I get a kick out of how people keep calling these car tires better when they are not....
Running a car tire on a bike is not "better" than running a tire designed for
the bike.... It will not support the weight of a bike better
than a tire that is meant to be on a bike.... Nor will the bike
lean or handle better with one.... you would have to be mildly retarded to think that...
If you want to do it than fine... its your bike do
what you want.... but dont tell people that dont know anything about bikes that its a good idea.... because it really isnt...
Bad idea? well that really depends... but I defiantly wouldnt call it a good one.... there really is no reason to do it and
negatively effects the bike if even a little..
I dont know why I still have this picture on my computer....
but these are the tires I have on my "cruiser style" bike right now... I took a pic of them when they showed up at my door.....
thats only $180 worth of rubber in that box
The rear tire (the one in question) is obviously the more expensive one.... but the one I have costs $102 and thats not
really a whole lot more than a car tire.... and the tread lasts forever on these things.... about as long as a car tire....
and you go through about 3 rear tires for every front tire so you cant figure in the cost of replacing both of them every time...
I've had these on the bike for over a year now and the tread
still looks like new... and I put a hell of a lot of miles on the thing.
Its a ridiculously sticky dual compound sport touring tire that grabs the road like its covered in glue..... and it works great in the rain also....
You can get tires like this for almost any bike.... you just have to look.
As dangerous as bike already are... do you really want to screw with probably the most important part of the thing?
Nothing effects the handling and safety on a bike as much as the tires do.
And for the love of god.... please stop saying your bike will corner better with them.... it wont.....
I would be willing to bet serious cash that I would be able to severely outrun your cruiser in the corners with these tires on my bike
if you had stock tires let alone a car tire on the back..
A lot of members here are new to motorcycles.... and dont have a clue about a lot of things....
while some of us here (like me) have been riding for years..... I've been riding half my life now.... and it doesn't help when you tell someone
thats new to motorcycles that something like this is a good idea... because they will believe you...... its not really a good idea....
Yes you can get away with it on some bikes with ought significantly sacrificing a whole lot...
but you are still sacrificing and your not going to save as much money as you think doing this...
if it all.
I've seen old choppers with car tires on the back.... and the people that own them just learned to adapt... they did it to be different and it works...
and I dont fault them for that.... but they dont go around recommending it to people because they know what the tire does to the bike.....
and having a bike tire on the back actually is a better idea...
Theres another thing you need to think of.... Insurance companies will do **** near anything to find a reason to deny a claim....
if you get into a wreck with a car tire on your bike (wich is actually a little more likely)... and your unlucky enough for them to realize that you have a car tire on your bike.... your most likely going to be screwed....
They'll most likely pull some "Improper equipment" card out of a book... blame it for the reck and deny your claim right then and there....
and a judge will most likely agree with them...... its just something to think about...
Yes you can put a car tire on a heavier bike and not NOTICE a huge difference.... so I can understand why some
people think its not a big deal.... but the difference is still there.....
and you will see it come out if you ever need the bike to react like a bike should (like trying to avoid something)
I just know from being around bikes for soo long that its not the best idea to do this and a really bad idea on some bikes....
let alone all of the physics that prove it will negatively effect things..
even if its not noticeable to some riders during regular riding...
Im not a noob to bikes.... I've been around them longer than the majority of the people on this site...
and I know what im talking about on this....
Yes you can usually get away with it...
and maybee not "notice" a difference.... but you are always going to be better off putting a good motorcycle tire on a motorcycle....
its just soo much safer than doing what some of you are talking about..
Im not really trying to flame anyone....
its that I know my stuff when it comes to this.... and I cant make myself just sit back and watch some people tell new riders that its a GOOD idea to put a car tire on a bike....
btw excuse the weird formatting of the text... I did that so you wouldnt have to scroll left and right while readin... (due to the bigger pic)