General Category > General Discussion
WHY BIAS TIRES
Phil/TX:
Why do v 7’s still have bias tires?? and does it matter? How many people have gone radial? At least the cast wheels are tubeless, aren’t they?
Moparnut72:
My V7lll has a bias front and a radial rear as did my Triumph T120. I put radials on the Triumph front and rear. Big improvement. I will do the same with the Guzzi after current tires are worn out. I mainly ride it in town so no rush but I find the bias tires on the front follow grooves and edges badly, radials not so much or not at all.
kk
twowheeladdict:
I run bias ply on the bikes that came with bias ply, and radials on the bikes that came with radials.
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo?q=difference+between+radial+and+bias+ply+motorcycle+tires&mid=3AEB951AC119AB92EC323AEB951AC119AB92EC32&FORM=VIRE
Good explanation.
I guess it depends on how you ride your bike.
Maybe Moto Guzzi didn't want to deal with two different tires for the spoked rims and cast wheels.
Kildareman:
I prefer a matched set with similar dynamic characteristics hence when I changed the tyres on my v7 850, the OEMs were horrible, I went with the slightly larger front 110/80 so I could get radials front and rear. My poison being Bridgestone T32. Superb tyres in the wet (Ireland) out dry (not so much Ireland).
9fingers:
I installed radials for the better ride.....a big improvement....on my V7III Special. I did an Outex tubeless conversion on the rear but have not gotten around to the front, so I use Slime in the tube. The Continental Road Attack 3 WERE the chosen tire but they are discontinued now and the new 4 is not made in the required size. Currently running a Conti Trail Attack 3, supposedly a 90/10 tire, on the rear, and the Bridgestone T32 on the front. Why they use bias ply? They probably get them for cheap.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
Go to full version