Just threw on new Qualifer's about 500 miles ago...........GREAT tires compared to the stock "Qualifers" it used to have. The difference is amazing. I will have to say though, to get rid of your chicken strips doesn't mean you necessarily have to be riding fast or dangerously on the road. Hell, you can rub your tire completely to the edge at less than 30 mph, it just depends on how comfortable you are leaning your bike over. I guess I'm comfortable at leaning it over?

 

Definetly would rather have chicken strips then low-side the thing. That's gotta suck wrecking the bike trying to get rid of them

 

^^ True. I'm not a fan of people bragging about them as a sign of skill. The only thing they show is how much of a lean you put the bike into. Mine just sort of "disappear" after riding a few miles. I was taught by MSF and the Laguna Seca Superbike School to lean the bike in the corners, no matter the speed. Lean, not steer. Even at low speeds, I find myself really leaning my bike over, but that's just my riding style. Tires will always let the rider know that is going on with them, it's just up to the rider to be able to understand what they're telling you.

 

I find myself leanin more n more. And thats how our bikes are made to steer is by leaning.

 

Hey Blue, I got a question for you. Does your "true" qualifiers keep the round tire profile or more of the triangular shape? I road with CT2s on a 636 and didn't like the initial turn-in feel.

And I would have to agree with you Blue aswell. I do like to lean my bike and get good feed back from my tires telling me what they can and can't do at the moment. I favor my left side

Left Front:


Left Rear:

 

just got back from deals gap, on a set of pp, so no chicken here

 

Yep, they keep a round profile. I was starting to get a slight flat spot having to ride the highways for 2 weeks to commute to work, but after taking it to the Gila Mountains and back (about 400 miles total, 100 of which were pure, low speed, low lean twisties) they got their round shape back very quicly.

I hear people tell me all the time that Qualifer's wear horribly and that they don't grip. That couldn't be further from the truth. I'm amazed with the amount of grip I get from the "true" Qualifier's. I've been impressed by them ever since I took the Laguna Seca Superbike class. After a few laps of amazing grip, I pulled into the pits and got off to see what kind of tires they were. I was absolutely shocked when I actually looked at them and they were just regular Qualifier's.

Not to mention, before Foxy 1's demise, those Qualifier's had well over 4000 miles with PLENTY of tread left on them for another 2 or 3 thousand more. So yeah, great tires.

 

Good to hear! .. I have to decide between the CT2s or Qualifiers in time. I actually really enjoy the stock tires and don't have too many complaints about them. 1) They take a little more time to heat up then a higher quality tire 2) Don't hold heat aswell as a softer compound tire. But other then those two things i've noticed, i've enjoyed their profile, feedback, wearand up to temp grip.

 

^^ If you like the stocks, then you are going to be FLOORED with the Qualifier's. The day I got the Qualifier's, I was just stocked on how differently the bike felt (in a good way). I had enormous amounts of grip I previously didn't have, the bike kept it's line better without drifting or sliding. Amazing difference.

I will say though, the stock front tire makes the bike feel very light in the front. The Qualifier's actually encourages leaning instead of steering, and overall feels much more planted.

 

this is my rear tyre, haven't done a track day on it, its my road bike

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