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Holly

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Holly

Holly

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Having followed a lot of tire threads, I still have a question.

Why isn't there any true tread on most of the tires for our ventures?

 

Daryl

CMIKE

CMIKE

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You know this is really quite amazing...someone ask a question...and maybe it is not too clear what the question really is...but folks are racking thier brains to figure out what they can do to answer it. Not just one...but several are trying to figure it out to help this person.

That is why I hang around here.

:thumbsup:

naturbar

naturbar

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Or maybe one of these True Tread tires. Not sure it will meet the speed rating required though.

 

RR

i got of them on the rear and i'm at 26,000 mi. with 50& left - but making turn is sure hairy ............did get 3 acres plowed last weekend tho..........

dynodon

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He might be thinking of the D3 type of tire I have on my VR now. Has some angled grooves, but compared to an older style tire, it could pass for a street legal slick. Made me think a little about "where did the tread go?" but if you look at how it touches the road, there is plenty of groove to get rid of water etc. Plus, a rounded bike tire doesn't have to shed water in the same way as a car tire that is very flat.

 

Could THAT be what he was asking about?

Holly

Holly

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Most tires I am looking at such as the E3 Dunlop, only has a couple of grooves on the sides, Dunlop Elite II has an actual tread pattern. The third tire is a Continental, which to me has a great tread pattern, should get rid of the water under the tire during a ride in the rain. Are you telling me that the E3 without any tread pattern will not hydroplane in the rain?

 

Daryl

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CMIKE

CMIKE

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Well...I am not gonna say the E3 will not hydro in the rain, but I got caught last year in what seemed like a typhoon for about 4 hours on the interstate and was really impressed with the performance of the E3's at 65-70 MPH speeds. Seems those angled ribs channel the water out better than the straight groove tires. I was doubtful of the sport bike design also.

I don't think I will ever go back to a 404 even though it has more thread design that the Avons or E3's.

My wife claims we were soaked rats but really only our faces and hands got wet, cause it rained really hard and those 18 wheelers were really hosing us down as they came buy.

Tom

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Ditto on E3..been in rain..big time rain ad no problems..I prefer the tread style on the Avons and E3S as they dont tend to follow the grooves on a BADLY GROOVED HIGHWAY...AND WE GOT A LOT OF THEM HERE IN TEXAS

Dave77459

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Probably wrong here, but all the grooves need to do is give displaced water a place to go when the tire is in contact with the ground. A moment later, the water is wondering what just rolled over it.

 

I got caught in a monsoon on Friday. I have an Avon on front and an E3 on back. There was no hydroplaning at all. Last year coming home in another monsoon with an Avon on the rear, there was only one moment of hydroplaning, and that was on a cupped section during a particularly nasty Texas Flood. I reckon 25' out of 1000 miles isn't bad.

 

Dave

Holly

Holly

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Anyone know anything about "fullbore" tires, mileage, grip.

States they are 6 ply, can get them very cheap.

 

 

Daryl

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