directional tires?

[madini]

Take a look at your stock radial tires on your 450R and note the way the lug pattern forms an upside down Vee. I put my HD Holeshots on the same way. With maybe one or two exceptions all the other riders I've seen including pro riders have theirs mounted the other way. So,I changed mine.I didn't notice any difference,but I can't help wondering which is correct. Maybe I worry too much but I see a controversy here.Anybody know about this?Does it matter?

[awj8074]

heres how mine are mounted

http://www.imagehigh.com/public_html/imagehigh/16052005133939_quad_clean_side.JPG http://www.imagehigh.com/public_html/imagehigh/16052005134309_quad_oil_change.JPG http://www.imagehigh.com/public_html/imagehigh/16052005134309_quad_clean2.JPG

[madini]

I should have made clear that I was referring to the front tires only.And I think AWJ8074 has his mounted correctly.Same as the radials on the front of our 450Rs. Aren't these great tires?
Thanks for the reply,
Anybody else have an opinion?

[genxracer]

honda puts the arrows that way for a reason, most people just like to see the arrows go foreward because it "looks right" I run mine with the arrows the same as honda. Dont really feel a difference but i love when everybody tells me its backwards. :D

[awj8074]

Originally posted by madini
I should have made clear that I was referring to the front tires only.And I think AWJ8074 has his mounted correctly.Same as the radials on the front of our 450Rs. Aren't these great tires?
Thanks for the reply,
Anybody else have an opinion? dont really think it matters with the back tires anyway