Replaced mine with a car tire. Don't know if it's immune from de-lamination, but riders are getting a lot good mileage out of them.Well, this is interesting. My own rear tyre has now delaminated or separated at 11,820Kms.
Tyre pressures have been religiously maintained. The bike hasn't done any trips in adverse conditions.
The tyre is a 180/60-16 G704 Bridgestone.
The local distributor have said they'll supply a free replacement .... I was pleasantly surprised at that.
Within our area I now know of 3 tyres (G704's) that have suffered the same fate. Failure has occurred at 16K, 12K & mine at almost 12K.
Are you sure you guys are not having a problem ? Or are you just replacing the Bridgestones with an alternative ?
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Sweet. If you didn't know you were running on a car tire you wouldn't know the difference. Been up in the twisties of West Virginia with some forum riding buds from here and although I wasn't the lead dog it wasn't because I was slow or over cautious.How do you find the car tyre handles in corners ?
What make/type/size car tyre is popular ?
Good point about the running temperature Dookoo, I have an IR gun and will check the hot running temp. Summer is approaching so it'll be a good time to monitor them.
What is the OEM tyre in the US for the 2012 ?
I'll dig up mine. That's all I have at the moment.Would anyone have a pic of the Kuhmo 195/55/R16 Run-flat showing the tyre profile as mounted ?
Sounds like an intriguing option
Can't give you definitive advice on that. The car tire won't cause an accident. Bad driving and bad drivers will. Any tire is only as good as the rider controlling the bike and from my recent experience the car tire lived up to its expectations on quick stops. More rubber on the road meant less rubber in the air.While I wait for my replacement tyre & think about the car tyre option: I have to wonder how the various insurance companies accept the fact that a car tyre has been fitted to a motor-cycle ?
Have any of you had a claim (perish the thought) with a car tyre fitted ?
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