Car tire on my Road King

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jaspreet n

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Absolutely right, they are not for everybody.

Frenchman, I just read the thread about rear tire failures at Sturgis. The bad thing about MC tires is that even a little underinflation can cause failure, while the CT is very forgiving. Better get your SP 5000 quick, lol.
 
I think these guys know a little more than the rest of us.

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/infocenter_tiretips.asp?id=27#tip

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/infocenter_faq.asp?id=6#faq

Dunlop website good enough for you? Or is that the manufacturer's propaganda to try and rip you off?

***Why do motorcycle tires wear out so quickly compared to car tires?

In answering this question, we must first make sure that we are comparing apples to apples. When you think of it, the vast majority of motorcycles are high performance vehicles compared to most cars. Consider that you rarely see a motorcycle with less than ''H'' speed-rated tires. By comparison, the vast majority of cars ride on tires with lower speed ratings. Power-to-weight ratio and speed are big factors in respect to tire wear. Unfortunately, when many people compare mileage, they do so with a family sedan and a much higher performance motorcycle. Another significant factor in this comparison is the size of the tire contact footprint. In the case of a car, the footprint is much larger and there are four, not two tires contacting the pavement. You must keep in mind that virtually the entire width of the relatively flat tread of a car is in contact with the road all of the time. A car remains upright, even when cornering. This results in a much smaller contact footprint for a motorcycle tire. High power-to-weight ratio, speed, size of footprint and other aspects explain why motorcycle tires wear out quicker than car tires.***

***MOUNTING GUIDE
If the beads do not seat by 40 psi, deflate and repeat above procedures. Never use a volatile substance or rubber "donut" to aid bead seating. If the tire is a tube-type, deflate and reinflate after seating to prevent tube wrinkles.
For 15-inch motorcycle replacement tires, never mount on a 15-inch diameter passenger car tire rim. Mount only on a 15 M/C motorcycle rim. These passenger car and motorcycle rims actually differ in diameter. Never mount passenger car tires on motorcycle rims.****
 
hd4ever2008,

If this rubs you the wrong way, why open the thread?
Everything you said has already been argued to no end, and the people that are going to change to the Dark Side already made up their minds. Nobody is telling you to put a car tire in your motorcycle, period.


Hog 0308

You follow what Scotty said? He says he worked for Michelin, but he doesn't says if he was the janitor for the testing section or chief tester. Either way he could have claimed his involvement in testing. So what gives? If he was the janitor, is he still an expert that you are going to quote because he worked for Michelin?

Now, both of you, go to POST #1 and read it carefully. See where it says
TRIED IT?
What part of TRIED IT is giving you hiccups? If you don't have the guts to try it, does that mean it doesn't work? or it doesn't work because somebody said so?
Folks, before I posted anything on this subject, I TRIED IT. Many people before me TRIED IT. We all agree that it works, because we TRIED IT.
We are not relying on "somebody said so", we like to try things ourselves.

Having said all this, nothing wrong if you want to keep your MC tires, the roads are big enough for all of us. Ride safe.

Regards,
 
As always, the car tire posts have legs. I have 70K riding car tires on the rear of my 99 Valkyrie Interstate (now on the third CT). Would never switch back to an MC tire on that bike. Most of the detractors comments are simply ignorant theoretical hogwash.

My only frustration now is that I can't find a CT to fit my 2010 Super Glide....the Michelin 'Scorcher' will probably be shot soon (I suspect I'm only going to get about 7K on it).
 
There is nothing 'ignorant' my friend about preferring to fit bike tyres to bikes, nothing smart about fitting car tyres to a bike. That's your choice, but don't criticise me for mine, or that I disagree with you.
 
My friend, I'm just telling it like it is. Prefer what you like, but a high performance low profile radial car tire works superbly on the rear end of a bike, despite the hackneyed arguments to the contrary. Unless you've tried it you don't know what you're talking about.
 
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