Is there a different style front tire for a trike of any kind? I heard somewhere that a trike does not need a front tire designed for a two wheeler but rather one designed for a trike. The idea is that a trike front wheel is more like a car tire and therefore needs a different design. I am beginning to believe that this is not true as i cannot find anything on the net. Your observations and experience would be greatly approciated.
front tire for trike
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nucseal
1000+ Posts
There is multiple post concerning trike front tire. You can do a search and come up with 30+ post. Here is one for your review:
https://www.triketalk.com/forum/threads/45222-Avon-front-tire?highlight=avon+trike+tire
The Avon Chrome trike specific tire will my be next one soon.
Burnerboy
2000+ Posts
I have the Avon trike tire on my Roadsmith (second tire) yes it works nice................:clapping:
Ronnie
Ronnie
I had the Avon Chrome Trike tire put on my trike two years ago and I am very happy with it.
Zammy
20500+ Posts
Love my Avon Trike tire.
Avon Trike tire. Best I found.
ol' school
16500+ Posts
Loving my Avon Trike tire too!!! ThumbUp
Love the Avon Trike Radial.
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Thanks
It took me a while to review the comments you all made. Certainly looks like Avon Tires are the answer to my question. Thanks so much for your info.
It took me a while to review the comments you all made. Certainly looks like Avon Tires are the answer to my question. Thanks so much for your info.
Burnerboy
2000+ Posts
You won't be disappointed, I'm certain
Smooth ride
Ronnie
Smooth ride
Ronnie
Lets not forget about the BT 45 running backwards. I put 25,000 on one and it was still going strong.
paws
Just Killing Time...
BT 45 in forward position here…. excellent!
I also vote for BT 45. Great response and no cupping or noticeable wear after 7500 miles :wave4:
BT 45 has been replaced. BT 46 is the replacement. 130/70-18 M/C 63H TL mounted in reverse for the Goldwing. Being install in reverse 7-1-21.
Burnerboy
2000+ Posts
Trying not to ask a stupid question here:
BUT why mount it (bT45 tire) backwards? , I mean what is the reason? advantage?
I thought (here I go "thinking again") that tires were made to shed water away from the grooves, to give us a better smooth'rrr/safer ride...
Ronnie
BUT why mount it (bT45 tire) backwards? , I mean what is the reason? advantage?
I thought (here I go "thinking again") that tires were made to shed water away from the grooves, to give us a better smooth'rrr/safer ride...
Ronnie
Burnerboy
2000+ Posts
I don't know the science behind it. It has to do with how the bias ply rear tires are constructed. I do know that a lot more smarter people than me are doing it. Have been for years. I ran my BT 45 on my VTX backwards for 6 years. The water groves are not in play if you think about it. You are only using about 2.5" of the center of the tire. Putting the 46 on my Wing this week.
paws
Just Killing Time...
I too never fully understood why people run these tires backwards...
I mentioned it to my mechanic when I was going to change and he told me there was no true advantage to running it backwards.. said it's like some people like mayonnaise and others prefer mustard.
So we put it on in forward position... that was 2015... and to the day I sold the Gold Wing trike this past February that tire never showed any signs of abnormal wear or cupping, no dry rot cracks. I had put 12,000+ miles on it - a lot of that was chip seal curvy roads here in the hill country of Texas.
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