DirtieGirtie
Just got it firing!
Thank you, Maynard. Honestly, I'm not a racer, so I never exceed the capability of any tire on my bike as far as stickiness.
But my general understanding is that radial front/bias rear is a no-no as you don't want the radial washout feeling with it's weaker side wall on the front only. Bias/bias, radial/radial,or radial rear/bias front is fine. My yamaha raider S actually came with a radial rear/bias front from the factory, and she scrapes the pegs just fine with no sensation of loss of control/washout/wandering of the rear end. After doing a bit more research, it looks like multiple harleys and triumphs do the same from the factory.
I'm sure I'll hear plenty of counter opinions, but my personal experience is running a radial in the rear/bias up front is fine, as long as it doesn't feel weird (as if the rear is 'floating' on turns)... Which I have yet to feel.
But my general understanding is that radial front/bias rear is a no-no as you don't want the radial washout feeling with it's weaker side wall on the front only. Bias/bias, radial/radial,or radial rear/bias front is fine. My yamaha raider S actually came with a radial rear/bias front from the factory, and she scrapes the pegs just fine with no sensation of loss of control/washout/wandering of the rear end. After doing a bit more research, it looks like multiple harleys and triumphs do the same from the factory.
I'm sure I'll hear plenty of counter opinions, but my personal experience is running a radial in the rear/bias up front is fine, as long as it doesn't feel weird (as if the rear is 'floating' on turns)... Which I have yet to feel.