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Originally Posted by RowdyRed94  Interesting. You didn't, however, test the passenger car tire that's at the heart of this matter. The SP5000 is no doubt a softer compound. |
RowdyRed94,
I don't understand your statement. I did research based on my circumstances so I could come to an intelligent decision based on the facts. I simply chose to compare the Battlax and the Dunlop because I now have both those tires, so this directly affects me. My Dunlop SP5000 is not some exotic tire. It is a normal V rated high performance car tire with a pretty average (for a high performance tire) 340 wear rating. My research shows that on average, motorcycle tires are made of much harder rubber compounds than car tires. This is either true, or false and I welcome anyone to produce actual facts that prove this as false.
One of the first things people rant about if they feel care tires on bike is a bad idea is the "fact" that bike tire are superior because they are made of much softer rubber compounds than car tires. Well, I am putting forward, based on actual research, the fact that the opposite is true. I have found that most, if not all, similar rantings are based on similarly false assumptions. I refuse to discount out of hand the thousands of people that have actually tried this. The fact that no one can produce any real evidence that this is dangerous or inferior is very telling to me. If anyone has ANY real information that this poses some real danger than they should present it. The repeated shouts that "the world is flat and no one will ever convince me otherwise" is a disservice to all of us that may be considering running a car tire.
The thousands of riders that have taken the time to try this and report their experiences does carry much more weight to me that those that continue to discount it based on what, feelings, misconceptions, incorrect "common knowledge"?? If you feel that car tires are a bad idea, please provide some kind of real information. The "Flat Earth" histrionics do no good at all. So, what does anyone think about this rubber compound information? Does it differ from what you thought?