Comments on: The Tire Contact Patch https://vehicledynamics.com/the-tire-contact-patch/ Advanced Driving Training Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:09:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: 5 Tire Maintenance Tips | Round & Around Tire Inc. https://vehicledynamics.com/the-tire-contact-patch/#comment-2862 Thu, 11 Mar 2021 21:09:09 +0000 http://vehicledynamics.com/?p=340#comment-2862 […] contact patch is the portion of a vehicle’s tire that is in actual contact with the road surface, so this […]

]]> By: Tyler https://vehicledynamics.com/the-tire-contact-patch/#comment-2854 Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:58:14 +0000 http://vehicledynamics.com/?p=340#comment-2854 In reply to Steve.

Bring your Bike into your garage, wetting the tire with a inert liquid that and lifting the tire off of the floor. Place a sheet of paper under the tire and slowly lower the tire until all of the bikes weight of off of the jack. Lift the bike again and you will see the contact patch of the tire. Do this for the front tire as well, as the front and rear tires can and will likely have different specs on width and diameter. Those two factors can cause a contact patch to change wildly.

]]> By: Steve https://vehicledynamics.com/the-tire-contact-patch/#comment-2831 Tue, 14 Jun 2016 20:34:48 +0000 http://vehicledynamics.com/?p=340#comment-2831 What would it be for your average motorcycle?

]]> By: Ismael Lopez https://vehicledynamics.com/the-tire-contact-patch/#comment-7 Tue, 18 Feb 2014 04:06:35 +0000 http://vehicledynamics.com/?p=340#comment-7 Impressive material. ..

]]>