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footsie
09-28-2008, 02:41 PM
My friend who own a tire shop, has an idea which we are going to try. He believes that by using the truing machine to round the edges on a car tire that it will solve the cornering issues.
he intends to cut 5/32 of the edge and round toward the center.
will keep yall posted.
Sorry posted in wrong area, someone moved it for after I changed it, read the next one up.
Please read the other post with the same title.
Cruise On
Gregg:fingers-crossed-emo

flb_78
09-28-2008, 02:47 PM
One of my friends who owns a tire shop has came up with an Idea we are going to try, he is going to put the tire mounted on a motorcycle rim on the truing machine and round the edges over, we have tried a ct on the bikes that was taken of a car with edges worn of, it handled very well.
He suggested we trim 5/32 off the outer edge and round inward, thus starting with a rounded profile.
Will keep yall posted.

Cruise On
Gregg:fingers-crossed-emo

Sounds like a good idea.

Why is this posted in the Ladies Lair?

footsie
09-28-2008, 02:52 PM
sorry

Freebird
09-28-2008, 02:57 PM
Not a problem. I moved it for you. :)

footsie
09-28-2008, 03:14 PM
Thank you I tried to delete it, but didn't know how, so I reposted in the darksiders.
New to the site.

Thanks again

Gregg

wild hair 39
09-29-2008, 08:39 AM
are you going to take the tire off the bike,or will he do it on the bike,want to do that to my CT,24000,on it now,it is realy a flat tread now,what about blance

pegscraper
09-29-2008, 08:47 AM
I could see something like this creating a real balance problem and wind up ruining the tire. Unless the guy has done stuff like that before and knows he can do it, I think you're best off to leave it alone.

gunboat
09-29-2008, 06:19 PM
hi all
i remember seeing this done back in the mid 60's in my home town. i thought the guy was nuts, cutting all that rubber off my tires. but he showed me that the pile of rubber on the floor was very thin. that it trued up the tire. but i haven't seen this done in many years, so i guess it would work ok.
best reguards
don c. :missingtooth:

eagleeye
09-29-2008, 06:29 PM
Hey, I think it is a great idea. me and my friend were just talking about doing the same thing a while back. I have been thinking of putting a car tire on the back of my RSTD.

Just look at what Burt Munro did shaving the tire on his Indian and set a world record that still stands. I know it's not a car tire, but the fact that he shaved it.

Be sure and post pics if you do it.

Steve

footsie
09-29-2008, 08:26 PM
The tire will have to be removed from the bike and tire and wheel placed in the machine.
He has many years of experience truing tires, we will rebalance afterward.
My ct on my valkyrie is wearing in the middle not the sides, we think only a small amount of mileage will be lost.

Hope to get this done wed or thursday.

Will keep you all posted.

Thanks
Gregg

Squeeze
09-30-2008, 04:31 AM
This Thread is leaving almost breathless, but not speechless. Thank God, i'm not allowed to give a Comment on the Issue here.




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footsie
10-02-2008, 09:56 PM
Guys have not gotten to do this work yet, wife wanted her bike painted before daytona,
working on that at this time.

will post pics and results when i can get to it.