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Jess Tolbirt
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« on: January 24, 2010, 09:16:36 AM » |
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hey guys i got a question,,,
i can buy a d-404 for the front which is a bias ply tire,,, will it work ok with a car tire radial on the back?
i am not an aggressive rider because the honda tachs out to quick and the pegs drag way to soon...seriously tho i am just mostly a casual rider because Bev wont let me get even just a little bit crazy...
thanks in advance,,,if i dont get that tire i will most likely go with the metzler....
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R J
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« Reply #1 on: January 24, 2010, 09:27:04 AM » |
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Personally, I'd go with the Metzler on the front with a CT on the rear.
But that is also my combination.
Personally, I don't like a non radial on the front...
Rode LEO bikes too long I guess.... When we went to radial tire bikes, we had a lot less problems, in a chase, riding the fire trails and etc. .......
Harley's used to run CT front and rear for years. The 1st LEO motor I got issued had Good-Year Diamond tread 600 X 16 on both ends. When we got issued the MotoGuzzi. that was our 1st experience with radial tires. After that the specs were changed to Radials.
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« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2010, 09:36:24 AM » |
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Any difference from what you're now riding on.
If there is a size difference and there most probably is you will notice a different speedometer reading but that's not a big deal.
There are some on this forum who have in the past promoted bias ply tires on the front.
Mixing bias with radial is not that big a deal since the bike rides on two wheels.
It's mixing them on cars that there is an exaggerated affect.
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Jess Tolbirt
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« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2010, 09:43:00 AM » |
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thanks guys,,,i used to run bias on my race cars back in the 70's and then the radials came out and i felt like i was sliding all the time till we got used to them,,anyway the price is right for my budget right now and if i can get one riding season out of it i will be happy,,,
ride safe and i'll cya on the road,,,
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« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2010, 11:07:12 AM » |
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I prefer the front with a bias (rear tire) when running the car tire rear. It makes mine WAY better than the radial front bike tire. Just MHO. YMMV.  |
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Larry
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« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2010, 01:25:50 PM » |
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I've got the D404 up front with a GYTT on back and it works good. Holds well in corners wet or dry.
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Bone
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« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2010, 03:00:07 PM » |
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I'm running the same as Larry. GYTT on the rear and D404 on the front. It's my second D404, living in Michigan we have most of the road conditions possible.
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