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-1 +2 might be an annoyance if you ride a lot of interstate highways. I have -1F on my F2 and I can redline 6th at the end of Summit Points 3000ft front straight. If I had -1 +2 I would redline 6th too early and have to let off, wasting time/getting passed. Like I said before, I can go almost as fast on my track only F2 as I can on my 1k at the track, but I'm really riding the F2 hard to go that fast. All that horsepower of a big bike really gets you moving faster coming up to the turns so you have to slow down sooner, sometimes scrubbing off too much speed. I remember when in AMA racing Tommy Hayden ran a Kawasaki 636 in 750 supersport, he lead the race quite a few times but the grunt of the 750 was pass him on the big straight every time.
Must've been a 600 then, sorry. Either way he was up front the whole race except where it mattered. Point being 600's are fast and can keep up is certain situations, (ie tight tracks). Everything is relative, what faster, a bicycle or Kawasaki H2R, well if they were at Bonneville Salt Flats, the Kawasaki. If the were racing around my house in my yard, the bicycle. lol.
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There was good one I saw a while back of a guy on a 125 or 250 on a track in Germany. He was running right by the 1000s in every corner like they were parked. But of course they passed him back in the straights....
There was good one I saw a while back of a guy on a 125 or 250 on a track in Germany. He was running right by the 1000s in every corner like they were parked. But of course they passed him back in the straights....
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I had a kid on a 125 or 250 blast by me at Willow Springs while I was on a ZX6.
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Thanks a lot for all the great info
I'm gonna start with -1f+2r sprocket (i can always go back if i don't like it)and moderate size jets.
I love the idea of R6 throttle tube, which years fit best?
Dunlop Q2 is what i was looking at anyway so i'll be getting them put on next week.
I'm gonna start with -1f+2r sprocket (i can always go back if i don't like it)and moderate size jets.
I love the idea of R6 throttle tube, which years fit best?
Dunlop Q2 is what i was looking at anyway so i'll be getting them put on next week.
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Q2? How old are they?
They haven't made those a for a few years. Don't put anything on your bike thats over 3 years old. The rubber hardens as it ages to the point that it's dangerous after 3 or 4 years. It's a matter of life and death on a bike when you depend on grip so much.
There is a date code on tires. It will be stamped on the side, usually in an oval. 4512, for example, means it was made the 45th week ( early November) of 2012.
I wouldn't put anything on mine that was made earlier than 2015. There are too many tires out there to use old stock.
They haven't made those a for a few years. Don't put anything on your bike thats over 3 years old. The rubber hardens as it ages to the point that it's dangerous after 3 or 4 years. It's a matter of life and death on a bike when you depend on grip so much.
There is a date code on tires. It will be stamped on the side, usually in an oval. 4512, for example, means it was made the 45th week ( early November) of 2012.
I wouldn't put anything on mine that was made earlier than 2015. There are too many tires out there to use old stock.
I mentioned Q2's because thats what I ran in 2011, when I first got back out to the track after 12 years of no track. They were new at the time. They make Q3's now which supposed to be better and I actually run them on my 08 CBR 1000RR street and track. Awesome tire but I dont know if the make the size for the F2 or F3 (160/60 rear). R6 throttle tube, I have one on my 08 1k but its a specific year that I cant remember, I believe its 1/5 turn, but I ordered a standard Motion Pro R6 replacement and put it on my F2, I believe it 1/4 turn.
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