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I just bought another bike :)
It comes with new Pirelli diablos,are these a normal road tyre if so any good ?
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Yes they are road tyres but sound like the original diablo which was a current tyre about 10 years ago.

I would check for cracks or splitting as rubber being a natural product it degrades and hardens over time.
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They must be corsas the bike is only 3 years old
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Perkles wrote:They must be corsas the bike is only 3 years old
Corsas are OEM on the bike you have bought. Good in the dry. I changed mine for metzlers once worn. The rear won't last long :D
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C'mon Perkles, photos. Then we can tell :D
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http://www.ams4ktm.co.uk/products/34623 ... 90-rc.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I admit to not having a clue about tyres,I think the bt016s on my monster are cutting edge :D
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There diablo supercorsa most probably sp compound if on a road bike. But could be sc1,2 scrubs which are just softer compounds of the same tyre for track days / racing.
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Perkles wrote:http://www.ams4ktm.co.uk/products/34623 ... 90-rc.aspx
I admit to not having a clue about tyres,I think the bt016s on my monster are cutting edge :D
When you mention bt016 Duke left the thread (facepalm)
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Sorry i felt a bit feint. :D

First someone mentioned Maxxis tyres and then BT016's. :(

Sweet bike, Perkles.

If the bike has done 9000 miles it will have had at least one new set of tyres and probably two sets of those Supercorsas.

Those will be fine on a nice dry day, very much less so in the wet.
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Cheers I'm quite excited about it,I couldn't stretch my budget to a newer duc but happy with the ktm
It's has monstrous torque and feels bloody quick 60 -100 + I think I am going to have to recalibrate my brain for it (lol)
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You can tell the date of manufacture of motorcycle tyres from the info on the tyre wall.

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Perkles wrote:Cheers I'm quite excited about it,I couldn't stretch my budget to a newer duc but happy with the ktm
It's has monstrous torque and feels bloody quick 60 -100 + I think I am going to have to recalibrate my brain for it (lol)
Yeah great bike Perkles 8) I m sure you will get use't to warp speed soon enough :)
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Nice bike Perkles. As for the tyres I agree witg duke. Don't trust them! Lol! They take a lot of warming up.
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If you wanna stick with Pirellis but a more road orientated version I dont think you can go wrong with diablo rosso corsas, had 2 lots of these on my bike and love them, brilliant in the dry, quick warm up, endless grip and not too shabby in the wet, not the most grip ever but they give loads of feedback so I know how close im pushing my luck.
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Utter rubbish those bikes. Told you not to buy one. :D

They stomp out of corners very well indeed. I lowered the gearing on mine, it's nuts :P
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C00kiemonster wrote:Utter rubbish those bikes. Told you not to buy one. :D

They stomp out of corners very well indeed. I lowered the gearing on mine, it's nuts :P
Two up at the back?
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Perkles wrote:
C00kiemonster wrote:Utter rubbish those bikes. Told you not to buy one. :D

They stomp out of corners very well indeed. I lowered the gearing on mine, it's nuts :P
Two up at the back?
I think so it was a couple of years ago. More rideable in town and I don't need a 170 plus mph top speed tbh. Definitely a new renthal on the back anyway.
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Nice bike buddy!!! You'll love it I'm sure. I'll leave it to the guys re the tyres. Yet you can't go wrong with pirellis they give you a lot of feedback IMO.
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so to confirm the tyres are pirelli dragon supercorsa pros, just looked at all the old invoices that came with documentation and the rear was 239 quid ! I thought that was for two but no its just the rear.Things have really changed since I last had a bike :)
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The Diablo Rosso Corsa are about that for front and rear if you shop around mate and plenty sporty enough for me
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