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Set me straight here - are you guys running car tires on these trikes?
Aint that the truth, I wish mine would do something, so I can replace them with a tire thats better at water removal, like aqua-treds or the like.George Lewis said:.doubt if I will ever wear them out. Run 24# in the rear...
In the beginning I was not thrilled at the wheels or tires on my CSC. So I said to my installer, "Oh well, when the tires wear out, I'll get new wheels too." He said, "Good luck on that, they'll probably last for years." At 13,000+ miles, they look like new. BTW - 24-26 psi.George Lewis said:I wonder just how many miles folks get out of rear tires on their trikes? Let us know...I have 12K on my Goodrich 235 70R 15s and they look new..
Speaking only of the GL1800, I think you'll find that most on this board agree on a bias ply on the front for longevity, this is acceptable because the trike doesn't put the side forces on it that a two wheel trike would.storm said:Just as I thought - here I have been running bias on the front for years and just recently a Car tire on the rear ( non-trike ) Acording to the "experts" this is the formula for disaster.
I'm glad to see you guys have a better understanding of how things really work.
Trikes rock and I see one in my future also.
I had Aqua-Treds on my 99 when I hydro-planed and and wrecked. Needless to say I don't trust them anymore. The rear end of a trike just isn't heavy enough. I still had a lot of tread even though I had 50K on them. I went to a 15" low profile with new rims.cjmitch said:Aint that the truth, I wish mine would do something, so I can replace them with a tire thats better at water removal, like aqua-treds or the like.
Nice rims.... Looks like you got a CSC, they are WAAAAAAYYY more adaptable to aftermarket rims that Motortrike.SMSgtE8 said:I had Aqua-Treds on my 99 when I hydro-planed and and wrecked. Needless to say I don't trust them anymore. The rear end of a trike just isn't heavy enough. I still had a lot of tread even though I had 50K on them. I went to a 15" low profile with new rims.cjmitch said:Aint that the truth, I wish mine would do something, so I can replace them with a tire thats better at water removal, like aqua-treds or the like.