Car Tire on a Goldwing.. rightside up!

I took an existing Video that was upside down and flipped it so it's easier to watch.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Goldwing
• car
• tire
• darksider

[vivitar45]

you shift like shit can here the gears grindding

[mcaswel]

Your a moron that can't read! This isn't my video. I turned it right side up.

[MrRidewithpride]

I'm now riding on my 3rd Continental Pro-Contact SSR (Self Supporting Rin Flat) 195/55/16 on my 2006 Gold Wing. The first tire I ran with 34 psi, too hard and wore out the center in 22,750 miles. The 2nd (same tire size and brand) I ran 26 psi very agressivly and wore out the sidewalls in just over 18,000 miles. The one I have on now has only been on the bike for about 5000 miles at 30 psi and I hope to get at least 30,000 miles out of it.

Tomorrow (Oct. 18th, 2010) I;m heading to MA from CO.

[hellostevelee]

while you're at it, don't forget to armor all it!

[Oso1G]

@markjrobbins On a 900lb Goldwing, a run flat car tire is the safest tire available. Car tires are certainly not for every motorcycle, only a select few that when fully loaded, approach and surpass the weight limits on factory tires. Use common sense people, you can't put a Goldwing down on frame sliders like a sport bike.

[markjrobbins]

Why would anyone want to do this? Its bad enough when you end up with a squared off MC tyre, but to start off with one from a car - no thanks! I would understand it if it was on a trike, but on two wheels I think its just retarded....

[d0nutzaz]

@vivitar45 That noise isn't the gears grinding,it's most likely the footpegs scraping the road surface

[MotorcycleGuy2000]

If you watch this video you will see in several spots the bike leaning, only slightly in a genital turn, like are the 40sec mark and the tire rides on the edge which leaves only a small contact patch. This is significant because a car tire uses a very hard rubber compound (why car tires last longer) that does not grip nearly as well as the soft rubber on a motorcycle tire.

small contact patch in a turn + hard rubber = much, much less grip in the corners than a motorcycle tire

[blueturtleman1]

I'm sick of putting a new $300. bridgestone on my 1800 GL every 10,000 km or so. The car tire might be a little less stable in the twisties but not too bad. My buddy has 50,000 km on his Valkerie/ car tire and the tire still has lots of life in it. I'm going to give it a wirl next time around.

[Oso1G]

@rickeggett Absolutely.....the car tire absolutely destroys the motorcycle rear tire especially in the rain, loose gravel roads is another great place to show how the car tire is better....

[slurp812]

I imagine it would be fine for touring / moderate street riding. But I wouldn't drag a knee with a car tire. I had a el-cheapo squared off tire on the back of my yamaha xs500d. It wasn't good in corners, I did an accidental drift once, and nearly shat myself...

[Oso1G]

@5thredline The contact patch is far superior unless the motorcycle is at extreme lean angle. I run a run flat car tire on the rear of my 2010 Goldwing. It's better than ANY motorcycle tire available for my motorcycle since there is no run flat motorcycle tire available for my model. For the Goldwing, it's the safest and best tire by far as a fully loaded Goldwing can approach 1600lbs. Heavier load rating, vastly superior performance in heavy rain. It's not for all motorcycles....

[rickeggett]

Lets try this is the rain !!