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27-05-2007, 04:17pm
Quote Capebusa.
"If you set your bike up properly you can get good life and good traction out or a pilot road or for that matter any sports touring tyre. Sure your not going to set the fastest laptime on them compared to a slick but if your bike is set up right you'll use all the tread from wall to wall and not come unstuck.
Eg, at the moment i am running a nearly shot bridgy 020 front and a 1500k old pilot road 2 rear. both are at 29psi for having a fang on the twisties and the suspension preload has been softened for just my weight, the compression has been raised at the rear one notch from my usual cruising setting and rebound dropped one to avoid to much kickin under acceleration. the front has had compression raised 2 and the rebound up one from cruising settings. "
Whilst I acknowledge your personal preference for tyre pressures and selection Geoff, I should think that running any tyre on a busa at 29psi is way too low. I wouldn't recommend that pressure to any newbie or inexperience busa owner.
The recommended pressure for a hayabusa is 42psi front and back whether one or two up on standard suspension settings and stock tyres. For its intended purpose, a true sports tourer, these pressures are ideal and should only be adjusted down for heavier loads or for track work.
You are quite correct that by running the pressure low you work the heat in to the tyres quickly but any distance travelled at those pressures is going to reduce the lifespan and grip of the tyres dramatically. It could even lead to a blowout or tread separation over long distance.
"If you set your bike up properly you can get good life and good traction out or a pilot road or for that matter any sports touring tyre. Sure your not going to set the fastest laptime on them compared to a slick but if your bike is set up right you'll use all the tread from wall to wall and not come unstuck.
Eg, at the moment i am running a nearly shot bridgy 020 front and a 1500k old pilot road 2 rear. both are at 29psi for having a fang on the twisties and the suspension preload has been softened for just my weight, the compression has been raised at the rear one notch from my usual cruising setting and rebound dropped one to avoid to much kickin under acceleration. the front has had compression raised 2 and the rebound up one from cruising settings. "
Whilst I acknowledge your personal preference for tyre pressures and selection Geoff, I should think that running any tyre on a busa at 29psi is way too low. I wouldn't recommend that pressure to any newbie or inexperience busa owner.
The recommended pressure for a hayabusa is 42psi front and back whether one or two up on standard suspension settings and stock tyres. For its intended purpose, a true sports tourer, these pressures are ideal and should only be adjusted down for heavier loads or for track work.
You are quite correct that by running the pressure low you work the heat in to the tyres quickly but any distance travelled at those pressures is going to reduce the lifespan and grip of the tyres dramatically. It could even lead to a blowout or tread separation over long distance.
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