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Old September 29th, 2017, 01:22 PM   #31
jkv45
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^ I dunno - I would need to see more info than that video to convince me.

If the contact patch and traction is so good, better than a cycle tire, should we expect to see car tires on MotoGP bikes next year?

It may have a decent contact patch, but I don't think it's the exact shape of contact patch you want for any type of cornering. During cornering it's flexing the sidewall of a car tire in a manner that it's not designed to do.

If you are going in a straight line all day I'm sure it's fine, but if you like to crank it in a corner now and then, maybe not so much.

I know of a guy that rides a V-Strom year-round in all types of weather (heavy snow and ice) that loves his car tires.

I won't be trying one any time soon.
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