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Westernbiker
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« on: March 21, 2011, 01:17:38 PM »
Have ya seen these yet? I would like to see these in action!

http://www.shadetreemechanic.com/michelin_new_tire_design.htm
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Jess Tolbirt
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« Reply #1 on: March 21, 2011, 03:01:32 PM »
I have seen that for a couple years now, only one problem,, the tires are made to a certain weight,, if load say 500 pounds of horse feed in the trunk of your car what happens to the load rating?
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Momz
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« Reply #2 on: March 21, 2011, 03:36:28 PM »
Westernbiker,
Maybe you could try these as the "ULTIMATE DARKSIDE"'. Grin
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old2soon
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« Reply #3 on: March 21, 2011, 04:17:30 PM »
Maybe i'm jumpin the gun here-but looks like these things need their own wheel?? Maybe i'm lookin at it wrong?? Not seeing how it would mount to a (standard) wheel. uglystupid2 Hopefully i'm seeing or not seeing something/anything?? Ideas out there in radio land?? crazy2
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Jess Tolbirt
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« Reply #4 on: March 21, 2011, 05:22:06 PM »
yes they require their own wheel,,,wait till you need tires..LOL
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« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2011, 07:48:56 PM »
Where are they gonna put the raised white letters on them there tars????
How about whitewalls???  uglystupid2
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MNBill
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« Reply #6 on: March 22, 2011, 07:16:15 AM »
My son got a chunk of snow in his wheel and it shook like crazy going down the road
. The open sidewalls on these would be a nightmare in snow or mud.
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