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n1elkyfan
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If you Google for "Akira Bike", you'll find several ongoing projects along these lines.
This gent seems to be using airplane tires on his:
http://tireunlimited.com is a great place to see lots of different tires in one place -- they sell every kind of tire -- car, motorcycle, ATV, airplane, etc.1983 GS850G, Cosmos Blue.
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n1elkyfan
Well I'm not really wanting to do a direct copy of Akira bike. I'm useing it more for the seating style.
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The main question as I see it is whether the bead designs are any different. Whatever mutant tire you can stuff onto whatever rim, you'd want to know that it will seat and seal if the rims are the same diameter.
I'm thinking that car and motorcycle tire beads must be about the same. I've heard that there are lots of idjits riding Honda Valkyries who have switched to a car tire on the rear. This is a rotten idea for several reasons, but bead sealing isn't one of them.1983 GS850G, Cosmos Blue.
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2015 Yamaha FJ-09, Magma Red Power Corrupts...
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Originally posted by bwringer View PostI've heard that there are lots of idjits riding Honda Valkyries who have switched to a car tire on the rear. This is a rotten idea for several reasons, but bead sealing isn't one of them.
What it boils down to is either use a bike tire that will cost about $200 and last them about 8-10,000 miles or get a car tire that will cost about $125 and last for 25-30,000 miles, while having a better weight rating.
Just in case you have any more interest in this rather controversial subject, here is a link to a report from one of the Darksiders.
This link is to the video. The sound is not syched correctly to the video, but you will hear footpegs scraping. 8-[
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n1elkyfan
After looking at that video at Might just use a car tire. I wonder how it would act on the front.
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