Change from motorcycle tire to car tire at rear?

for my 97 valkyrie i‘ve read that a particular type and size of car tire will outperform even a metzler bike tire. thoughts, advise?

that sounds like the problem unless you notice any other electrical problems with the car then it could be bad wiring.

Okay.read your question.then realize how sad it is to ask it. Don't you have an owners manual and/or common sense?

don't be daft, there is more technology in motorcycle tires than any other tires on the road or flying above it. Look at the profile and contact patch on a car tire then look at a motorcycles tire the difference should be very apparent. Car tires are flat at contact and motorcycle tires are shaped like a U, for a damn good reason,corners, cars do not lean into corners bikes do. If you plan on dragging the bike that would be the only application that would suit, I would interested in seeing what the rim you plan on mounting this adventure onto. be carefull

aH. Thinking of going over to the Dark Side you are. Automobile tires are made with a much stiffer rubber. They have a flatter profile. If you ride mostly upright and put 20,000 miles or so a year on your motorcycle you may consider crossing over to the Dark Side. With an automobile tire you will get many more miles out of the tire. The cost, there is *always* a cost, is that you will have relatively pitiful handling. A motorcycle tire, in a turn, keeps a large contact on the road. A car tire, in a turn, will lift most of the tread off the road and you will be riding on just the edge corner of the tire. You lose a lot of cornering traction. But if you don't push it, don't lean far in the wet, you will most likely be OK. If I had a touring bike that spent 99% of it's time upright on the Interstate I would likely be on car tires. Instead, I ride city, regularly scrape pegs, ride in wet, over painted lines and steel manhole covers. I don't give up my safety to save a few bucks on a tire. I run Metzelers.

Car tires have a flat tread. Motorcycle tires have a rounded tread so they get traction while leaning in a corner. Cars don't lean in corners. I would think it would be dangerous to use a car tire on a motorcycle, even on a cruiser or touring bike. This is because you would be fighting the bike to lean in a corner. If the bike would lean in a corner you would ride up on the side wall which would give little traction. I wouldn't risk my life to save a few bucks on a tire. Do it right and use a tire designed for the task.

that sounds like the problem unless you notice any other electrical problems with the car then it could be bad wiring.

Okay.read your question.then realize how sad it is to ask it. Don't you have an owners manual and/or common sense?

don't be daft, there is more technology in motorcycle tires than any other tires on the road or flying above it. Look at the profile and contact patch on a car tire then look at a motorcycles tire the difference should be very apparent. Car tires are flat at contact and motorcycle tires are shaped like a U, for a damn good reason,corners, cars do not lean into corners bikes do. If you plan on dragging the bike that would be the only application that would suit, I would interested in seeing what the rim you plan on mounting this adventure onto. be carefull

aH. Thinking of going over to the Dark Side you are. Automobile tires are made with a much stiffer rubber. They have a flatter profile. If you ride mostly upright and put 20,000 miles or so a year on your motorcycle you may consider crossing over to the Dark Side. With an automobile tire you will get many more miles out of the tire. The cost, there is *always* a cost, is that you will have relatively pitiful handling. A motorcycle tire, in a turn, keeps a large contact on the road. A car tire, in a turn, will lift most of the tread off the road and you will be riding on just the edge corner of the tire. You lose a lot of cornering traction. But if you don't push it, don't lean far in the wet, you will most likely be OK. If I had a touring bike that spent 99% of it's time upright on the Interstate I would likely be on car tires. Instead, I ride city, regularly scrape pegs, ride in wet, over painted lines and steel manhole covers. I don't give up my safety to save a few bucks on a tire. I run Metzelers.

Car tires have a flat tread. Motorcycle tires have a rounded tread so they get traction while leaning in a corner. Cars don't lean in corners. I would think it would be dangerous to use a car tire on a motorcycle, even on a cruiser or touring bike. This is because you would be fighting the bike to lean in a corner. If the bike would lean in a corner you would ride up on the side wall which would give little traction. I wouldn't risk my life to save a few bucks on a tire. Do it right and use a tire designed for the task.