Put the speculation and "I think" stuff here.
EXACTLY!OldRider said:So tell us Fred, if Joe Blow wants to put a car tire on his motorcycle, what business is it of yours?
There are many, many delivery vans on the roads without incident or accident.FredBGG said:It does not take any "sack" to try a car tire on a bike. There s nothing heroic about using a car tire on a bike....
I've tried a bike with a car tire. It's like turning a sporty nimble convertible into a delivery van.
Ummm - You do realize that they are the only people with experience, right?FredBGG said:I think it all boils down to where does the information come from.
All the most "authoritative" pro Darkside information comes from "Darksiders" users
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Actually, the motorcycle industry will not make condoning use of ANY non-OEM tire.FredBGG said:All the most authoritative information against going using car tires on bikes is coming from the motorcycle industry.
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FredBGG said:
And yet, you will be the first one to defend the logic of strapping a friggin' kite surfing board to the side of a motorcycle for transport. I'm going to take a wild guess that if that came to a vote about its relative safety, that "idiotic" might be one of the more positive responses you would get.FredBGG said:Because they are considered unsafe on a motorcycle and I happen to live in the Santa Monica Mountains where
many motorcyclists come and ride. My wife, my son and my daughter have to share the roads with these riders.
Despite the entire motorcycle industry recommending against the use of car tires there are those that think they
know better than the engineers, scientists and test pilots.... and to save a few bucks put poor performance tires on their bikes.
I have seen one too many drifting into the other lane because their bikes don't handle as they should.
Neither of these arguments work.FredBGG said:Because they are considered unsafe on a motorcycle and I happen to live in the Santa Monica Mountains where
many motorcyclists come and ride. My wife, my son and my daughter have to share the roads with these riders.
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I have seen one too many drifting into the other lane because their bikes don't handle as they should.
Go the full hog and try some kerosene. That will fix it.simmons1 said:Dang, this thread is more polarizing than any oil thread ::015::
I may have to try a CT on my Wing in the future. ::021::
Huh?? What'd you mean?groundhog said:So do these Darksiders wear black cloaks and plastic helmets as they drift uncontrollably round a corner. May the grip be with them!
I wasn't going to comment anymore on this subject as I find it almost too ridiculous for words. But hey since you are all ganging up on Fred or anyone else who thinks car tyres/tires on a bike is a bad idea, I can't help but try to redress the balance.........something not altogether easy when riding a bike with a car tyre
Err, surely if they did fit car tyres (and I DO wish you Americans/Canadians would spell fricking 'tyre' properly..) to a motorcycle then they would then be called motorcycle tyres ? If I fit some spotlights to my bike that were intended for a car they become motorcycle spotlights shirley ? I have a kitchen sink which I fitted in the utility room, it is now referred to as the utility room sink, is it not the same with tyres ? I also have a bathroom tap which we fitted to our new kitchen sink, it's never been referred to as a bathroom tap, only as a kitchen tap. Is it not the end use that defines a product.FredBGG said:However despite the fact that the motorcycle manufacturers make safer and less safe motorcycles NOT ONE manufacture ships a motorcycle with car tires on it.
2112 said:Err, surely if they did fit car tyres (and I DO wish you Americans/Canadians would spell fricking 'tyre' properly..) to a motorcycle then they would then be called motorcycle tyres ? If I fit some spotlights to my bike that were intended for a car they become motorcycle spotlights shirley ? I have a kitchen sink which I fitted in the utility room, it is now referred to as the utility room sink, is it not the same with tyres ? I also have a bathroom tap which we fitted to our new kitchen sink, it's never been referred to as a bathroom tap, only as a kitchen tap. Is it not the end use that defines a product.
Oh, hang on, I've got this tongue stuck in my cheek...
("Y"s added for 2112)FredBGG said:. . .
The big question is WHY DON'T MOTORCYCLE COMPANIES offer any bikes with car tires that are not three wheelers?