Comments on: American Motorcycles 300 Front Tire Movie Chopper

By: rocketmonkey

rocketmonkey — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:51:48 +0000

bikes turn different than cars wider tire = less lean angle and thus less handeling look at sport bike tires relitively wide but verry round, tread dang near all the way to the rim

By: sfan

sfan — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:24:02 +0000

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?

By: hoyt

hoyt — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 18:14:54 +0000

Aaron,

thanks for the chuckle…I think you are on to something with the “compensating” t-shirt.

By: Jeff Rittter

Jeff Rittter — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 09:00:10 +0000

HIDEOUS!!! Keep the fat tires at the rear! I feel sick looking at that thing!!

By: todd

todd — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 01:34:32 +0000

for some reason it reminds me of a Rokon or a ToteGoat…
-todd