Subject: Re: Tire Directions
Author: mike skaggs
Date: Mar 23, 2001, 4:35 AM
Post ID: 1706001519
The difference is because of tread design direction...if you don't run a
rear tire backwards on the front it won't direct water away.......I called
Avon years ago on this.....the tech guy wouldn't officially say it was okay
to do this but said off the record go for it....
Mike
www.classicguzzi.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Formberg <guzzi-@yahoo.com>
To: <Loopfram-@topica.com>
Cc: <tf-@gte.net>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 4:23 AM
Subject: Re: Tire Directions
| ============================================================ IT'S ABOUT TIME! If you are over age 50, claim the discounts you deserve at SeniorDiscounts.com. You've earned it, so take advantage--FREE access to over 40,000 discounts! http://click.topica.com/aaabEsb1dfltb2pRbDa/seniordiscounts ============================================================ Tim, I always thought that the reason one mounts a rear tire on the front in the reverse direction of the arrow is because of the way the belts are overlapped in the tire and the stress placed on the tire when braking is opposite of the stress on a rear tire when accelerating. I recall doing this with Phantoms for an SR500 I had, and that was what I was told - seemed to make sense to me. I've only done this a few times on bikes over the years but never had a problem. I've always mounted a rear on the front and never a front on a rear, probably because of sizes more than anything else. Hope this helps. Tom '83 SP/Hedingham '73 Eldorado __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ ============================================================ Get a better night's sleep tonight knowing that your email subscriptions are busy filing and sorting themselves. So they'll be just where you need them to be in the morning. http://click.topica.com/aaabDob1dfltb2pRbDc/register ============================================================ ____________________________________________________________ T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 |