Hello all,
I have looked at several youtube videos and have done some reading on going to the darkside - and am curious about people's experience in doing this.
Going "Darkside" means mounting a car tire on the back of a bike.
I realize that this is a polarizing topic, but have yet to find definitive answers...
To start this off:
PROS:
cheapest path to switching to radial tires - you can buy 15 in radials close in size...
darkside tires supposedly last much longer
good wet weather traction
CONS:
most shops will not mount them (not sure if illegal?)
insurance companies may point to a darkside tire as a contributor to an accident and cite it as the reason they would not provide coverage (so I have read...)
Unknown:
how does the bike handle on twisties? (I keep reading "different")
how does a VMax behave with a darkside tire (looking for someone who has tried this to comment)
anyone care to share their experience?
I have looked at several youtube videos and have done some reading on going to the darkside - and am curious about people's experience in doing this.
Going "Darkside" means mounting a car tire on the back of a bike.
I realize that this is a polarizing topic, but have yet to find definitive answers...
To start this off:
PROS:
cheapest path to switching to radial tires - you can buy 15 in radials close in size...
darkside tires supposedly last much longer
good wet weather traction
CONS:
most shops will not mount them (not sure if illegal?)
insurance companies may point to a darkside tire as a contributor to an accident and cite it as the reason they would not provide coverage (so I have read...)
Unknown:
how does the bike handle on twisties? (I keep reading "different")
how does a VMax behave with a darkside tire (looking for someone who has tried this to comment)
anyone care to share their experience?