Could aircraft tires be an option for fast bikes?

[Franklin]

One potential monkey wrench I see is that to get tires about the same diameter as conventional motorcycle tires you'd need to look at tires for big transports like airliners not bizjets, but this still MIGHT be an option.

 

[Landspeed Larry]

Good thoughts Franklin. Actually the Phoenix is up over 280 MPH now. The problem with adapting any non-motorcycle designed tire is that the tread is not contoured for two wheel use. By that I mean car tires have a flat profile since a car depends on track width for cornering. Bikes need a curved surface to roll over onto when turning. Yes, I realize Bonneville is a straight line event, but you would be amazed at how much correction is necessary when under power. At 370'/second, you need to have very soft imputs for steering. A flat profile tire tends to be very abrupt. Maybe I'll build a twin-engine turbo Busa with car tires to try it. Wanna ride it Steve?

 

[loboboy]

UNfortunately if you could adapt a A/C tire to a motorcycle the weight would be moredetrimental and out weigh the benefits. You have to remember one BizJet tire weighs approx the same as 5 rear motorcycle tires. The power loss would be astronomical. The amount of power that you would have to produce to be able to turn the A/C tires would be double or triple what you are producing now. Another thing is I have never personnally seen an A/C tire that is close to even try to adapt to a motorcycle tire.
I am new to this but do you guys run Dry Nitrogen in your tires during high speed runs? This would be very beneficial if you are having tire growth or heating problems.
I am testing some new Zero growth tires at work for BizJets now but like I said before they are heavy.

 

[Franklin]

The extra weight of a heavier tire could be detrimental at shorter distances like El Mirage and Maxton but perhaps not as significant at Bonneville.

 

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fill up the tires with helium.

 

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fill up the tires with helium.

of course that wont change the rolling weight...

 

[loboboy]

The extra weight of a heavier tire could be detrimental at shorter distances like El Mirage and Maxton but perhaps not as significant at Bonneville.

but still you have to take into consideration the rolling resistance and coefficeint of the tire no matter how far you go with it. It's weight will increase the resistance and therefore create the need for more power to go the same speed, right? The only benefit I see of the A/C tires is the ability to withstand greater speeds, this is most likely why they adapt them onto cars and trucks for high speed runs.

Helium, c'mon, that will only cause problems. What happens to helium when it gets heated. It expands, and expands at a much higher rate than rubber and therefore would cause over pressure of the tire and instability in its handling characteristics.

 

[Franklin]

"but still you have to take into consideration the rolling resistance and coefficeint of the tire no matter how far you go with it. It's weight will increase the resistance and therefore create the need for more power to go the same speed, right? The only benefit I see of the A/C tires is the ability to withstand greater speeds, this is most likely why they adapt them onto cars and trucks for high speed runs."

Rolling resistance is a product of the weight of the complete vehicle, not simply tire weight.