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Re:car tire for clearance? 2 Years, 3 Months ago  
Run whatever you decide on, But don't listen to anyone who does not run a car tire, logic seems to mislead these people into telling myths. The Car tire will NOT get up on the edge, The contact patch will always be larger, It isn't so 'Pinched' on the rim, Heck the comtrac is made for our size rim! And, it's a bolt on no clearance issues. There is nothing you need to know to get it to turn but how to take a old tire off and put a new one on.

Yes there is a break in,
Yes it takes about 1000 to 1500 to carve curves better than you did with an MC tire,
Yes it will outlast about 5 MC tires no matter who makes em,
Yes you will have better traction in all surfaces and much larger contact patch,
Yes the right size tire is a bolt on.
Yes it's best to run a sticky rear tire up front with your CT (MT66 is great)
Yes your best info is on the Darkside forums from people who run Car Tires.
Yes a Cart Tire stays on the tread and does not get up on the sidewall while riding in curves.

NO it's not for everyone! If you don't go through more than two tires a year you probably should not do it. Because you don't have the riding experience to run it, and you won't get much benefit out of it because the tire will be over 4 years old before you even wear it out.

It is a WIDE tire and it requires no MODS on a stock bike to mount.



This is my print after going through some dust onto pavement. I'll bet my tire no MC tire that is a bolt on will have that much of a Contact patch. The front print is a Rear MC Tire, a MT66 Reversed also larger contact patch than any Front MC tire in a stock size.

Myths Busted! I have one on! I can take curves faster, I can go into them quicker and come out of them faster just because of the gobs of traction I have in the rear, With an MC tire on the rear i would be skidding out braking down this quick and breaking traction on exiting. You can't beat the Car Tire in any adverse weather conditions with an MC tire. That's my story and I am sticking to it.
 
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