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 …
doug says
put on knobbie tires of that size and hit the beach
aaron says
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?”
todd says
for some reason it reminds me of a Rokon or a ToteGoat…
-todd
Jeff Rittter says
HIDEOUS!!! Keep the fat tires at the rear! I feel sick looking at that thing!!
hoyt says
Aaron,
thanks for the chuckle…I think you are on to something with the “compensating” t-shirt.
sfan says
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?
rocketmonkey says
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