Riding on the Darkside - car tire on a motorcycle - contact patch

[2wheelsarebetterthan]

fdjizm: Wow. You know nothing about darkside and you call dardsiders morons. That makes you sound really stupid.

[JcXtreme72]

Radial tires are meant to resist this kind of sidewall load.  You are asking for trouble. Spending less on a car tire trying to save a buck is putting your life in serious danger.

[fdjizm]

Who made it cool to put car tires on motorcycles? morons.

[dinosoreis1]

The more you lean the smaller it gets and if your the kind of rider who finds the limits of your bike having a contact patch that changes that drastically is just a bad idea, what is going to happen in an emergency situation like if a pedestrian steps out in front of you wail your making a right turn or there is a deer or derbies in the road around a blind corner? All so the carcass/side walls are not built for leaning and could blow out. What about the bead are they the same?

[TRXruss]

And what psi would one run in this?

[Austin941]

Has anyone checked with the insurance companies? It's not a "motorcycle" tire so in the instance of a crash I've heard your insurance can deny a claim. Hope you're saving enough money buying car tires to foot the bill for that Lexus you just rear ended.

[eneboer]

It should thx not The haha

[eneboer]

The for the demonstration, it looks really good

[straightfour]

If chummy wants to race or ride for god sake get him a BIKE to ride.. might be fun then at least ...

[straightfour]

Ok... currently ride a CBR1000 RR, a CBRXX, a 750 Gixer and an R6 ( but the gixer and R6 are just track bikes.. not street legal )

If dickhead has an ACU licence happy to race on a track. if dickhead aint got a licence and wants to street race, no rules, happier still... But hey, lets take a look at this shall we. The guy riding cant even afford riding gear,, he is riding what looks like a crushed up NY taxi ( as much luggage and plastic bits just not so well put together )..

[jaygdav]

You will be testing the bike on the side theory soon! Please wear your gear.

[straightfour]

What a muppet.. Question for you gonzo ( Or are you kermit ? )

If it is such a great idea wtf are car tyes not used on race bikes ?

1) get you self a real bike

2) Go do a track day

3) book your ambulance

[noweirdbeard]

@straightfour This guy would out ride you any day on any tire. What kind of bike do you have you old geezer?

[BIKERMETOO]

Dangerous !! illegal in UK..and in many countries