What is the car like to drive with these motorcycle tyres? Are they stable and do they give as much grip as it looks like they should? Would be an interesting upgrade I think...
Rob Pike is the man to ask.
From the passenger seat his 18" Avons gave far more grip and stability than my Blockleys. HIs M3W just went round the track as if on rails
So much so that when I jumped back into my car I only just got around the first corner having calibrated" myself to his speeds
If anyone is doubting the grip that motorcycle tires can offer on a "car" type application, look at this. I believe this is Mark Evans from some time ago. These were 18" wheels as they gave more motorcycle tire choices at that time.
Also, MWS Int can lace any size, 18" or 19" up in either a center spoke lace or an outer spoke lace like the M3W uses. If you have a specific need to race, the center spoke lace pattern will be a "bit" stronger with less side load on the spokes and hub. He's almost pulling the inside tire off the pavement.
Relatively speaking, having new customer wheels made up are not all that expensive.
Mark may have had 3"x18" rims installed as these do look a bit wider than the normal 2.5" wide rims.
