Rear tire on front?
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10-06-2009, 04:33 PM
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Rear tire on front?
Well I did it. having extreme fiscal difficulties i thought my riding season was over when the front tire was just to bald to be safe any more. Couldn't afford a new one (even shinko or chen sheng) so I found a rear tire that was approx the right size, 120/80-17, it looked like it would fit had lots of tread and so I did it! there were a couple of rubs the first hard stop but after that no prob. I knew you couldn't get away with a front on the rear (power etc.) but after an exhausting search where all I could find was "don't do it" without any good reason (to me) i decided it was that or put it away for the winter. put dyna beads in it (already had them) and it's smooth up to 100 mph. don't think i want to try further. handling isn't the best but at least I can stop with some authority.
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10-06-2009, 04:45 PM
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Don't think there is much difference between a rear and a front in the way they are made ..
Is that a radial on her now ?
The thing with handling is that it is to a large degree an issue of matched tires too...
Don't think they would be matched ? LOL
Your main handling issue would be caused because of the square wear profile that tire has got ATM ...
If it's bouncing at 100 .......did you balance it at all?
anyways ...as long as you take all that into account ...hey, wtf, you are at least rolling with tread
well done for your lateral thinking ...
Is that a radial on her now ?
The thing with handling is that it is to a large degree an issue of matched tires too...
Don't think they would be matched ? LOL
Your main handling issue would be caused because of the square wear profile that tire has got ATM ...
If it's bouncing at 100 .......did you balance it at all?
anyways ...as long as you take all that into account ...hey, wtf, you are at least rolling with tread
well done for your lateral thinking ...
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10-06-2009, 05:10 PM
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I meant it was smooth up to 100 because i didn't want to go any faster (don't know the speed rating) I thinks it's off my sons ex 500 kaw. I put dyna beads for balance. Yeah I think the profile doesn't lend itself to extreme handling performance. But over the years I've had to save my bacon way more often with braking as opposed to lightning quick cornering or the ability to lean really far over
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10-07-2009, 02:37 AM
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Probably not a factor if not being pushed too hard.
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