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Thread: Harley Front Tire???

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    Default Harley Front Tire???

    I have searched "front tire" and all I get is front tire changes for Honda. I found one for a Harley and the person used a MU85B16 rear tire. They did not say if they mounted backwards.

    Has anyone put a rear tire on the front of a triglide? Which rotation direction? I notice the MU85 has 11/32" tread depth, the stock front tire has 5/32". What type of tire? What size?
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    I used a Bridgestone Battle Axe? tire mounted in reverse and it is doing fine after only 6000 miles no wear.
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Quote Originally Posted by VaThumper View Post
    I used a Bridgestone Battle Axe? tire mounted in reverse and it is doing fine after only 6000 miles no wear.
    I cannot find a 16" Bridgestone on any of their websites.
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Im running a Dunlop MU85 in reverse direction on my Roadglide trike. Currently I have close to 10k miles on its wearing great. The only thing I would advise you to do is measure the width between your front bumper. I think its slightly smaller then the fender is.

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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Am I missing something? Why do you mount the tire in reverse????

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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    My Roadglide also has the MU85 mounted reverse rotation. 15k and still looks new.
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Quote Originally Posted by pigbike View Post
    Am I missing something? Why do you mount the tire in reverse????
    This will explain it >>>> Tires Directional Arrows Explained By Avon Tyres at Cyril Huze Post
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    The tire I used i Mfg Part# 072664. I ordered it from Partsbandit.com. It is 130/90V16 rear tire mounted in front in reverse.
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Quote Originally Posted by FLTR2008TRIKE View Post
    Ok I understand why you reverse a rear tire when you put it on the front. I'm still a little confused why someone would go buy a rear tire to put on the front. Why not just buy a front tire?

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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Quote Originally Posted by pigbike View Post
    Ok I understand why you reverse a rear tire when you put it on the front. I'm still a little confused why someone would go buy a rear tire to put on the front. Why not just buy a front tire?

    The rear motorcycle tire has a flatter profile to give you more contact area when mounted on the front and the rear tire has more tread depth 11/32" compared to 8/32" for the front. Im looking at 25k miles minimum wear on my current front mounted rear tire. The best mileage I could get out of stock front tire was 15k.
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    I'm using the Dunlap Rear Bias Ply E3 MT90B-16 74H in reverse rotation on the front of my converted Street Glide. It has a higher weight rating and a deeper tread depth. So I expect I won't have to replace it as often as the front 402. It maybe a little louder running than a 402. The E3 and the AVON Venom tires are the only 2 tires I never found any wild stories about.
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Now I understand,,,,Thanks for the clarification

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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Ill replace what came on the 09 triglide. for safety sake, Harley did the research and development plus I have ESP dont want to mess that up.

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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    The only thing to watch out for is rain. If the tire is mounted backwards it will send water under the rear tires in rain.

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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Welcome aboard Porky, AH you do realize that we are talking trikes here. The front tire track is well out of the way of the rear tires track.
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Quote Originally Posted by porky View Post
    The only thing to watch out for is rain. If the tire is mounted backwards it will send water under the rear tires in rain.
    I have ridden through some serious rain down pours with my rear tire mounted on the front in reverse and I have had no issues with handling.
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    Correct but the spray of the water will spray out in the path of the rear tires. I have a 2008 and I put the tire on the correct way and spray was not as much as reversed.

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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    I have a Motor Trike kit on my 02' FLHTCUI, tried various brand's of tyre's but the best I have used (and still are) are Shinko Tyre's specificaly made for Trikes. I ride hard n fast
    & have 12000 kliks on this one so far, So go & check 'em out

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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    I just made up my mind and installed a MT90B16 rear tire on the front with reversed rotation. On the ride home it seemed to steer better. May have just been because the old front tire was down to the wear bars I had gotten 22,000 miles on the original front tire. It was the dealers first time for doing this on a tire.
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    Default Re: Harley Front Tire???

    I'm at 18000 and going to put on my 3rd front tire,last one was E3 MT90B16 front tire,will try the rear tire reverse thing this time ,to see if better

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