Guest Bigin Posted January 5, 2007 #1 Posted January 5, 2007 Kicking around the Harley dealer today, saw several bikes with run flat tires. I guess the police use them but are available for retail puchase. First time I have seen these on a bike. There must be some drawbacks or most bikes would have them. Any experience anyone?
hipshot Posted January 5, 2007 #2 Posted January 5, 2007 biggin, i haven't got any "first hand" experience,with run flats. however both of my brothers have them on their "kz1000P's" they are primarily police bike tires, and i would imagine they are pretty expensieve! just jt
Guest Bigin Posted January 5, 2007 #3 Posted January 5, 2007 I should have priced them. They would have to be pretty expensive to not be worth it, imho, if there are no ride or wear issues.
Guest Bigin Posted January 5, 2007 #4 Posted January 5, 2007 I found this on a search that answers the question I guess. These "run-flat" tires, supplied by Dunlop, were able to increase safety significantly by enabling the rider to safely slow to a stop if the tires are damaged in a high-speed pursuit. However, the very thick sidewalls on run-flat tires transmit a much greater level of road shock to the handlebars, increasing rider fatigue, prompting operating agencies to migrate to standard high-performance tires. As a result, Dunlop discontinued production of the run-flats. The most popular replacement tires are provided by Metzeler. Oh well. Maybe someday it will be perfected. I would be a buyer then.
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