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tires
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24
53.33%
wheels
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0
0%
exhaust
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4
8.89%
pcIII
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5
11.11%
suspension
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10
22.22%
cbrforum sticker
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2
4.44%
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most important mod
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Tires are the obvious choice. It doesn't matter how much you tune your suspension if your running some crap oem tires on the bike your not going to be able to do much. Grippy, decent tires are the foundation to build a bike around. The suspension is important as well, but (stocksuspension+goodtires)>(customsuspension+crap tires) anyday. I'd prefer both but if I could only pick one I'd be ordering up some new rubber.
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Tires are the obvious choice. It doesn't matter how much you tune your suspension if your running some crap oem tires on the bike your not going to be able to do much. Grippy, decent tires are the foundation to build a bike around. The suspension is important as well, but (stocksuspension+goodtires)>(customsuspension+crap tires) anyday. I'd prefer both but if I could only pick one I'd be ordering up some new rubber.
i've run equal lap times with stock oem tires than i do with my race dot's
problem is the stock tires wont last past a few laps before they get hot and greasy......but i have run equal lap times with both tires
<opening myself up for the "you dont ride fast enough" comment with ^^that statement>
so in my opinion.....stock oem tires are more tires than you need on the street
its funny how many people blame issues/accidents on oem tires....but thats a different topic
dont get me wrong....tires are a strong #2 imo
especially with the fact that set up changes with different tires......so tires and suspension go hand in hand in a lot of peoples eyes
Last edited by dwschultzy; 11-02-2009 at 08:54 AM.
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i've run equal lap times with stock oem tires than i do with my race dot's
problem is the stock tires wont last past a few laps before they get hot and greasy......but i have run equal lap times with both tires
<opening myself up for the "you dont ride fast enough" comment with ^^that statement>
so in my opinion.....stock oem tires are more tires than you need on the street
its funny how many people blame issues/accidents on oem tires....but thats a different topic
dont get me wrong....tires are a strong #2 imo
especially with the fact that set up changes with different tires......so tires and suspension go hand in hand in a lot of peoples eyes
problem is the stock tires wont last past a few laps before they get hot and greasy......but i have run equal lap times with both tires
<opening myself up for the "you dont ride fast enough" comment with ^^that statement>
so in my opinion.....stock oem tires are more tires than you need on the street
its funny how many people blame issues/accidents on oem tires....but thats a different topic
dont get me wrong....tires are a strong #2 imo
especially with the fact that set up changes with different tires......so tires and suspension go hand in hand in a lot of peoples eyes
For me at least, especially with the horrid roads around here I'm always paranoid and paying close attention to traction, so sticky tires, whether needed or not boost my riding coinfidence massively, even though I might never have pushed the stock ones to their limits on the street the fact that these are stickier and have higher limits make me happy.
Pretty much the same thing can be said for suspension, or brakes or pretty much anything else. Whatever makes us feel confident and safe while riding will naturally lead us to push the bikes some and ride better overall, since the bikes come stock capable of going well past our limits then it really just boils down to a confidence thing.
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Ok, I am not one for saying +1 or a + a gazillion but jolly good post babes, the rider is the discerning factor ...stick someone who knows what they are doing on an old F1 and me on my new RR and my money is on the F1 everytime :-)
Jules
Ps but I do love the huge extra thrust of my RR, got to get that in ..lol