Date: 17-05-24  Time: 19:47 pm

Author Topic: Darksiding  (Read 634 times)

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Darksiding
« on: 31 January 2020, 06:51:37 pm »
Not something I'd ever heard of and certainly not something I'd consider but an interesting video none the less

https://youtu.be/hEZeR9E3JyY

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Re: Darksiding
« Reply #1 on: 31 January 2020, 08:25:01 pm »
Ah, yes, the ridiculous idea of sticking a car tyre on the back of a motorcycle because bike tyres are so expensive...  :rolleyes
The first few seconds of the video clip show *exactly* what is wrong with the idea as the bike tries to corner in the wet and you can *see* just how little rubber (or tread pattern to disperse the water) is in contact with the road.

Bike tyres have a rounded profile and dual compounds for a reason...  :wall