American Motorcycles 300 Front Tire Movie Chopper
February 2nd, 2006 by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider"
You’ve put the 300 rear tire on and you still want more? Got a deal on big rubber so you bought two but you only have one bike? Well, American Motorcycles has your answer, mount one of those big guys up front. They built a chopper called “Headhunter” for an upcoming movie called The Ironhorsemen, sporting a Revtech 110 horsepower engine, six speed right side transmission and two size 300 Avon tires.
Handling? We’re not talking handling, we’re talking tires! Hmm …
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February 2nd, 2006 at 10:47 am
put on knobbie tires of that size and hit the beach
February 2nd, 2006 at 3:18 pm
or put on a 150ci twin, a 9 speed gearbox, colour changing paint, and a t-shirt that says “i’m well endowed. why doesn’t anyone belive me?”
February 2nd, 2006 at 8:34 pm
for some reason it reminds me of a Rokon or a ToteGoat…
-todd
February 3rd, 2006 at 4:00 am
HIDEOUS!!! Keep the fat tires at the rear! I feel sick looking at that thing!!
February 3rd, 2006 at 1:14 pm
Aaron,
thanks for the chuckle…I think you are on to something with the “compensating” t-shirt.
February 7th, 2006 at 6:24 am
Has anyone heard of experiments with comparatively fat tires on high performance bikes (300’s may be excessive)? If so, what were the results & trade-offs?
I remember in the 80’s a flirtation with small diameter fronts, reputed to provide better turn in. I am wondering if, with the right fork geometry and all other things equal, a fat front should give proportionately better turning and braking traction. Rubber footprint is critical to car performance; is form-bias, rather than function, holding back the motorcycle world?