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18-06-2003, 08:38pm
interesting post peter...
note, the above issue of the mag may be difficult to obtain as it was out around the middle of last month...
(hostilities aside) I'd be careful not to confuse marketing bullsh*t with real world experiences
The diablo corsa's are vgood tyres utilising the latest technology etc...not saying that two wheels (/performance streetbike) is necessarily compromised but you've gotta be sceptical whenever the company being reviewed has a full page ad on the next page...
re: matched sets, the (wet weather) design of the diablo's is sound in theory but in practical application there's little (if any) detectable difference in straightline rear wet grip...if anything due to the (small) slick area centre they spin up like nobody's business. Obviously when cornering the front and rear are on different lines, so the front can clear as much water as it likes the rear is not going to see the benefit …by no means shockers in the wet, but no holy grail either.
All manufacturers advise the use of matched tyres etc, no doubt because they want to sell product...although you'll rarely have a problem, the difference here is due to the radically steep angle of the side of the tyre...(allegedly) good for side grip but (in my opinion) tends to understeer when you stand it up, a problem potentially compounded with a non-diablo rear.
bollocks aside for a busa:
Diablo = Good for doing donuts
Diablo Corsa = Good for the street
...but they won't see a racetrack again on my bike...
eagerly awaiting impressions from persons who have used diablos on a busa <i></i>
note, the above issue of the mag may be difficult to obtain as it was out around the middle of last month...
(hostilities aside) I'd be careful not to confuse marketing bullsh*t with real world experiences
The diablo corsa's are vgood tyres utilising the latest technology etc...not saying that two wheels (/performance streetbike) is necessarily compromised but you've gotta be sceptical whenever the company being reviewed has a full page ad on the next page...
re: matched sets, the (wet weather) design of the diablo's is sound in theory but in practical application there's little (if any) detectable difference in straightline rear wet grip...if anything due to the (small) slick area centre they spin up like nobody's business. Obviously when cornering the front and rear are on different lines, so the front can clear as much water as it likes the rear is not going to see the benefit …by no means shockers in the wet, but no holy grail either.
All manufacturers advise the use of matched tyres etc, no doubt because they want to sell product...although you'll rarely have a problem, the difference here is due to the radically steep angle of the side of the tyre...(allegedly) good for side grip but (in my opinion) tends to understeer when you stand it up, a problem potentially compounded with a non-diablo rear.
bollocks aside for a busa:
Diablo = Good for doing donuts
Diablo Corsa = Good for the street
...but they won't see a racetrack again on my bike...
eagerly awaiting impressions from persons who have used diablos on a busa <i></i>