Benzine
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 09:42 AM |
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Bike wheels on a car?
Well not a car, a reverse trike. Is this a big no no as the tread wears unevenly and the tyres won't tilt round corners? What kind of wheels
& tyres do things like the Malone Skunk use at the front? They look like bike wheels but are they something else?
If one were to use a bike wheels at the front of a reverse trike how would they be mounted? Normally you'd have forks going either side of the
wheel but if it were to be used like a car wheel attached from one side only...?
Alternatively what are some very thin car wheels/tyres? (going for economy, not performance and top speed)
The mental gymnastics a landlord will employ to justify immoral actions is clinically fascinating. Just because something is legal doesn't make
it moral.
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RazMan
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 09:55 AM |
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Thinking logically here - I would have thought that bike wheels would not be strong enough to stand the sideways forces created by a car. Maybe a
different type bearing could be fitted? The tyres are almost definitely unsuitable as the contact patch would be so small, making it very skid-prone.
Cheers,
Raz
When thinking outside the box doesn't work any more, it's time to build a new box
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loggyboy
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 09:57 AM |
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IIRC bike tyres have progressive compound, so probly dont give much grip when perfectly vertical. Would be a very small contact patch for someting
that would likely way twice as much as vehicle the tyre was intended for.
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kipper
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 10:02 AM |
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wheels
Hi there .I have fitted a honda vfr single sided swinging arm to my reverse trike and have looked into using the same wheels on the the front.
I think they can be made to fit as they are mounted using four studs, as a car.
I have fitted a 17 inch car tyre on the rear rim with no bother so I guess you could use the same on the front.
Have a look in my archive for pics.
Regards Denis.
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 10:18 AM |
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just set it up with a bit of camber!
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JC
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 10:24 AM |
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I remember reading a review of the Skunk - at the time it had bike tyres on the front wheels. The tester said it understeered horribly until you gave
it some bravery whereupon the tyres gripped! The last Skunk i saw at stoneleigh had car tyres........!
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designer
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| posted on 18/11/10 at 05:52 PM |
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The guru, Mr Milliken, built that car above. Everybody is allowed a mistake; but that was a mistake too far!!
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