Originally Posted by
askitee
I havent seen the clip yet, but I've heard SmoaksVlog talk about car tyres. Someone else here rightly points out, being a mechanic doesnt make them highly informed on tyres. The dealership where I bought my RTL from, the head BRP tech made the comment - "you could run bald tyres on these cause with all the safety systems, they will take care of you". I thought he was kidding initially, but then I pointed out to him and later in an email to the Group GM of company that if a tyre cant get grip VSS will only respond by acting on the grip it can get and if that's none then you continue on your merry way until you hit something or inertia washes off.
I for the 1st 12 months viewed the idea of putting car rubber on my RTL as insanity, believing all the spiel I was given by various people. The crunch came when a comment was made about car tyres upsetting the ABS - I called bull**** on the comment. ABS works the same way as it does with a crap tyre or the best tyre - it will grip the brake disk as hard as possible until traction is lost, release a little then grip the disk tightly again. Put better rubber on and grip is maintained longer and can allow the better gripping tyre to do its part of slowing the bike down. Its a fundamental of ABS no matter who makes or bakes it.
I don't doubt there are some brands of car tyre out there that may make wet weather grip worse, and I have only had one brand of car tyre so far, but I ride in all weather conditions and on the current car rubber love the way it grips, gives feedback to the rider, and after my near miss with a tree falling across all lanes on a down hill corner in the rain, I am so very thankful for the wet weather grip car tyres have provided. And yes the ABS was working to help stop me in time.
Apologies of this sounds condescending to any one.