Another tire question

[1olbull]

I was trying to figure that one out myself, but was afraid to ask at the risk of appearing stupid

Who cares, Amigo!
Some stuff I know pretty well, other stuff not so much.
The beauty is we all know and don't know different stuff.
Besides, what is truly important is not what you know but, what you know you don't know!

 

[bruce aussie]

After 7500 miles my rear tire is toast, I have also noticed a small amount of cupping on the front.

I ordered up the Bridgestone Exedra Max for the rear and the Avon Cobra for the front.

The Service manager at The Triumph shop told me that since the tires have different tread patterns the bike would feel weird, he likened it to wearing two different shoes

Is there any truth to this?
Have those of you you who are running this tire combination noticed any unusual handling?

As always thanks!

Tell him he's a wanker.

 

[Wrecka]

Tell him he's a wanker.

 

[idk]

Hey, Mate,
Would you walk me through the reasoning of this rear tire reversed when mounted on front wheel thingy?

On a tyre designed for the back wheel, acceleration forces are stronger and more common than braking, while on the front it's the other way round. The tyres are designed and built with that in mind. Therefore you have to run a rear tyre backwards when it is on the front.

However, you cannot run a front tyre on the back.

I did have a link to a page on the Michelangelo (IIRC) website, but I lost it a few computers ago. Barbagris may have it, and I will have a look ll after to see if I can find it again.

 

[CanberraR3]

Go and look at one of the most common cruiser tyres - the Dunlop 404. Different tread patterns front and rear. Your tyre man's a dead sh#t. Dozens of us run the Exedra Max rear and Avon front and not one person to my knowledge has complained that they don't work well together. What an idiot. You should show him these responses and then go somewhere else when they actually want your business.

 

[RKTNMYPKT]

Who cares, Amigo!
Some stuff I know pretty well, other stuff not so much.
The beauty is we all know and don't know different stuff.
Besides, what is truly important is not what you know but, what you know you don't know!

Now I'm really confused

 

[HansO]

Hey, Mate,
Would you walk me through the reasoning of this rear tire reversed when mounted on front wheel thingy?

I was trying to figure that one out myself, but was afraid to ask at the risk of appearing stupid

It is actually quite simple a rear tyre is designed to give grip and shed water etc while driving a front is designed to give grip etc while braking and as that is in opposing directions you need to turn a rear tyre around for front use so you get the better grip for braking etc. the practice of putting rear on the front in reverse direction has been around for years in fact I can remember a tyre that had direction arrows on it in both direction as it was designed to be used at either end

 

[Jag]

Here's my stupid question for the day. Why put a rear tire on the front ? 1. Strength? Wears better? Handles better??? Is my logic correct????

 

[HansO]

Here's my stupid question for the day. Why put a rear tire on the front ? 1. Strength? Wears better? Handles better??? Is my logic correct????

Surprisingly all of the above can be correct, I personaly have yet had to but there are guys who found them selves needing a front but not been able to so have used a rear with good results in fact Chris from Spain swears by them

 

[1olbull]

On a tyre designed for the back wheel, acceleration forces are stronger and more common than braking, while on the front it's the other way round. The tyres are designed and built with that in mind. Therefore you have to run a rear tyre backwards when it is on the front.

However, you cannot run a front tyre on the back.

I did have a link to a page on the Michelangelo (IIRC) website, but I lost it a few computers ago. Barbagris may have it, and I will have a look ll after to see if I can find it again.

Thanks!
What about the tread pattern and water dissipation issues caused by reversing the tire?