motorcycle tire for fat rear bicycle wheels

[miked826]

Yeah that does sound very dangerous, I don't ride my bikes at night since my cert restricts riding to the daytime, and it is really hard to see potholes and other road hazards at night. It gets 30 degrees colder at night here too and I don't really want to ride freezing my butt off, lol. I'm sure if I started riding my bikes at night around my neighborhood, there would be a lynch mob with torches and pitchforks and sheriffs with taser guns chasing after me!

I sold that motorized bicycle with the bicycle tires, for a huge loss, to build my own bike frame. A frame that will house those 18" x 4" motorcycle tires with room to spare. It will not matter what I run over any more. I can run those tires at 20 PSI and I won't feel anything in the road......at any speed.

I sat on one of those tires and hopped up and down on it, with no tube or rim on it and it did not collapse. It doesnt get any better than that. LMAO

 

[16v4nrbrgr]

The way you describe the roads and drivers there would make me consider getting a big dual-sport enduro motorcycle with 12" stroke suspension to soak up the bumps and have a commanding presence and field of vision. Those types of bikes are popular with the folks out here who live in the rural coastal areas because Caltrans neglects those roads until they wash off the face of a cliff or the potholes are big enough to swallow a whole car, lol!

 

[miked826]

The way you describe the roads and drivers there would make me consider getting a big dual-sport enduro motorcycle with 12" stroke suspension to soak up the bumps and have a commanding presence and field of vision. Those types of bikes are popular with the folks out here who live in the rural coastal areas because Caltrans neglects those roads until they wash off the face of a cliff or the potholes are big enough to swallow a whole car, lol!

Those motorcycles are very popular down here for the very reasons you just mentioned. I'm building a motorized bicycle version of that enduro with side ammo cans over the back wheel and a 200cc GX Clone with a Honda Flywheel with Dual Charge Coil that cranks out 50 Watts to power front and rear LED lights signals and brake light. It will have functional pedals though I doubt you would get too far on it that way. The wheels and tires alone weigh 40 lbs combined.

Total cost for my bike: Less than $1500
No insurance needed
1 time $19 registration
Top speed - 50+ MPH

The Hanebrink would also be a distant cousin to my bike. They went overboard with their tires though. Great bike, just not for the streets. Looks way too much like a mini bike.

I think my bike will be more in competition with the Honda Ruckus than a full blown Enduro or any type of motorized bicycle, gas or electric.

There is nothing closer to my bike than the Honda Ruckus. The Ruckus is only popular because it really has no competition to speak of. None yet anyway. LOL

 

[MotorBicycleRacing]

[QUOTE="miked826]
a 200cc GX Clone

Total cost for my bike: Less than $1500
No insurance needed
1 time $19 registration
Top speed - 50+ MPH

The Hanebrink would also be a distant cousin to my bike. LOL[/QUOTE]
LOL You are really stretching the California motorized bike laws with a 200cc 50mph bike with motorcycle tires.

Gonna be some fun reading about your future legal encounters on the pot holed streets of LA.

It's $20 for the plate now.

Dan Hanebrink has bought his fat wheeled bikes to the races. Nice Guy who has a lot of accomplishments.

Bring that monsta out to the April 12th Willow Springs race......

 

[miked826]

LOL You are really stretching the California motorized bike laws with a 200cc 50mph bike with motorcycle tires.

Gonna be some fun reading about your future legal encounters on the pot holed streets of LA.

It's $20 for the plate now.

Dan Hanebrink has bought his fat wheeled bikes to the races. Nice Guy who has a lot of accomplishments.

Bring that monsta out to the April 12th Willow Springs race......

LOL Stretching the laws? I've already been pulled over by LAPD on my last bike. That bike had a 3 HP electric hub mated to a 2 HP gas engine. Illegal as all get out. They pulled me over to take pictures of it and they stared and stared then stared some more at the back wheel, trying to figure out what the h3ll the spokes were laced to. I watched them looking at.

Until they issue Dynamometers to the police, my engine HP/Displacement is whatever I tell them it is. It's really not high up on the LAPD's "To Do" List.

I will bring my monster-truck bike to the track. And it's name will be, Fat Bastard.

It's illegality will be offset by working brake lights, headlights, horn and turn signals.

Hanebrink builds great off road bikes that do exactly what they were built to do. I am all about the mean streets though.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

If anyone would like the motorcycle look without using a motorcycle tire; get some 26x1.95 Kendra 838 tires they're patterned after a motorcycle tire.

 

[16v4nrbrgr]

Thanks for getting things back to reality Jerry, lol!

Back onto the subject of 26" bicycle tires...

Here's some nice ones by good known brands:

http://www.cheapbikeparts360.com/products/maxxis-xenith-26-tire/

http://www.amazon.com/Ritchey-Slick-Mountain-Bicycle-Tire/dp/B001WB3PHQ

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Panaracer-R...ding-Tire-26x2-00-PT-Belted-NEW-/380807407233

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/fat-boy-atb-tyre-ec004845

Just to name a few.

 

[miked826]

Thanks for getting things back to reality Jerry, lol!

Back onto the subject of 26" bicycle tires...

Here's some nice ones by good known brands:

http://www.cheapbikeparts360.com/products/maxxis-xenith-26-tire/

http://www.amazon.com/Ritchey-Slick-Mountain-Bicycle-Tire/dp/B001WB3PHQ

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Panaracer-R...ding-Tire-26x2-00-PT-Belted-NEW-/380807407233

http://www.evanscycles.com/products/specialized/fat-boy-atb-tyre-ec004845

Just to name a few.

Reality of pinch flats? Reality of riding on over pressured cement? Reality of, Don't lean too far or it be the last time you lean at all? Thanks Jerry!

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

I like what was done with the motorcycle tires. The Kendra 838 is just an affordable option. They have a high crown in the middle to give low rolling resistance but a tread pattern and design so there's little slippage when leaning. Unlike most slicks they can handle some wet conditions.

 

[miked826]

I like what was done with the motorcycle tires. The Kendra 838 is just an affordable option. They have a high crown in the middle to give low rolling resistance but a tread pattern and design so there's little slippage when leaning. Unlike most slicks they can handle some wet conditions.

No doubt those tires you listed above have there place, on normal bicycle frames with normal bicycle frame clearances. I don't recommend welding a frame up from scratch to anybody. I'm not looking forward to doing it but I gotta do what I gotta do for me, myself and I.

 

[Sidewinder Jerry]

That's what we love so much about these DIY builds. It gives us smaller simpler builders something to pattern our bikes after.

 

[miked826]

That's what we love so much about these DIY builds. It gives us smaller simpler builders something to pattern our bikes after.

You said it Jerry. I'm gonna keep my upcoming bike build caveman simple with the exception of the motorcycle tires, rims, seat, lights and forks. I've seen the errors of my last bike and I'm trying real hard not to repeat them again.

 

[16v4nrbrgr]

Its good to keep daily rider bikes simple, for sure. I like my BMX for that reason, and my electric is fun since it doesn't need motor upkeep. The others are more complicated and require more care, but offer a more satisfying experience.

I highly recommend suspension forks though, a good set of forks and a suspension seat don't really require maintenance and make a huge difference in ride quality. Rear suspension is great too, but it can be tricky getting the chain pivot point near the swingarm pivot, or lining up nearly concentric arcs of different radii and making up for the difference with a tensioner.

 

[miked826]

Its good to keep daily rider bikes simple, for sure. I like my BMX for that reason, and my electric is fun since it doesn't need motor upkeep. The others are more complicated and require more care, but offer a more satisfying experience.

I highly recommend suspension forks though, a good set of forks and a suspension seat don't really require maintenance and make a huge difference in ride quality. Rear suspension is great too, but it can be tricky getting the chain pivot point near the swingarm pivot, or lining up nearly concentric arcs of different radii and making up for the difference with a tensioner.

I highly recommend tires that are rated for the actual loads they are carrying, instead of making a bicycle tire/tube try and do what it was never designed or intended to do. Did I just type that? LMAO

How's that?

 

[16v4nrbrgr]

It's a motorized bicycle, not a dump truck. Go on a diet.

 

[miked826]

It's a motorized bicycle, not a dump truck. Go on a diet.

An average so so rider riding that dump truck would embarrass you on any of your bikes on the street or track. There's a good reason why they don't allow motorcycle tires at motorized bicycle races. Cause it ain't fair to the guys riding on skinny bicycle tires.

 

[16v4nrbrgr]

Yeh, real skinny! ROTFL

Get yourself a welder already, you're hella jelly.

 

[miked826]

Yeh, real skinny! ROTFL

Get yourself a welder already, you're hella jelly.

Like I said already......................those skinny tires of yours will leave you picking chunks of knobby dirt out of your teeth, from my back wheel. My Fat B@stard bike is bringing the heat, and it's gonna be hotter than the surface of the sun. Can I get a amen already? LOL

I just returned from the Depot with a box of welding tips tonight!

 

[16v4nrbrgr]

I'll believe it when I see it Mike, this reminds me of

9.5HP 7200W 22Lbs. of Vertebrae Dislocating Magnetic Goodness.

mmmhmmm, sure...

Actions speak louder than words.

 

[miked826]

I'll believe it when I see it Mike, this reminds me of

mmmhmmm, sure...

Actions speak louder than words.

Where's the dang pedals at for either of those? Those ain't "motorized bicycles". I'll see your hopped up Nopeds and raise you a Hayabusa. Now what?

Here's some action for ya. Fat B@stard from it's inception. There's only 24 hours in a day.

http://motorbicycling.com/showthread.php?t=51988

 

[16v4nrbrgr]

You're absolutely hopeless, and don't really know what you really want because you don't know what you really need.

If you're going to race on pavement you're going to want soft compound street tires, not hard compound dirt tires, and if you knew anything about tires, you'd know you gotta get temperature into them to make them work to their full potential on pavement. If you go too wide or use too hard of a compound, you'll never get the magical grip out of them you're expecting. If you're going to go racing, you'll want to reduce the rotational inertia of your unsprung masses, IE wheels and tires, not spec out tires meant for jumping a 300 lb dirtbike 50 meters with a 200+ lb rider.

The chopper has pedals, and the street moped has pegs, because where I live mopeds can have pegs no problem.

Please don't weld your frame up with a gas torch, especially if you're expecting to crash into potholes at 50 mph and expect the frame to take the shock loading without suspension. Use an inert gas shielded MIG or TIG welder if you are so deathly concerned about your safety that you're selecting wheels and tires that can handle the load of Fat Bastard riding a CR500 off a motocross jump.

Like I said, less talk, more action, and get over yourself to read how tires and two wheeled vehicles work before you make something you regret.

I'm done with you, get to work and post real updates in your thread.