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Didnt they run squared tires on WW1 and 2 bikes and had to jump over the bike to steer it hard? until they figured out how countersteering works and changed to a peaked tire...
 
the only car tire ive ever whitnessed getting *wet* when driving was a drag slick or Z rated tires, and they definately dont make it 10k miles. The compound on out bike tires is completely different and Z rated car tires are steep in price and dont last more than 2 seasons of riding because these tires are sticky also and get *wet* when driven. I want my bike tires to stick theres only a square inch of contact and that better be good...
 
Yes there are high performance car tires that are made for extreme cornering that will not survive for 10,000 miles. Very few people would ever need that on a car, almost everyone does need that on a bike.
And 0 warantee because they break down and and are ridden hard, totally different then the Camry tires that last 100k and you have 4 of them!
 
Well, there you have it; vrodders pay a 400% premium on tires for a bike that only has a 32% lean angle and is only marginally faster than a well built airhead. Don't get me wrong, your arguements are probably very fitting for a vmax, or the new diavel or maybe even the XR1200 *lol*
I ride with Fz1, dualsport, Sportbike, guys and have scraped every piece of the undercarrage, frame, rad, pegs, pipes brackets you name it, and do it on the daily (in riding season lol) to contrary belief a Vmax does not like corners and ride angles are a part of the cornering but not all. A skilled guy on a 500cc ninja could take down a 1litre bike with a newb on it. I ride my bike pretty hard and think that my safety is worth the extra bucks, my family would agree. I dont care what bike/car I buy the quality tires because there the only thing between you an the weeds. But too each there own, except when its needed and a car, bike with bald tires takes my family out because they were too cheap to replace them...
 
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