12r tyres..

apart from shitting my pants at the first decent corner, due to less than
20psi in the front tyre & 22 in the rear, today was the first time I had the
opportunity to have a go since silverstone.

the front tyre is blue & i mean blue, the rear is utterly fucked, so new
tyres it is.

I'm not sure about the 200 section rear tyre, as you cant possibly use it
all without losing hero blobs & toe sliders, so i'm thinking of a 190 rear
section which opens the market a bit more..

The handling has transformed itself after the forks & setup anyway, so i
dont care about the 'sharper' handling bit etc.

Anyway, i might go down the Maxxis route like Ogden, i wonder how many
TLGP's they will last with my hamfist at the throttle?

By **** me gizzard, bikes are fucking fun, i pulled up at the side of a
police car at the lights tonight (well, alongside at the lights) and one of
the coppers pointed at my front tyre bobbled to **** & laughed to his mate.
I *do* hope they thought i did it on the road

 

Not long, I suspect.

I've had both types of Supermaxx now, the sports and the tourers. They
both grip well, they're both cheap compared to the competition, but the
trade-off is longevity.

I've done about 1500 miles on the tourers and they're getting toward the
wear limit. That's on the KTM, which is hardly a fire-breathing tyre-
shredding beast of a bike. 2000 miles is what I expect to get from a
sticky set, not a touring set. The Maxxis tyres might be cheaper to buy,
but on a quid-per-mile basis I suspect I'd have been better in the long
run opting for Michelins or similar.

You'll **** a set of Supermaxx Sports on the 12R in no time. That's why
I've had mine taken off and they're sitting in the garage for next time
I go near a track.

 

I was wondering about the new Avons...

I suspected as much.

 

It will likely turn in a bit more smartly anyway

 

I wouldn't. I found the Dunlop D207's were excellent on it.

I had BT012's on it briefly, as recommended by the local tyre emporium
(ha!).

I think the rear lasted a record 1800 miles, and about 2500 for the
front.

I'd avoid soft compounds IIWY ...

Paul.

 

The current rear is a d208, it's ok, but well shredded now, the front is a
BT016 & in decent nick.

It's like the BMW i had, mega kills rears & front dont do too bad.

It's ok for now, i'm off on holiday next week & really the first job when i
get back will be beav sorting the wheels into gloss black, the hangers etc
sorting & then new tyres.

It's a different bike altogether now the forks are correct & newly oiled &
sealed

 

Nige wrote:

Take a look at the Pirelli Angel STs. Pirelli ran a Hayabusa on them at
Nardo for 24 hours solid at an average 240kph and they hadn't worn out.



My Versys has one on the rear and it sticks well wet or dry, and the
wear rate is very good. It's the same tyre I fitted the day before I
took the bike to Malta and it's not even half worn yet, nor is it
squared off after over 6000 miles.


--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Inter-Continental Hyperbolistic Missile , CBR600F-W racebike
in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

Yeah, I think that was my choice, since I seemed to get on ok with the
Dunlops ..

Not sure where that came from, I think the front tyre was fucked when
I sold it to Darsy, and Lloyd Coopers swapped it during the service.

Glad you're enjoying it. On a related note, i've just changed bikes,
as I was thoroughly fed up with the Firestorm(s). It's also big and
blue ...

Cheers,
Paul.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, zymurgy

On account of them being so fucking slow?

 

Depends on who's riding it. I saw off a couple of 916s when I had mine.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Inter-Continental Hyperbolistic Missile , CBR600F-W racebike
in the making, TS250C, RD400F (somewhere)
BMW E46 318iSE (it's a car, not one of those 2-wheeled pieces of shite
they churn out)

 

I had Pirelli Angel ST on my ST4s, I'd rate them very high for grip and
wear. Saying that, I never pushed the bike anywhere near it's limits.

 

But crap at stopping in the wet, you clumsy oaf ..

Paul.

 

GFY!

Wibblypant's firestorm was fine, the low powered version had to go,
especially after the France trip. It was sluggish and thirsty by
comparison. At least on the trackbike the trip would be mildly
entertaining ..

Paul.

 

See reply to Loz.

I hated the bike every time I got on it. I didn't really see the point
persevering with it !

Paul.

 

heh, white van man did the stopping for me that time, can't blame the
tyres when you don't even get time to press the brake.