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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mcgovern61" data-source="post: 7749" data-attributes="member: 59">I cannot speak for the bike, but I had a 1969 Ford LTD wagon that was coil spring suspension and bias ply tires.  In 1979, we changed them out and put radials on and the car grabbed the road much better!  So much so that on a late night running down the road, I was heading into a turn and the tires leaned (the car weighed 4600 lbs) causing the front end to kinda wobble.  This was excentuated by the coil springs which caused me to lose control and slide into a curb breaking off both front wheels at the control arms.  After repairs, the mechanic laughed at my Dad and I and wanted to know "what idiot put radials on this car".  When asked why, he replied that "radials can roll under themselves with this suspension, you can only use them on cars with McPherson struts."We changed back to bias ply and did not have any more trouble.</blockquote>