Special motorcycle tire: inverted tire, risks and inconveniences

This is a rare situation, but it cannot be ruled out: one day you may get it wrong - or even install - wrong when you installed one of your tires. What are you risking in this case? What could be the inconvenience?

This is an accident that some of you may have already encountered: the tires on your motorcycle were flipped! It seems implausible, but on some cars with double discs and fairly symmetrical rims (usually Harley-Davidson Tourers), it could be an accident, or a negligence of a tire fitter who wakes up badly for a child.

Modern motorcycle tires are precision-engineered, reinforced with a zero pitch steel strap (at the back), and the plies are precisely positioned in the carcass. This design assumes that the tire runs in a specific direction.

So how can this misconception affect the behavior of your motorcycle? Here are the answers, thanks to guidance from CCI Le Mans cycling and motorcycle instructors and Bridgestone technicians.

Dry:

An inverted front tire can cause the steering wheel to move. If both tires are upside down, a wobbling phenomenon may occur.

On a wet road:

One of the functions of tire treads is water drainage. Thus, inverted tires can retain water, which increases the risk of hydroplaning.