Sped looking for info on stud tire riding

[nivek]

Hey guys,

I am starting too feel antsy about not riding my bike in a while, so i am seriously thinking about the possibility of putting studs in my tires.

I tried searching this forum but i am coming up confused lol

Does anyone have some good info on street riding, say with a dual sport (i have no intention to stud my buell, i'd rip the studs out quick) and commuting?

any good data on what kind of street conditions its possible with?

My possibly more appropriate action is to just go buy a dirk bike, stud it and go off roading, which i want to do as well lol

thanks

[Chippertheripper]

You have 2 user names and 2 of the same threads??? Go to kevin's cycle in norton mass and buy a box (or bag) of studs. Then buy a (xxx dualsport). Then ride the piss outta the thing.

[R7]

My possibly more appropriate action is to just go buy a dirk bike, stud it and go off roading, which i want to do as well lol

thanks

This would be my suggestion, but buy a dirtbike that can be street plated

[nivek]

Hmm, thanks guys,

I am trying to delete the other user name.

have you guys had experience with studs?

I guess what i am looking for is, can you ride in light snow / slush and be alright.

I seen on one of the threads a dirt bike with half inch studs, are those capable of commuting with, or are those deep snow, or off road only purposed?

[RandyO]

I put studs on my V-strom this winter, tires are Karoo Ts, drilled holes in them then shot standard 10mm automotive studs

I did a fair amount of research, most people tend to put too many studs in

I only put studs in the center knobs and none on the outermost, I won't be leaning that much on slippery stuff and on bare pavement when I'm leaning that much I don't want studs, makes for a sketchy transition that you get used to in corners but works well

I put about 160 studs in a 150/70-17 rear and about 175 in a 110/80-19 front

result is much better than I expected, front wheel stays planted, I still gotta be gentile on the throttle with the rear though but my 1000cc can put close to 100hp to the rear wheel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDrRieJK3aQ

[Chippertheripper]

Ummm, surely you can't be serious. Big studs are for actual ice riding and should not be ridden on the road. Actually all studs should be kept offroad. I have an xr600 for sale. Wink, wink. It's plated....

[RandyO]

forgot to mention, I have about 1000 miles on the studded tires so far, mostly frozen pavement, but a fair amount of frozen gravel covered with packed snow & ice with a scattering of sand like in the video

[Chippertheripper]

Randy delivers. You got any pics of said sneakers? How do those studs hold up on clean pavement? They wear pretty quick?

[nivek]

Thanks randy,

I did read your other post on your tires, but i like to have a lot of sources

i second the question: how are they on purely dry pavement?

Chippertheripper: how much are you looking for with the xr600? i think a 250 two stroke might be more for what i'm looking for.

[Chippertheripper]

$1600. I guess. I really haven't tried too hard to sell it. I posted it up a couple times. Just toying around with the idea.

[RandyO]

i second the question: how are they on purely dry pavement?

theres a slightly different feel in turn in, studded tires like to track straight

winter riding is not fast paced like summer for other reasons, even with heated gear, constant 60mph wind chill will drop the ambient temp by 25-30°,

for the speeds that you can safely ride in cold and frost heaves, studded tires provide all the traction you need

in the 1k miles so far, I've had to make 1 emergency stop when a cage pulled in front of me, you need to rely on your front brake with more proportion than normal, rear wheel skids out real easy, its the same on snow or ice as well, front bias is even more important than dry pavement, you just can't be hamfisted

[nivek]

hmmm, thank you for all your information and sharing your experience.

Even though i would love to ride during winter, i think my solution will have to be a dirt bike and keep it off road lol

I broke my truck and bought a diesel car, so i lost the excuse that my bike gets such great fuel mileage. Honestly, the car does better on average than the bike (got to love diesel).