John Luciano
One Of The Origionals , TOI - New England
that is exactly what it is a theory
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Hi All
New to this forum. Fairly new to trikes. The discussion I have read (from Dunlop Tire engineer?) on the reverse mounting of the REAR tire on the FRONT has to do with the design structure of each. A rear tire has its "tread belt" joined such that the rotational force (accelleration) pushes the joint together. The front tire has it's joint such that braking pushes it together. "I make no warranties, express or implied as to the accuracy/truth of the foregoing." (smiley face goes here) I am currently running a Battlax 021 radial reverse mounted on my trike. 11,000 miles and counting. I will go to a bias rear reverse mounted when I replace it.
All i know is when I had my trike conversion put on, the dealer phoned me telling me I needed a new tire on the front (after the OEM Dunlop only had 7800 miles on it but looked good to me) I gave the go ahead and they installed a Michelin Pro Activ on the front with the tread reversed. Now I did not suggest this, but left it up to the dealer and that is what they done. After reading countless blogs reversing the front tire is supposed to diverse water away from the rider. Beats me, but I have no complaints but I have since removed all my wheel weights and installed Dyna beads.
I notice that the front tire on my GW MT has almost no grooves in the center of the tire (in the contact patch area). Since I am pretty new to trikes, I don't know if this is common, or if my front tire is in need of replacement. Can any of you seasoned vets lend me a bit of insight?