Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 Subject Re: 18 Inch Wheels While on this tire subject, a friend with an MG F3 and I have been have a lot of discussion of late on the advisability of using motorcycle tires on aThe principal reason to do so is to approximate the thread pattern that was present in the early '30's....very Luggy, if that's a word. Whats the list wisdom on this....I've heard that cycle tires should NOT be used on automobiles for safety reasons.....any thoughts? (NA fourseater that needs tires too)The principal reason to do so is to approximate the tread >pattern that was present in the early '30's....very Luggy, if thats a word. The motorcycle tires I am considering putting on my toy do have a closer to original profile and get more rubber on the road than a current tire. I do know of 2 people who run their pre-war Singer's on Avon sidecar tires and they are very happy with them. I thought about it since I need 6 tires

and they are less expensive and had not thought of the safety factor. These tires may leave more rubber contacting the road which theoretically should make them safer but bike tires probably were not designed to handle the weight and potentially the side loads of a bike tire. Mike (who is glad he didn't order the tires yet) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 1998 Terry, I have bought Avon's for my PA. I called Avon in England to get the right "luggy" look like the factory photos of the 30s. , and they advised that 400 19 were available as a motorcycle tire that was rated higher than the original car tire. Was I given bad advise? They look great, but the car isn't on the road yet. Plenty of VSCC cars here in the UK use Avon motorcycle tyres. They seem to work really well on a light car like an Austin 7 in the 17, 18, and 19in sizes. Sidecar tyres are not sufficiently popular for me to have even seen them. use them to trial, hillclimb, sprint, race and on the road.

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