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Originally Posted by jkv45
Those days are gone. MotoGP bikes and Superbikes are reasonably close at this point.
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Are they?
How many laps does a pair of tires last in a Moto GP practice session or race?
Are you wearing out tires as quickly with your "commute" or "aggressive" riding?
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Originally Posted by jkv45
The video says the car was better than a cycle tire in cornering. I can maybe see it on the hwy, but while cornering it isn't going to be "better" than a cycle tire.
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I didn't look at the video, but I never said car tires are "better", I can only present the parameters that I use car tire on my vehicles.
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Originally Posted by jkv45
Look at the way the tire need to deform when on its side. There's a lot of stress on the sidewall, and you are rolling on a small area that is the transition from the tread to the sidewall - something no car tire designer intended.
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Consider the stress forces generated by a 4000 lb. car vs 600 lb. motorcycle.
I doubt a motorcycle can exceed the stress forces required to test the limits of a car tire under normal "commute" or even "aggressive" street riding.
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Originally Posted by jkv45
I'm glad a car tire is working for you, but I'd never try it for "normal" street riding that isn't almost totally "commuting". But then again, I'd never ride a maxi-scooter either.
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That's your preference, you'd never know what you're missing.
Never judge anything that you are not willing to try, for you'd have no parameters to draw comparison.