Tyres for a 7R

What's the view of the cognoscenti?

It's shod with D207Rs at the moment, and I loathe them as much now as
I did when I had them on my ZXR400 three years ago.

 

ogden says...

2 of my mates run 207RRs on their ZX-7Rs and both love them. Both ran
normal 207s and 204s before, and hated those. I saw an almost brand new
7R in a dealer in Tunbridge Wells last week, it had D204s from
factory... wtf?

 

Which dealer? Not that place in Camden Road? Nice little shop - utterly
unhelpful workshop and arsey mechanic a couple of miles away on the
industrial estate.

 

204's are standard fittment. I put 207's on mine and had no probs, but
then you could really **** up the lines on a 7R and it would still take you
round


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Mark
ZX12R-B1 (Blue)
CG125 (hers)
Blata Ninja 3.4
BOTSWCAW#3

 

The Older Gentleman says...

That's the one, the bike had 7 miles on the clock from new. Bloke bought
it to celebrate his recovery *prior* to an eye operation. Unfortunately
the op went wrong and it never got ridden so he sold it before riding
it.

Ever noticed whose helmets they sell? I supply them. Martin and
Catherine at the shop are top people, never met the mechanics.

 

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I bought my L-plates there.

 

Don't think I haven't considered it, particularly on the basis that
it's probably only worn at the sides, and I only use the middle.

 

I had a nasty experience with the mechanic a year or two ago - needed a
headlight bulb (H4) for that SR500 I bought. It popped as I was about to
ride home, and it was dusk.

So I went to the workshop (they don't keep the bulbs in the shop, oddly
enough) and this greebo with a zillion body piercings acknowledged he
had one.

Then I discovered one of the screws that holds in the headlight rim was
stuck (as they always are) and just asked if I could use his impact
driver to shift it.

"I don't lend tools."

'Yeah, well, fair enough, but I'm right here and I'm buying the
bulb....'

"No. An' an impact driver won't shift that."

'Oh, I think it will.'

"It won't. It'll need drilling out. I can do that, but you'll 'ave to
pay for it, and I'll 'ave to book the bike in."

****. Then he looked at the SR and said: "Been resprayed, that..."

This was utter bollocks - it was really, really good original paint. He
refused to believe it was original. I pointed out that the SR stayed in
production for a long, long time after it was deleted in the UK, like up
to 1998 in Germany, and it was possible the tank and panels were NOS
replacements, but no, he insisted it was dropped altogether in about
1985.

Double ****.

So I pushed the headlight down a fraction, rode home on full beam, and
when I got home one small tap of the impact driver released the screw.

And no, I didnt buy the bulb from the **** either.

Twats like that *really* put you off the bike trade.

But yeah, they're nice in the shop.

 

D207R*R*s.

 

darsy says...

I never had any complaints about the 207RRs I had on either my Firestorm
or my Thunderace. They gripped like shit to a blanket and wore nice and
evenly across the whole tread pattern. My daughter has them on her R6
and loves them.

I've got normal 207s on the 9R, but haven't done enough miles in dry
conditions to make any kind of comment about them. The rear was squared
to shit though, and was replaced last weekend. They seem OKish in the
wet, kind of on a par with 020s.

 

I've got D207RRs on the 7R - they're absolutely fine, both in the wet
and the dry. Ditto when I had them on the 'blade. Ditto when I had them
on the TRX.

 

PMFBI, but what about the new 208's Dunlop have just let loose.
Supposed to have much improved wet grip. I need new tyres on my
Thunderace and I'm considering these. £169 a pair fitted at FWR's.
http://www.fwr.co.uk/dunlopt.htm Hasn't anyone tried them yet?


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Regards from Mike Barnard
Yamaha YZF1000 Thunderace.
Worthing, West Sussex.

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Mike Barnard says...

From what I can make out, those people who've had 208s don't like them
and are going back to 207s. The 208RR is meant to be as good as, or if
not better than, the 207RR it is set to replace.

Depending on how many miles a year you do, I'd go with either 207s or
207RRs. General concensus of opinion is that the Dunlops suit the
Thunderace well. I certainly never had any problem with them as some
will be able to testfy, and my bike had done a few miles by the time I
sold it, so the suspension wasn't all it could have been. Things like
that have a bearing on how the tyres perform.

207RRs were good enough for the R6 Cup race-bikes last year, so they
should be good enough for you.

 

http://www.dunloptyres.co.uk/bike/radial/d208/index.html

More info for those interested.

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Yamaha YZF1000 Thunderace.
Worthing, West Sussex.

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Not having tried the 207's I won't have a frame of reference to
compare with.

Heh, as it's a newer tyre I'd hope it would be!

Definately don't need the RR's, not with my riding. Nice to hear this
tho'.

You saying I'm not up to race tricks on the road? Good, 'cos I'm not!
It was the comments on the improved wet grip on the 208's I liked.
When I find the finance I'm gonna try them.

And the bagster's great BTW. I've waxed the zips and put shoelace
tags on to replace the cotterpins.


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Yamaha YZF1000 Thunderace.
Worthing, West Sussex.

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Mike Barnard says...

That's not the case with the normal 208 though. Most people prefer the
older tyre. The RR version is much of a muchness when compared to the
207RR.

Glad you're pleased with it. Bagsters rock.

 

OK, I'll take that in advisement, thanks. Were you happy with the
207's wet grip? Thats more important to me than the ability to
kneedown for an hour etc.

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Yamaha YZF1000 Thunderace.
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Mike Barnard says...

The 207s I've ridden on seem to be about as good as 020s for wet grip
and feel.

 

I doubt I'd stress a Cheng-Shin Barracuda with my riding, but I find
207s to inspire no confidence whatsoever, quite in contrast with the
likes of an 020.

That said, a day or two of dry roads would be a novelty...