Motorcycle tyres
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Cool you wont be dissapointed 
are you changing to the 70 then? not sure its applies to all bikes but dont changing profile throw your speedo out slightly? but yea it will change the handling, will turn in quicker.
are you changing to the 70 then? not sure its applies to all bikes but dont changing profile throw your speedo out slightly? but yea it will change the handling, will turn in quicker.
So it's only the rear that will affect the speedo? Wonder how well that excuse will hold up - "sorry officer, I changed the profile of my tyres"
Looking forward, but will have to ride like I'm on ice for the first hundred or so miles I would imagine, also, what are the reccomended pressures on these, as the BT-014s are 36/42?
Cheers,
Scort.
Looking forward, but will have to ride like I'm on ice for the first hundred or so miles I would imagine, also, what are the reccomended pressures on these, as the BT-014s are 36/42?
Cheers,
Scort.
My mates 125 Rebel speedo is front wheel driven, although I think most bike speedos now are driven from the rear wheel.So it's only the rear that will affect the speedo? Wonder how well that excuse will hold up - "sorry officer, I changed the profile of my tyres"
So it's only the rear that will affect the speedo? Wonder how well that excuse will hold up - "sorry officer, I changed the profile of my tyres"
Looking forward, but will have to ride like I'm on ice for the first hundred or so miles I would imagine, also, what are the reccomended pressures on these, as the BT-014s are 36/42?
Cheers,
Scort.
Not exactly sure, currently run I think 36 and 39 and tyre dosent seem to be wearing anywhere unusual.
Yea the newer bikes the speedo isnt rotary sensor driven, well I know its not on my 04 bike so I can only imagine newer bikes wont go back in tech 
You will need a speedohealer for £60 I think they are and they plug in and you can calibrate speedo then, I need to get one for mine just never got round to it, so putting more miles on my bike than ive done :/
You will need a speedohealer for £60 I think they are and they plug in and you can calibrate speedo then, I need to get one for mine just never got round to it, so putting more miles on my bike than ive done :/
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most are driven from the gearbox.
old bikes used to have one on the front wheel.
getting a 70 profile front shouldn't affect the speedo as it will be the rear that is directly affected by the gearbox and therefore changing the rear size/height will affect the speedo.
Going by what helpimcrap said if your not changing the rear profile no you dont need one.
Mich Pilot Power 2CT's all the way IMO.
Been using them on the RSV for ages now and I simply can't see past them.
Great hoops, fantastic grip either wet or dry and good wear rates.
Try 'em.
I pretty much guarantee you won't look back.
Been using them on the RSV for ages now and I simply can't see past them.
Great hoops, fantastic grip either wet or dry and good wear rates.
Try 'em.
I pretty much guarantee you won't look back.
TBH I think a lot of rubbish is talked on tyres, not looking at anyone in particular here but there's a definate correlation of sticky tyres and the size of chicken strips I use Pirelli Diablo Stradas on mine most of the time, I've done trackdays on them and got my knee and pegs down, and outcornered people on SuperRaceAttacks who then become convinced that the problem is that they need tyre warmers
Modern tyres are incredible... I saw Niall Mackenzie write of the Avon Storm that it was better than the race tyres he had when he started in the big leagues. Certainly modern sport touring tyres are better than older sticky stuff like the Mez 3 and the like. You can ride to the Ring, do a couple of laps, and ride back, twice, on a Strada... Not saying that you can't outride them, but you need to try pretty damn hard, most of the time visibility, traffic and road surface are the limiting factor.
If it's new, it'll come on Dunlop D220s. These weren't very good when they launched, which was about 2001 I think. Now they're just rotten. Fine for learning on mind, or gentle riding, but i hate them, I nearly binned my mate's SV after bleeding the brakes for him, and forgetting it wasn't on proper tyres.
I use Pirelli Diablo Stradas on mine most of the time, I've done trackdays on them and got my knee and pegs down, and outcornered people on SuperRaceAttacks who then become convinced that the problem is that they need tyre warmers Modern tyres are incredible... I saw Niall Mackenzie write of the Avon Storm that it was better than the race tyres he had when he started in the big leagues. Certainly modern sport touring tyres are better than older sticky stuff like the Mez 3 and the like. You can ride to the Ring, do a couple of laps, and ride back, twice, on a Strada... Not saying that you can't outride them, but you need to try pretty damn hard, most of the time visibility, traffic and road surface are the limiting factor.
If it's new, it'll come on Dunlop D220s. These weren't very good when they launched, which was about 2001 I think. Now they're just rotten. Fine for learning on mind, or gentle riding, but i hate them, I nearly binned my mate's SV after bleeding the brakes for him, and forgetting it wasn't on proper tyres.
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i've been using rennsports on the 10r for the last 3 years, and although I have to change them every 2-2.5 thousand miles i've never had anything feel so solid.
Apparently that's stopped making them, so I think i'll try dunlop qualifiers, and then the michelin 2CT's.
on a side issue, anyone going to bikefest this weekend?
Apparently that's stopped making them, so I think i'll try dunlop qualifiers, and then the michelin 2CT's.
on a side issue, anyone going to bikefest this weekend?
Had Dunlop Qualifiers on the Street Tripple, was quite impressed with them, got hot very quick, Good feel with knee on the floor, but I could see that being a problem on track, I think they would wear very quick.
Was it the Rennsport Road compound or one of the track ones? They're all out of production but the Roads are pretty cheap now, about £125 a pair. There's a pirelli equivalent, I rhink it's be either the Corsa or Supercorsa (not pro) but I can't remember exactly. I had a pair of these for trackday tyres last year, very good- not so temperamental about heat cycles as real track tyres but still grippy enough for me.
Diablo Rosso's supposed to be not much less sticky but longer lasting, but they cost a mint.
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that's good to know about the qualifiers... i'm not really doing anything extreme out there, but i do like to have confidence that there's a lot of spare capacity in the sticky bits.
Yes, it's the "road" compound i'm using... it's a shame that the supply is limited, but that's the way it goes i guess... one day they'll stop making Q6600's
Yes, it's the "road" compound i'm using... it's a shame that the supply is limited, but that's the way it goes i guess... one day they'll stop making Q6600's
on most modern bikes the speedo sensor is a optical unit in the gearbox afaik (could be wrong)... and even stock most speedos are out at least 6%
when you really need a speedohealer is when you change sprocket sizes as say dropping tooth on front is maybe another 6%, plus if you also dropped profile on tyre you may need another couple of %. I ended up over 14% out
it all adds up... just depends on wether you want a accurate'ish speedo or not. I like knowing that the speedo is not lying too much.
the new speedohealer v4 has handy top speed recall as well.. it's always interesting after a day out hooning in countryside to hit button and see what sorta speed you reached, it also used at pubs to back up wild claims over a pint