What does bias ply (Billboards) flat spotting feel like?

[KarlzEE Bebout]

767..."I drove the car today. It's been sitting for a very long time (about a year). I've hardly driven the car at all prior to that."

Might be a silly question or at least impertinent, but why on earth did you buy the car if you're not going to drive it?

Doesn't driving the car produce a much greater smile, bordering on rictus, than dusting and waxing?

[1795]

Just be aware that any tire that is really sticky, biased or radial, will hunt on an uneven road. They are great on race tracks or highways that are well paved, get on a lumpy country road and a sticky tire is going to grip every wave in the road; it's what they do. If you drive a lot of country roads that are poorly paved you may not want a really sticky tire. It's a cost benefit decision. Nothing is free in life, everything has its good points and bad; there are no perfect tires.

[CompClassics]

Originally Posted by 1795

Just be aware that any tire that is really sticky, biased or radial, will hunt on an uneven road. They are great on race tracks or highways that are well paved, get on a lumpy country road and a sticky tire is going to grip every wave in the road; it's what they do. If you drive a lot of country roads that are poorly paved you may not want a really sticky tire. It's a cost benefit decision. Nothing is free in life, everything has its good points and bad; there are no perfect tires.

I have yet to experience this issue with the AVONs, the driving manners of the AVONs are absolutely the best. They are sticky though.

[767Jockey]

Originally Posted by KarlzEE Bebout

767..."I drove the car today. It's been sitting for a very long time (about a year). I've hardly driven the car at all prior to that."

Might be a silly question or at least impertinent, but why on earth did you buy the car if you're not going to drive it?

Doesn't driving the car produce a much greater smile, bordering on rictus, than dusting and waxing?

I was neither dusting or waxing. I had issues with the car that I didn't have the time to sort out, as I was working like crazy as air travel bounced back strongly from covid and my airline was severely short on pilots. I've been home typically only about 8-10 days a month total, with the Mrs. commandeering most of those days. The electrical issue is solved now and the car is being driven.

The vibraton problem was in fact the severe flat spotting. I had never experienced that before, as I haven't driven on bias tires like these before. Now I have many assorted sorting out issues to address, the biggest being running too hot, which I'll start another thread on tonight. Other than that it's the usual kill one issue at a time until the car is "sorted".