Being that only members of this forum are dumb enough to do it ...Here's the question ..who have had a rear tire on backwards or thread reversed mounted on their bike .. you know the arrow going backwards ...i've done 2 it times makes me double stupid but i did it on purpose and found grip to be the same but mileage was alot better ..

no can't say that I've ever put one on reverse, did you do this for the strip only or street? the only time I've done anything different was putting the pirelli phantom rear on the front for the profile and those were bias ply tires back in the day.

Being that only members of this forum are dumb enough to do it...

That would be me. Back in the day of K-81 profiles, that was the tire to use. I would run right handers on a track and one side of the tire would wear down. Like an ass clown I would never do it now, but I use to reverse the arrow and burn a day on that tire and call it quits; knowing the other side is worn enough if I go thru a turn with the most worn side, I think I made it work is here I am a few K-81's dumb moves later is it worked for me is why I do not see it work for you today.

As far as mileage, I wanna question that one as opposed to you had the correct tire pressure and received the better mileage. I use the old, rub both hands together and which rub the other way saved the rub beer is you been using that drinking diet is clear the head.

Ok, watch the arrow direction and the peeling of the carcass apart is possible but think about this. When you lift, you buckle the carcass the other way too. Yes, you load the one way drive and that is the constant. But to reverse the tire, I would think it would still hold the load being so wrapped in the rubber. It would bubble a surface if it were to blow or say that is the separation point if you see a bubble squeezing it's way out of the inner wall to keep the air in.

So having both rubber layers over the fold is do this. Fold your hand over the other so your thumbs touch. See how you fold that circle of carcass closed> Is fold it over the other = Closed ring or tire. So, now you load the drive and now roll your hands in either direction to see where the tire would squeeze over the fold or rip the fold open as you drive the fold the other direct is why they use the arrows. Dive over the fold is this way it means.

Back to the tire reverse ride? I would not throw the used side into the a corner. The unworn side is yeah, I would throw it in there somewhat, but not as hard on as as fresh set. Dis membership is to undumb you, so as not to cause bodily harm. Just catch the skating of the front if it does. That is what you should expect for cornering kind of turn around riding.

* Last updated by: Hub on 4/19/2009 @ 10:41 AM *

Dry grip isn't an issue. The tread is to disperse water, so you probably wouldn't even notice unless you were riding in a heavy downpour. One of the tracks I ride at only run counter clockwise and wears the tires most on the left side so we flip tires and run them the opposite direction and wear them out before going with a new set. Grip wise on dry pavement it's the same.

I TESTED Metzler M3's i put them on correct and rode till tire needed replacing got around 3k street miles .. then by accident 1 was mounted wrong (by a tire shop i took the rim in ) so i rode on it and got 5k miles .. so i then tried it again on purpose to test and got similar results ... i rode thru rain cold and heat , track , street ,and dyno's on both tires mounted either way ... and i got better tire life mounted backwards ..

* Last updated by: Badzx14r on 4/19/2009 @ 6:07 PM *

Say, one pattern is a tractor tire with the V in the wrong direction. OK, I would see and agree that one way it digs in at the scoop is the load goes V and she pulls out of the mud and won't spin.

On the other hand, you reverse the V and it rolls over, not digs in, where there would be less friction of rolling-over not grabbing-into is about the only way I can see your reverse pattern of a tire acting as more mileage is not driving into the V groove by improving the wear factor in the reverse.