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Post by McF on Nov 20, 2011 15:02:06 GMT 1
I found this on the ST1100 Website I sometimes visit www.st-1100.com/car-tyre-on-st1100.htmlEver wondered what would happen if you fitted a car tyre to the back wheel? Well here you have a video to show you Despite a good depth of tread on my tyres I think it will soon be time to replace them as they're both getting heavily "squared" and I can feel it quite a lot. God only knows what a flat profiled car tyre on the back must feel like. On the "darkside" video look at how the tyre rides on the corner when he is leaning over. I can imagine that the transition from flat to edge and back again must be very noticeable. |
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Post by De Graaf van Salland on Nov 20, 2011 21:02:42 GMT 1
I've never riden a 2-wheel motorbike with car tyres on it.
But I can image it must be horrible.
As far as I know all 2-wheel vehicles over here must have "75R" approved tyres (*). That makes them a moped or motorbike tyre anyway.
(*) Check the side wall of your motorbike tyres: it will have a circle on it, with the letter "E" in it with a number. Behind the number there will be "75R" (indicating the ECE Regulation number) and an approval number.
The number inside the circle (with the "E") indicates the country that issued the approval (E4 is the Netherlands).
GvS
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Post by Buzzin (^_^) on Nov 20, 2011 23:34:23 GMT 1
Interesting: just looked it up.... I always thought an E number meant it was an European country.....
But last time I checked we hadn't taken over asia yet....
Code Country
1 Germany
2 France
3 Italy
4 Netherlands
5 Sweden
6 Belgium
7 Hungary
8 Czech Republic
9 Spain
10 Serbia
11 United Kingdom
12 Austria
13 Luxembourg
14 Switzerland
16 Norway
17 Finland
18 Denmark
19 Romania
20 Poland
21 Portugal
22 Russian Federation
23 Greece
24 Ireland
25 Croatia
26 Slovenia
27 Slovakia
28 Belarus
29 Estonia
31 Bosnia and Herzegovina
32 Latvia
34 Bulgaria
36 Lithuania
37 Turkey
39 Azerbaijan
40 Republic of Macedonia
42 European Community
43 Japan
45 Australia
46 Ukraine
47 South Africa
48 New Zealand
49 Cyprus
50 Malta
51 Republic of Korea
52 Malaysia
53 Thailand
56 Montenegro
58 Tunisia
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Post by McF on Nov 21, 2011 0:04:07 GMT 1
Interesting: just looked it up.... I always thought an E number meant it was an European country..... and there was me thinking they were food preservatives ;D |
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Post by skyhook on Nov 21, 2011 14:24:23 GMT 1
Seems my rear tyre is from the Netherlands ?
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Post by De Graaf van Salland on Nov 21, 2011 21:37:58 GMT 1
I always thought an E number meant it was an European country..... The two main organisations in vehicle approvals are: - United Nations (Geneva). Approvals issued by each of the national authorities (acc. to Buzzin's list) can be recognized by the capital letter E and a number inside a circle. - European community (Brussels). Approvals issued by each of the national authorities can be recognized by the small letter e and a number inside a rectangle. The country numbers are identical, but the list is shorter, because it's only european countries. But last time I checked we hadn't taken over asia yet.... No, but it won't be long before asia takes over us !  Seems my rear tyre is from the Netherlands ? No, it just means that the Netherlands type approval authority issued the approval. The tyre manufacturer can be anywhere in the world. GvS |
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Post by Buzzin (^_^) on Nov 22, 2011 1:19:15 GMT 1
Ahh... that does explain a lot. Let's see, my helmets both have a Circle with a capital E in e circle...... seems my helmets were approved in Spain and Luxembourg...... I'll have a look at my tyres some other time....no light in the shed  |
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Post by De Graaf van Salland on Nov 22, 2011 19:03:27 GMT 1
Let's see, my helmets both have a Circle with a capital E in e circle...... seems my helmets were approved in Spain and Luxembourg...... No, they were approved by the Spanish & Luxumburg authorities. That doesn't mean it has to be done in those countries. For example: The UK authority (VCA) has offices all over the world. GvS |
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