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27-09-2007, 12:00pm
hmmm...i'm all for 180/55 now...& slightly harder compounds...
Got some Pilot Road 2's on the FZR & the tip in speed is just awesome & the thing is.......
I don't think many road riders are going to reach the cornering limits of modern tyres unless they are on a track.
If you think of how quickly tyre technology is advancing, even an average tyre on the market now should be up around the performance of the "super-sport" tyres from about 5 years ago. Thats my take anyway.
And something I read by Keith Code made alot of sense. Talking about tyres, in one of his books he suggested that instead of going out and getting the most awesome super-slick race style road tyre you can get...get something average so you can actually get used to a bit of sliding.
With some of these crazy soft compound tyres out there, you're never going to reach their limit & hence have less to learn & when a slide happens it will suprise you too much & possibly throw you off.
If you have somewhat harder longer wearing tyres & get used to a bit of spinning & sliding here and there, your attention won't be sucked up when it happens around a fast corner...etc. Its nice getting more than 5000km out of a tyre too...lol
I reckon his advice is pure gold, but anyway...i'm out.
Got some Pilot Road 2's on the FZR & the tip in speed is just awesome & the thing is.......
I don't think many road riders are going to reach the cornering limits of modern tyres unless they are on a track.
If you think of how quickly tyre technology is advancing, even an average tyre on the market now should be up around the performance of the "super-sport" tyres from about 5 years ago. Thats my take anyway.
And something I read by Keith Code made alot of sense. Talking about tyres, in one of his books he suggested that instead of going out and getting the most awesome super-slick race style road tyre you can get...get something average so you can actually get used to a bit of sliding.
With some of these crazy soft compound tyres out there, you're never going to reach their limit & hence have less to learn & when a slide happens it will suprise you too much & possibly throw you off.
If you have somewhat harder longer wearing tyres & get used to a bit of spinning & sliding here and there, your attention won't be sucked up when it happens around a fast corner...etc. Its nice getting more than 5000km out of a tyre too...lol
I reckon his advice is pure gold, but anyway...i'm out.