridermagazine.com/browse-...torcycles.htm/

I'm considering adding the F6B to my current collection of one motorcycle, but will more than likely stay on MTs when the time comes to replace tires. Those touring tires will seem like they last forever compared to the tire life I'm used to getting on my Hayabusa over the years. Looking forward to having the "sport" Goldwing.

My favorite quote from that page:

I’ve been riding with a car tire for over 2 years with over 15,000 miles, rode twisties from Arkansas to West Virginia. I have worked in manufacturing for 25 years. One thing I’ve learned is that there are alot of technical, scientific or safety related reasons something should not work but you try it and it just does, I’d like to see instead of you telling us it should not work, do some actual riding/testing and prove it will not work.

[bobbyf6b]

They always show the MT leaning over and sticking to the road. When you lean on a CT it flexes and you actually end up with more rubber on the ground than a MT. After over 20 years of off-roading and seeing what tires can endure I wouldn't think twice about putting a CT on my motorcycle. When off-roading and rock crawling, we lower our tire pressure to 10 psi and below so the tires will wrap around rocks. I've run the same tires for years, lowering and raising tire pressures sometimes weekly. CT's are flexible.

It's not a right or wrong issue, it's a choice. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside that we have a choice to do things that buck the norm. Isn't FREEDOM awesome?

[Freak]

Put 70,000 miles on car tires on my 2008 wing and once the rear is done on the f6 I will be installing a car tire.

[bob109]

Put 70,000 miles on car tires on my 2008 wing and once the rear is done on the f6 I will be installing a car tire.

What was your favorite tire? What kind of mileage were you getting per tire?

[Freak]

What was your favorite tire? What kind of mileage were you getting per tire?

I liked the kumho run flat the best. Tried the falken non runflat did not like it.
I got between 15000 and 17000
Most of my riding is aggressive back road riding. , edges wear out
I like the feel of the runflat the best.
I have 7000 miles on my motorcycle tire now and it's pretty much junk.

[Mustangjake]

Kumho Ecsta SPT XRP 195/55R16 is 25 lbs
General Altimax HP 195/55R16 is 18 lbs. This is what I am running.

[Freak]

I also tried a Pirelli euforia runflat and liked that as well.

[Scotrod]

It's not a right or wrong issue, it's a choice. It makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside that we have a choice to do things that buck the norm. Isn't FREEDOM awesome?

If it makes ya smile, it can't be ALL bad!!!!

[Big Dawg]

I offer you a simple challenge to prove that the contact patch is much larger on a car tire than it is a M/C. If you can find someone who has a C/T on their bike, then it is easy to make a foot print of the tire. Here's an easy method.

1st cut about a dozen strips of paper about 4 inches long and an inch wide. With the bike on the side stand, slip the pieces of paper under the tire as if they were a feeler gauge, place them side by side, in a fan pattern around the contact patch. Once you have them in place, just tape them all together. Roll the bike away and now you have a view of the size of the contact patch. Repeat the same process with a like model motorcycle with a M/C tire and you will be able to compare the difference. Be prepared to be shocked! the C/T patch is 2 or 3 times bigger! Not to mention when the bike is straight up, the patch is 10 times bigger. You have the whole width of the C/T on the ground and with the bike tire, you have a 50 cent sized patch on the road. Ask yourself, which one will stop the quickest? Not to mention, there is a taller sidewall on the car tire which equates to a little more sidewall flex that produces a softer ride, I can go on and on but that is several reasons why I like them. Better dry and wet grip, longer tire life, smoother ride, shorter stopping distance, and cheaper.

[Deer Slayer]

Welcome 1506 Hornblower. Glad to help ya.. Enjoy. I am now on my third Gl1800 with a Mean Ass Motorcycle Tire (Car Tire) and over 80 K on them.