Darkside contact patch vs Motorcycle tire contact patch.... videos

[pugsly]

i would go darkside on my vulan 500 but theres now way to get a 35x10.5 to mount up

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[AfterDarker]

What about motorcycle tyres fitted to a car? There must be a VW beetle in Mexico or somewhere with a set of Metzlers? Would handle better!

[JmalB]

There was a thread about that on one of my car forums. NSRT-4s came with an odd rim size. 17x6. Most people when they got drag radials or slicks went down to a 15xwhatever because the stock rotors were the same size as regular Neon rotors. This caused a problem for people who got big brake kits. The solution was to fit motorcycle drag slicks on the stock rims. Or so the story goes.

[vikingpnut]

I went to the darkside this year! I was going to go last year, had the tire bought and everything but my leg got hurt and I didn't even look at the bike for 6 months. At a measely 500 miles I'm really happy with the handling. My bike does better in gravel, on crappy roads, in the rain, emergency stops, etc. I haven't had the time to take it out and corner really hard, but I have dragged my pegs once since the change. My boss has 4000 miles on his valkyrie with ct and he is only starting to show some wearThis summer I plan to get some decent rides in to finish testing and I anticipate a good 25,000 +miles out of this tire for 1/2 the cost.

[intimid8er]

Good article:

Tales From the Dark Side: Putting Car Tires on Motorcycles | Rider Magazine

[jschiner]

Hey, The profile of the rims are different between a CT and an MT. That alone is enough to stay away. Now, If they made a CT with a profile to match a MT rim I'd switch in a heartbeat.

[Easy Rider]

Hey, The profile of the rims are different between a CT and an MT.

And the bead too.
For me, it is a "no brainer"; for others, not so much.

[tallannie]

Update....
with as many miles now on my CT as I used to get on an MT, this 'responsible person' is fully convinced that a CT is a 'no brainer' improvement.
The handling is only slightly different.... the bead seats fine on the rim...and I only see the bare beginnings of tread wear.
Also, even with this article published, I still have seen no hard data (data that isnt just 'appeals to authority' ) saying this causes issues of any kind.

[AfterDarker]

Provocateur

[tallannie]

well, hey....somebody has to keep Easy fed with opportunities !

Provocateur

[old codger]

well, hey....somebody has to keep Easy fed with opportunities !

I guess that makes you an agitator, I think that is great, been calm here lately!

[grandpatractor]

Here is the vids of mine

OEM and then the Car tire

[tallannie]

Nicely shot videos. Looks like good contact with the car tire... Nice corners too!

[grandpatractor]

Nicely shot videos. Looks like good contact with the car tire... Nice corners too!

thanks, You can hear the boards draggin a bit. Can't lean over any farther that that.

[dantheman]

Interesting stuff here...and lively debate. Lol! I've heard of people using car tires on their bikes, but I think I'll stick with a purpose built option. Just think, if something happens and the purpose built motorcycle tire is to blame for some fault or another, at least you have a chance to recoup some money from a manufacturer. Assuming you have taken good care of the tires, and they aren't obviously worn or something. Whereas, if you have a car tire on there, and the insurance company finds out that may not go so well.

Then again, may be nothing to worry about at all. I really couldn't say one way or the other without having hard facts. I'll still stick with my motorcycle tires, though. With proper care and attention, MT will last a decent amount of time, and be less of a worry. Money isn't that important when it comes to safety. IMHO

Please don't berate me for my opinion. Thank you