01-16-2016, 04:25 PM
(01-15-2016, 12:54 PM)The ferret_imp Wrote: I know and have ridden with dark siders ( guys who run car tires on their ST Hondas and Goldwings and FJR's. ) Their perrogative, and not for me
However I do find it a shame that a good motorcycle tire costs $175 befor mounting, and lasts 10k miles, and a car tire costs 1/2 of that and runs 8x as long. I know the reasons..I just wish they could close the gap a little, both in price and mileage.
The last time I purchased tires for my performance car, it cost a little over $1,300. They had a 20k life span. Sold it so I could play with motorcycles.
I purchased tires for my sport sedan a couple of years ago and the bill was over $800.
I suppose I could have purchased a set of tires for $360, but the cars would have handled like crap.
If I had say a Chevy Spark or a Smart Car $360 set of tires might be OK.
The thing is that performance costs $ whether it is engine mods, suspension upgrades or tires.
Would I like the tires to get better mileage, heck yes. But better mileage means harder compounds and harder compounds usually mean less grip. Since motorcycles only have two tires and those tires only have a few square inches of contact area, I want my tires to have the most grip possible, not only going straight but leaned over in a corner also.