Sounds like the guy with the duc just wanted to blame the tire instead of himself for his crash. There is really no transition between the compounds on a 2CT because the soft compound is maybe the last half of an inch on each side of the tire. Most riders who buy 2CT's never lean the bike far enough to even use the softer compound. No matter how far you lean you will have both compounds in contact with the road. These tires have excellent grip for street use and some light track use. I would say that you will not find the limits of the 2CT on the street.


I just finished wearing out a set of 2CT's with no problems and I use every bit of the tire. The pilot power and PP 2CT's will stick good enough for most all riders on the street. An experienced rider on the track may overheat the tires and cause them to become slick but this will rarely happen on the street. You can't blame a tire without knowing the setup of the guy's bike that said he had a problem with them. His suspension settings could be all wrong along with tire pressure. This could cause any tire to loose traction.


Currently I am about 700 miles into a set of Pures and they feel great. I dont expect to get anywhere near the mileage of 2CT's with the Pures but thats fine with me. When I ride I want to most grip I can get out a tire.

 

key word is new in that paragraph. Sounds like unheated or un scuffed tires but id say he over rode his bike/skill bcuz it was a new bike.

 

Well put Backdoc.

 

By new i meant a year old. it was the remake of the supersport that duc released a few years ago. but your right backdoc, it could have been other factors and they are probably not the right tire to see a weekend at the track. just thought it was a coincidence because me and him talked a few weeks ago then i ran across this thread

 

yeah i tried to run them at the recommended pressure of 32 front 30 rear but they were taking to long to warm up so i dropped pressure to 29 front 28 rear warm and they road great . it was wierd cuz ive heard you have to run higher pressure because of the carcass of the tire stretching to much during acceleration but i had no trouble.

 

Those are the same pressures I run. I will drop even lower as Air temps rise and go really low if its the last session under full sun. It was hard to shake those low pressures in my head for awhile........

 

update! so i was taking some high speed sweepers and tire was starting to fold and give at 90mph+. raised prfessure back to 32 . i think im going to have to keep that as the lowest . i mean tire folded up andwas very sloppy and felt wobbly, i think since the carcus on that tire is so light that at high speeds you have to have that pressure so the tire doesnt extend so much. will see . ill be giving it a test tomorrow

 

duhhh

 

well damn i didnt know you were a expert on this new tire technology or i wouldnt have wasted my time and i would have just pmed you. there is a lot of talk about these tires and wat pressure to run because the tech is so new . look around , go to a track see what people say

 

use common sense for a minute, pilot powers run 30 so why would a softer side wall tire take less its needs the air pressure to keep it from folding