Car Tire ,Who doesn't like 'em

[Kidd]

I wnat to know about any bad experiences  or dislikes  using the car tire on rear of your  Valk .

Called a few bikes shops and found only 2 that would  install one .

Kidd

[Shockbushing Gary]

Kidd, I'm not going to speak to my own feelings on the issue. What I will say is that this is an extremely controversial subject. It tends to raise a lot of hackles, divide the group, and generally breed hate and discontent. I wish that weren't true, but it is.
Instead of reopening an old dead horse, now quite rotten, you might consider searching some of the old posts. If you read many, you will see what I mean. You will also get to try to divide the opinions from the facts, and the inflated stories from the more accurate.
No finger pointed at anyone any more than myself, I will simple end this with, I hope this doesn't become another crap-tossing contest.

[Kidd]

Gees ,  then I will  do a search  for car tires , or  ct  or some form of it.

[Steve K (IA)]

Kidd,
PM sent.

[RLD]

I had 2 car tires and liked them fine. The only issues I had were going over potholes, gravel, or on rutted roads. The wider tire tends to climb the high side and it can get quite un-nerving. When I moved from a rural area to a metro area, I went back to a bike tire for this very reason. The potholes and rough roads just got to be more than I could handle. Honestly though, if I moved back to a rural area, I'm not sure I would go back as the bike does handle better, in my opinion, with the correct tires. It's a difficult decision for me as I really liked the longevity and grip of the car tire, especially braking. I can lock up a Metzler rear very easily while the car tire had some serious grip. Good luck with your decision. To bad people get testy about something that really is a personal decision. There are arguments, good and bad, both ways. Maybe try a used tire for a couple hundred miles, then at least you're not out much if you decide against it.

[DeathWishBikerDude]

How about listing your age, height, and weight.

[DeathWishBikerDude]

I'm 43,6"2 235 and the valk fits me.
The car tire handles fine as long as you can handle the bike.

If you can barely touch the pavement at stop lights,and you have trouble handling the bike at low speeds in parking lots,I would probably stick with mc tires.

[RLD]

50 years old, 6'0, 160lbs. 107K on the last bike before a deer took it out. Riding my entire life.

[Farther]

How about listing your age, height, and weight.

Are you looking for a date?

[Bugslayer]

I wnat to know about any bad experiences  or dislikes  using the car tire on rear of your  Valk .

Called a few bikes shops and found only 2 that would  install one .

Kidd

I ran a car tire for about six month's. It looked good, and was actually kinda fun trying something different. But I ended up going back to an Avon. The tire I had was a 205/55-16. Rut's and worn intersection's made it very hard for me to hold a straight line. Also, when riding highway's or farm road's that had much of a crown to them, the bike always wanted to track towards the right. I had to constantly counter-steer to keep the bike going straight.
Other than that, it was pretty cool.   

[Ken Tarver]

6'-1"   190 lbs    58 y o    white hair   
205/60-16

[nortman]

And lovin' every freekin mile that I put on it!

[R J]

I'm 43,6"2 235 and the valk fits me.
The car tire handles fine as long as you can handle the bike.

If you can barely touch the pavement at stop lights,and you have trouble handling the bike at low speeds in parking lots,I would probably stick with mc tires.

10-04 what he said.

I'm on about my #5 or 6 car tire.
The one on MGM right now is a Goodyear Triple Tread @ 36#.

Ya put more in it and yes, it do waller around on the cracks and etc,

@ 36# it seems to float over these obstacles.

One observation I have observed in conversation(s), if you no like riding over grated bridges, stay the 7734 off of a car tire.

Myself I run normal or above the speed limit on a grated bridge, to me it is like running down the super slab,

There are a few members on this board will vouch on how I go over these bridges........ Ask Blackdog, he followed me into Paducah on one.  I had to stop at the bottom of the bridge and wait on them.  I was on a bike tire that trip.  Right after that I went back to a car tire.

[Jeff K]

I wnat to know about any bad experiences  or dislikes  using the car tire on rear of your  Valk .

Called a few bikes shops and found only 2 that would  install one .

Kidd

Funny how some people just can not follow written instructions.
Though he asked for bad experiences, the pro CT cult is chiming in already. 

[Ricky-D]

I wnat to know about any bad experiences  or dislikes  using the car tire on rear of your  Valk .

Called a few bikes shops and found only 2 that would  install one .

Kidd

That's an interesting statement.

Most likely displays a reluctance by the shop owners to get involved in any liability issues, although I don't see where there would be any.

[SANDMAN5]

Sorry, can't post quotes from other replies to 'splain who I'm responding to.
Anyway, some of the bike shops you called probably wouldn't install a bike
tire either unless you bought it from them. Some of them also are "convinced"
it's either unsafe or illegal to put a car-tar on a bike. As for the pro-darkside
chiming in, out of over 375 "reads" to the original post, there weren't too many
replies posted about negative experiences. Why not post an "opposing" view?
Happens here all the time. I love the Darkside and PROBABLY won't ever switch
back to a round tire. Only "bad" 'sperience is in a rutted road at slow speed, such
as pulling up to a stop sign. The benefits far outweigh this one negative, IMHO.

[Kidd]

what are the benefits ??

[Scott from FL, now in Maine]

5' 11" 200 lbs 49 Love my CT, but don't want to promote debate on this thread. Just want to comment on dealers and their response to installing the CT. I found both bike dealers and tire shops that won't install the CT due to fear of liablity issues, not because they think they are unsafe, only because it is out of the norm. After searching I found a local shop that was glad to do it, the owner doesn't own a Valk, but has a few different big bikes and has CT's on all of his too. I agree on the comment of trying it to decide for yourself, but if you use a used tire, be sure to inspect it carefully  Ride safe!

[lee]

If you take your own wheel off you don't need to find a cycle shop to install a CT.
Almost all tire stores have the newer machines without the center pin now.
So you can get the tire put on at the store you buy the tire from.
Most times mounting is included in the price.
I bought one at Sears,  didn't even have to take the brake rotor off they mounted it.
Last one was at a local tire store took the rotor off, but did not need to.
OH as long as my Valk holds up I will never go back to a MC tire.

[SANDMAN5]

Benefits are several. Lower initial cost unless you buy a real high-dollar car-tar.
WAY more miles between replacements. My first Goodyear had 17,000+/_ miles
and it had many more left. Better wet weather traction. Better braking (rear).
Big attention getter/conversation starter...if you're into that kinda thing. Overall
a more "stable" feel, bike just feels more solid. And as an added bonus, you get
to come on here and make people mad!! (sorry, can't post smiley's!)