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Old 08-14-2015, 07:12 PM   #21 (permalink)
D.O.G.
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Metric - '94 Honda Magna 250
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Originally Posted by jkv357 View Post
Keep in-mind that a motorcycle wheel is not designed to take the lateral loads like an auto wheel. Using a motorcycle wheel on the front of a 4-wheel vehicle may cause it to fail.
I've owned two motorcycle & sidecar outfits, a Honda GoldWing and a vintage Norton, both with standard spoked rims.
Neither had any issue with ordinary motorcycle tyres on the front, apart from a bit of scrubbing during hard cornering.

Triplerotor, have you looked at the availability of flat tread motorcycle tyres, like the Avon triple duty sidecar tyre.
I think the Avons only come in 19", but other manufacturers may stock smaller ones.
I once used a flat tread 16" tyre on the rear of my GoldWing, but that was many years ago and I no longer remember what brand that was.

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