Suggestions on new tires?
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03-25-2009, 01:33 AM
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03-25-2009, 03:11 AM
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If the pp 2ct's price is bothering you, look into a pair of bt-016's, nearly identical performance, both multi compound, but the bt's are significantly cheaper. The last tire shootout done by sport rider had the pp's in first and the bt-016's in second by a very narrow margin, followed by the rest of the manufacturers. It's what I'm planning on trying as my next set, have heard a ton of good things about them and have yet to hear anything negative that wasn't "I had some bt's-020's on my bike oem and they sucked!" Well duh, all manufacturers oem tires suck, these are a much different beast. As for pricing, look into a set off of ebay or motorcycle superstore. Can usually find a set front and rear for about 250, or less if you can get a deal on shipping.
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03-25-2009, 12:22 PM
Try keeping an eye on your entrance speed and RPMs. it's harder to power out of one turn into the next on a 600. I like the corsa IIIs because i feel like i have a lot more control over what the bike is doing. I definitely improved my lower-speed flickability with this tire. by feedback i ment a good sense of what the tire is gonna do and if i can push it harder when your'e approaching it's traction limits. the PPs don't really give much until you've already hit that point and it's too late. i could graph it easier than explain but that's because i'm a math nerd. I'm sure you could get a better feel for them though if that's all you ran. I mainly just like the corsa IIIs though because of the neutral profile.
oh yea. no matter what tire you choose make sure you can install them first. a lot of shops wont do it if you bought the tire somewhere else.
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03-25-2009, 06:07 PM
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The PP 2CT is an outstanding street tire, only issue I had with it was the feedback when I was in very hard fast corners. If you plan on ever hitting the track with them make sure you have no wear on them, they wear fast on the sides and start to slip bad. But new they stick fantastic. I'm on the Pirelli supercorsa's now, they warm up slower but once they are warm I can do anything with no worries in the world, also much better feel in the corners.
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Try keeping an eye on your entrance speed and RPMs. it's harder to power out of one turn into the next on a 600. I like the corsa IIIs because i feel like i have a lot more control over what the bike is doing. I definitely improved my lower-speed flickability with this tire. by feedback i ment a good sense of what the tire is gonna do and if i can push it harder when your'e approaching it's traction limits. the PPs don't really give much until you've already hit that point and it's too late. i could graph it easier than explain but that's because i'm a math nerd. I'm sure you could get a better feel for them though if that's all you ran. I mainly just like the corsa IIIs though because of the neutral profile.
oh yea. no matter what tire you choose make sure you can install them first. a lot of shops wont do it if you bought the tire somewhere else.
oh yea. no matter what tire you choose make sure you can install them first. a lot of shops wont do it if you bought the tire somewhere else.
The lack of warning before the tire is gonna break loose kind of worries me, thats what my Metzler did to me. I was in a sweeping right hand bank around a corner and I was leaning to my limit when the back tire just kind of went weightless. I Lost the back tire and went down to the rear set which actually saved a slide. My rear set hit the pavement and slowed the slide enough that the tire regained traction and the bike came upright in a hurry. It broke the end of the rear set, but thats replaceable. My pants are a little rashed on the knee and calf, but I was fine. I don't want that to happen again.
I'll look at those 16's Hangfire. What month was the shootout in by chance?
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