Tomahawk remoulds...

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by deadmail, Jun 4, 2006.

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    deadmail Guest

    Well, picked up the ZXR.

    It went well enough, bloody noisy, certainly different from the BMWs and
    it felt a *lot* smaller than I remembered. And lighter.. it feels like
    a toy to be honest.

    However... On inspection this morning I've discovered it's got bloody
    'Tomahawk' remoulds fitted and these have plenty of tread left.

    To be honest, it did slip around a little bit on white lines, cat's eyes
    etc. but they didn't seem *that* bad.

    I'm torn between my natural tight-fisted nature and replacing the tyres
    with something else.
     
    deadmail, Jun 4, 2006
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  2. Put some tyres on it that will do justice to the chassis. You didn't
    buy it so that you would be worried about it slipping on white lines.
     
    Paul Corfield, Jun 4, 2006
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    Antonio Guest

    Jesus, remoulds on a bike. Put your sense before budget in this instance,
    even as tight fisted as I am I know not to mess about with tyres.
     
    Antonio, Jun 4, 2006
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    mb Guest


    What's the speed rating for the Tomahawks?
     
    mb, Jun 4, 2006
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    deadmail Guest

    ZR rated.
     
    deadmail, Jun 4, 2006
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    deadmail Guest

    Well, I'm not sure that the slipping is because of the tyres; there's
    minimal rear suspension on a ZXR. The tyres seem to grip well enough;
    well enough for me to come close to getting one of the pegs down anyway.

    I was happy enough with the tyres until I saw what they were (if that
    makes sense).

    My concern is the tyres delaminating (if that's the correct word)
     
    deadmail, Jun 4, 2006
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    deadmail Guest

    OK, I've done a bit of googling and can only find one horror story of a
    rear delaminating so it's hardly a common occurrence; I've also seen
    similar stories with new tyres.

    I'm more interested in people's opinion with trade connections to be
    honest; like you I wouldn't have chosen remoulds but... Having ridden
    on them they really aren't that bad; they feel better than the memory of
    Bridgestone Cyrox's on the last ZXR750 I had. I didn't feel there was
    much to be uncertain about until I saw what they were.

    Of course if they weren't in good condition it would be a much easier
    decision.

    Do you have any fact to base your advice on? I mean, after your
    comments about brake bleeding equipment I've got the impression that you
    don't have a great deal of hands on experience but I could well be
    wrong.
     
    deadmail, Jun 4, 2006
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    Krusty Guest

    If you're happy enough with the profile & grip, I'd just leave them be.
    If they were prone to delaminating there'd be people bitching about it
    all over the net, & I've not seen any problems mentioned on the several
    occasions they've been discussed in the past.

    A 'normal' tyre that's been ragged to death from the second it was
    fitted is far more likely to delaminate anyway, but you wouldn't think
    twice about trusting your life to a pre-owned tyre that had
    Dunlop/Bridgestone/Whatever stamped on the side.

    If in doubt, just get them nice & hot then give the surface a poke with
    a screwdriver. It should be fairly obvious if any blisters are starting
    to form.

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    Krusty, Jun 4, 2006
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    Molly Guest

    Change them.
     
    Molly, Jun 4, 2006
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    Beav Guest

    My son and myself are heavily involved in the "Fast (as in 900+ bhp Evo 8
    shite) Jap Car" thing and although our concern is bodywork, we see a
    "fairly" wide selection of tyres on these cars as we're constantly removing
    wheels for refurbing or just to get at bits of bodywork and not a few are
    remoulds, a LOT of them are. Primarily because these things go through tyres
    faster than the owners would like and new ones cost a fortune. I've never
    heard of a single REAL WORLD failure and the drift boys mostly buy remoulds
    or part worns. They MAKE them fail at the end of their useful lives, but
    even that takes some effort.

    Having also seen a programme recently on the processes involved in
    remoulding a tyre, and the testing they go through (individually) I can't
    see them failing in normal, or even abnormal use.

    But, the choice is yours.


    --
    Beav

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    Beav, Jun 4, 2006
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    Gyp Guest

    I suspect it's a bit like me and Pete Fisher's Macadams. The FOAK told
    me to avoid them, but working on the basis that if they were really that
    bad they wouldn't sell them and, to be honest I'd be hard pressed to
    push Roadrunners to the limit, I decided to have them and am delighted.

    OK, I might change my mind after I've fitted them to the bike, but for
    now I'm delighted. :)
     
    Gyp, Jun 4, 2006
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    Pip Luscher Guest

    Personally, and probably irrationally, I would feel uncomfortable
    fitting a remould to a high-performance bike. It's just a confidence
    thing, and my confidence is fragile.
     
    Pip Luscher, Jun 4, 2006
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