Front tire on teh rear?

[Omega Man]

So every once in a while I see this guy on Flamingo Rd with a late model 1000 that he has sort-of ratted out. It's blacked-out, mufflers like Roady's Whinnie(but not Harley), no rear fender, and one of those one size fits all Plexiglas fairings that even protects your hands/grips. Today we came to a light and he was in the lane just to my left and 1 car ahead of me. I was just looking over his Wing and realized there was something about the ass-end of his bike that was really off. Finally it hits me, his rear tire is a larger size of the same front tire on his bike. It was so obvious after I figured it out, front and rear tires of the same application like my 404's look very different, besides just the size difference. This guy has two front tires on his bike, ever heard of this before?

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[scdmarx]

Dr. Doolittle had this two headed goat looking creature called a "push me-pull you". The head at one end pushed, while the head at the other end pulled. This is how they learned to get from point A to point B in one direction. Perhaps there is some theory at work here?

 

[Omega Man]

Well I know how it sounds :ahem: but I know what I saw. :?

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[Tory]

omars sells kits to do this on several bikes.
I have a friend with a XS650 that he modified to a dirtracker using one of these kits.
www.omarsdtr.com

 

[Omega Man]

:clapping: Thanks Tory! I knew something was different.

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[slabghost]

I think I'd feel safer with two rear tires. After all most of the weight is back there. I'd feel that a tire made fot the front and used in the rear may fail.

 

[Dave]

There is no reason at all that you can't run 2 fronts, after all the weight on the front under heavy braking would be far greater than the rear would ever get even duing a wheelstand.
HOWEVER you should fit the rear one with the direction arrow facing the wrong way so the cords are lapped to handle acceleration instead of braking, unless of course you are using Dunlop racing slicks which are butt joined so are of equal strenght either way around (they still have arrows but thats to stop every tyre fitted on the planet ringing up to check)
1 thing you consider is the front compound is generally softer than the rear so wear could be an issue