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True, in The Colonies we might call it a Shade Tree Garage, albeit a good one.
The light at the end of the tunnel is actually a train. 2019 M3W
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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...
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you certainly would not have as much rubber contact with the road.
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Rounded tyres like that are designed for leaning when going round corners, some of the more racy bike tyres have a larger contact patch when leaning than when upright.
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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
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Nestor Do the standard mudguards fit with your setup?
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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 I figured as much Chris. IF these things are technically road-legal for a tricycle (and I suspect they are), then this might be my next choice of front tyre I think....
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maybe it was because Avon makes that 19" sidecar tire which has a flat profile versus the rounded profile of a motorcycle front tire. But a size that could fit a radial tire would be much improved (IMHO. There are shops that will re-lace a wheel, and so that is one option. However, lacing a wheel is not in my skill set So what you are saying is that the wheels need to be relaxed for radial tires? Different spoke pattern? I meant to say RELACED, damed autocorrect.
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first you relax the old spokes... then......  No I meant that if you wanted a different size rim they need to be re-laced. I believe the blockley (sp?) 19" tire is a radial. The picture of the motorcycle tires appear to be dunlops. When you look closely you can see "Harley-davidson" in the sidewall
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Nestor, I'm looking at the wheels and do I see just a bit of rust or corrosion around the nipple areas? Just wondering if they have been trued a couple times and this "possible" corrosion is due to the wrenches and nipple rotation within the wheels? 
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