Keith A Edwards wrote:
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> Sometimes, on the front tires, a _little_ rounding of the tread is not a
> bad thing. One old racer's trick I know of (for bias ply tires) was to
> run tires meant for wider rims (on the legal limit of narrow rims). The
> natural curvature (sp?) was a little like having some negative camber,
> for the outside edge of the tire. This was in the days before high
> performance (DOT-approved "racing" tires) being molded with asymetrical
> tread and directional mounting. These days, BFG R1s (and I assume some
> others) are molded to provide the equivalent of some negative camber.
Yes, that's why motorcycle tires are rounded.
>
Joe
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