Tires: I want Pilot Road 2s, but...
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RE: Tires: I want Pilot Road 2s, but...
ORIGINAL: tallenuf
Anybody elsehere have experience with the Metzeler Roadtec Z6 tires? I seem to be the only one running them.
Anybody elsehere have experience with the Metzeler Roadtec Z6 tires? I seem to be the only one running them.
When riding at trackdays you can press'em to the limit and i have not had a slip of grip once.[sm=smiley20.gif]
Now the rear tire is changed to Dunlop roadsmart (180) cause the Z6 was worn and the front will be changed soon to a Dunlop also.
My friend, R1000 tested them on his BBand was very pleased with them so i'm giving them a try/test also... so farthe rear tireis been handling great (two trackdays).
Testing onboardcameraon the bike at Sviestad in Sweden.(dont forgettowatch in high quality)
Not pushing it so hard on the long straight part due to instructions from the "track instructors". Anyway here's a link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCAo3HjNDCE
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RE: Tires: I want Pilot Road 2s, but...
Sorry, have not clocked my laps !
And on the videoclip i'm notpushing it at maximum...just trying tolearn to be as good as possible at every curve.
I'm driving in the average group and there are guys that are by far faster than me.
It's so damn fun driving at trackdays and you learn the handling of your bike at extreme cornering and hard breaking... i recommend it to all.
I use a home made camera mountthat is fastened around the fuelcap and the camera is a JVC Everio.I'm recording into the memorycard (micro SD) and not to the harddisc drive. When the memorycard is full i copy/empty it to the harddisc drive.
And on the videoclip i'm notpushing it at maximum...just trying tolearn to be as good as possible at every curve.
I'm driving in the average group and there are guys that are by far faster than me.
It's so damn fun driving at trackdays and you learn the handling of your bike at extreme cornering and hard breaking... i recommend it to all.
I use a home made camera mountthat is fastened around the fuelcap and the camera is a JVC Everio.I'm recording into the memorycard (micro SD) and not to the harddisc drive. When the memorycard is full i copy/empty it to the harddisc drive.
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RE: Tires: I want Pilot Road 2s, but...
My Pilot Road 2s are in and will be ready to ride tomorrow. I went with a 170 rear since the bike is hard enough to flip back and forth already. I hadn't realized how much I'd worn the old front. I don't know why the left is so much more worn than the right.
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RE: Tires: I want Pilot Road 2s, but...
According to the previous owner's notes they should have about 6800 miles on them I put the last 2000 on them. They're Dunlop Qualifiers. They had some cupping when I got the bike but I kept up the air pressure and they did OK. I do like to trail brake. The last ride on that tire was about 200 miles of fairly aggressive riding at times and I didn't have a problem at all. These radial tires are so much better than the bias ply from 20 years ago.
Now I have a PROBLEM. I was going to install the new rear and I don't have the left hand spacer (sprocket side). It was on the wheel when I took it into the shop so the guy who mounted the tire is supposed to call me. I'm sure it's not an expensive part but it grounds the bike and who knows how long it'd take to get a replacement. It's not like they sold a lot of these bikes in the US.
Now I have a PROBLEM. I was going to install the new rear and I don't have the left hand spacer (sprocket side). It was on the wheel when I took it into the shop so the guy who mounted the tire is supposed to call me. I'm sure it's not an expensive part but it grounds the bike and who knows how long it'd take to get a replacement. It's not like they sold a lot of these bikes in the US.
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09-12-2008, 08:52 AM
RE: Tires: I want Pilot Road 2s, but...
ORIGINAL: Shadow1
Tyre pressure and cupping will be the major cause of your front wheel not holding its line, as will worn steering head bearings. Any "clicking" in your steering under braking ?
I run my bike at 38PSI front, 42 rear, (so take yours up a bit -these are the rec solo pressures) and for her weight she's still fairly nimble, but as you said, hauling it through tight twisties can get tiring. Palm pressure can be alleviated by wearing gloves with gel or other palm inserts, or running padded/thicker grips - I wrap tape around my bars (about 4 layers) and then slide the grips over, because I have size XXL hands, and smaller grips make my hands cramp - they help a good deal, and reduce vibration and tingly fingers.
Sportmax qualifiers don't have very good tyre life, so this may be an added factor - they don't generally get more than around 4500 miles, and the fronts generally go well before the rears.
Tyre pressure and cupping will be the major cause of your front wheel not holding its line, as will worn steering head bearings. Any "clicking" in your steering under braking ?
I run my bike at 38PSI front, 42 rear, (so take yours up a bit -these are the rec solo pressures) and for her weight she's still fairly nimble, but as you said, hauling it through tight twisties can get tiring. Palm pressure can be alleviated by wearing gloves with gel or other palm inserts, or running padded/thicker grips - I wrap tape around my bars (about 4 layers) and then slide the grips over, because I have size XXL hands, and smaller grips make my hands cramp - they help a good deal, and reduce vibration and tingly fingers.
Sportmax qualifiers don't have very good tyre life, so this may be an added factor - they don't generally get more than around 4500 miles, and the fronts generally go well before the rears.
Craig