So you must know all the gold wing riders in the entire world, I guess, since you can tell me there are no gold wing riders that ride primarily on interstates?
Fred. what's the problem? You never said
all gold wing riders, and neither did I. My
point was that despite the fact that the wing is a big, heavy, full on touring bike, some riders can still ride it well in the twisties. Well enough to keep up with most people on more sport oriented bikes. Most, not all.
Clearly the Gold Wing was designed for Interstate travel. Many people use them that way. I would imagine those people would be more interested in extending the mileage from a tire than improving the cornering. Just to be clear, that would not be all Gold Wing riders, just some. Get it?
And I said
all of anyone would what? :huh: I didn't even say you said all of anyone would do/like/ride anything.
(here's a hint: read my post. I never said that all gold wing or all venture riders ride only on interstates. I said that for the ones that do it might make sense to mount a higher mileage tire)
And why wouldn't
some FJR riders think it made sense to mount a higher mileage tire? No one rides
only on interstates, even if some ride mostly on interstates.
Just because someone hosses a gold wang around through the twisties somewhat adequately or someone else straps some luggage on a gixxer and rides cross country on it, doesn't negate that these bikes were designed and built with a particular intended purpose. .
True, but who cares?? If I understand you, you're not suggesting that someone should only use a bike for the particular intended purpose, only that the design team had an intended purpose.
Most of us do not need data or experience to conclude that strapping a car tire onto a motorcycle is not going to do anything positive for the handling of that motorcycle.
If no data or experience works for you, go with that. But why do you feel the need to share your lack of data and/or experience
on this topic with the forum in this thread?
But, I don't really see what all the discussion about this. If you want to put a car tire on your FJR (seems you already did) more power to ya. Knock yourself out. Let us know how that works for ya.
What, exactly, did you think I was doing with this thread in the first place Fred? The whole point of starting this thread wasn't to ask permission or what anyone though about the idea, just to share the process with the forum.
Just don't expect that everyone else is going to think it's a "great idea".
You know, I generally like your posts. I never said it was a 'great idea'. I only said I wanted to try it. If you read the thread, you'll see that I never said it was a good idea, or suggested anywhere that anyone else should do this. The whole thread is simply saying I am doing it and giving my experiences as I do this. I have even said if you only get a laugh out of this thread, that's still a good thing.
If you've got information to share, great. If you just want to cry doom, try another thread please. Pointing out car tires were not intended for motorcycles isn't a revelation.
