Tires on a rig

Guest · 2012-08-10T14:18:57Z

New with sidecar, but already logged ~2K and do drive in wide range of conditions. It occurred to me that we probably do not need a standard rear tire with a rig: bike does NOT lean. On the other hand with additional weight of the sidecar we put like 200% load on the rear wheel: pulling the extra weight, extra drag, extra braking and all of it on the central portion of the thread. I have worn out my tire almost completely on that central part, sides are nearly new. Question/suggestion: are there special kind of tires for the rigs with flat surface, may be wider; are there tires with better longevity for this particular application; may be it's worth to change the whole rear wheel for something wider? ---------------------- The rig is: Yamaha Virago XV250 (twin V-Star 250) with Velorex 562 sidecar Rear tire 130/90-15 sidecar load ~90 lb

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What tire will be good for on the back of my 2002 ultra with a 5.10 x 16 tire that will last?
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Posted : August 26, 2012 1:07 pm

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