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Rear Bias Tire on Front

SideCar · 2008-09-07T11:21:44Z

Well, I've decided to give a try to what a lot of trike pilots are doing - mounting a rear bias tire on the front in the reverse rotation. I'll be mounting a Pilot Activ on the front in reverse rotation this week. A number of trikers have been getting great mileage/wear and handling out of this idea and many are using this tire. I'm in search of better mileage from the tire. My car tire on the rear and the sidecar tire never wear out, but that still leaves the front with its receding hairline down the middle after 4000 miles. Although I'm already comitted to it, I thought this might spin some interesting discussion on topics like: A rear tire on the front? Yes, it has deeper tread, but it isn't designed for cross tread forces of the front tire universe. In reverse rotation? Won't it explode or separate? And, finally... Of course you get short wear on the front. It's a bleedin' sidecar rig. Jump in wherever you want.

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I've got the 880 on the front of my K1100LT w/ a Friendship III chair. It's a 100/90-18. Does the 130/70-18 fit this rim?

Posted : November 5, 2008 7:27 pm

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