They would rip out and damage the traction bars on the tires. Motorcycle tires have special hardened screws with raised edges on the heads of the screws. The tires are far from standard. The rear tires usually have 2 street bike tires, with the side walls cut off inside the tires for the screws to grab. The front tires only need 1 liner because they don't have the torque of the rear tires. Mounting ice racing tires is a real exercise in frustration and anybody that's ever done has had some bloody knuckles. With the liners inside, the tires are very heavy and very stiff. The screws in the back tire are usually 1 1/2 inches long! I've been in a few ice races, including the numb bum 24 hour. Some of the really experienced guys can change a tire in under 10 minutes, in the cold! A guy was using a Kubota tractor to clear snow and put some screws in the tires. If he went slow and was only pushing very light amounts it worked but if the tractor had to work a little, the screws ripped out pretty easily. Dave
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