That reminds me of my brother and his pal, it must be 35 years ago, trying to tow start a moped by pulling it behind the tractor in the field. That Zündapp didnt quite felt like it, so the friend pulled a U turn at the end of the field. My brother didnt squeeze the clutch, so was pulled over, and i was yelling to warn him that my brother was stuck with his leg under the moped, being dragged along..
Off road, you dont want a higher inflation pressure: more air pressure means less bellying out, so a smaller contact patch and more contact pressure. Farmers are easily fooled by self propelled manure tankers on big 1050/50R32 tires: with tires that big, soil pressure must be good. But in reality with 65 ton on 3 axles, they need to run 2 bar (or 30 PSI) in order to not blow their tires worth 7000 dollar a piece. The issue with tires is, that soil pressure under a tire, is halved at a depth that is half of the tires width.
You mean at highway speeds? I guess a passenger car tire gets a lot hotter at 100mph when you covered it with tractor lugs... the rubber gets a lot more kneeded with an irregular thread pattern, causing heat buildup from internal friction... Although i dont know any examples of two tires with the same carcass but a different lug...
Avoidance of generalisations makes it impossible to communicate characteristics of countries, cultures, or groups (such as the "general public", Japanese culture, or motorgangs) so i will be the last person to make an issue about generalisations as a means of description...
It looks like they are towing the guy, the bike just happens to be underneath him.
No, I didn't mean at speed, but the aspect ratio can make a big difference when it comes to a tire's flotation abilities. More sidewall height is rarely a bad thing when off the pavement, allowing for a larger contact patch.
In North America perhaps, where pickup truck tires go over the counter by the truckload. The guys driving a Ram in Europe stick to highway tires, they arent common so you pay the premium here... with mud lugs, they wear even faster, meaning more cents per mile on tires...
or a suburban or explorer driving next to a fiat pandaIt's always funny seeing those 1/2 ton Ram pickups on the Autobahn. It's been years since I was working in Germany, but I'd usually see a couple per week, looking so out of place driving amongst the Smart cars and Fiat 500 clown cars.
A friend at work drove a Fiat 500, and the thing had something like 0.9 liters displacement. I used to tease him that my car also had almost 0.9 liters displacement... per cylinder.
The municipal services in the city i worked, gave their employees a Renault Twizzy 10 years ago. Next to him at the traffic lights, i looked him dead in the eyes with a look on my face that said "are you serious ?" He instantly stopped looking around and stared into the traffic light. I grinned and thought "yup, this guy is embarrassed "It's always funny seeing those 1/2 ton Ram pickups on the Autobahn. It's been years since I was working in Germany, but I'd usually see a couple per week, looking so out of place driving amongst the Smart cars and Fiat 500 clown cars.
I always joked with my friends in Europe that those cars were designed to drive on sidewalks.The municipal services in the city i worked, gave their employees a Renault Twizzy 10 years ago. Next to him at the traffic lights, i looked him dead in the eyes with a look on my face that said "are you serious ?" He instantly stopped looking around and stared into the traffic light. I grinned and thought "yup, this guy is embarrassed "
This is really the clownest vehicle of all, worse than the mutt van from Dumb & Dumber
Renault Twizy - Wikipedia
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Smarts are disposable too, made to last less than 100.000 km. Fiat 500 lasts like any other car, but how it handles i dont know: but a VW Polo drives surprisingly well, even at Autobahn speeds. It is placed below the Golf (or Rabbit).but surpasses the 3rd gen Golf in weight and size and handling.
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