Tyre pressure
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Re: Tyre pressure
Daytona 650.......34F/38R for the road, 28F/25R for the track.
.....I think...it's been a while.
.....I think...it's been a while.
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Re: Tyre pressure
I tend to set the pressures specific to the tyre.
I could run the ntec Dunlops much lower than my usual Pirelli's
I could run the ntec Dunlops much lower than my usual Pirelli's
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Re: Tyre pressure
Good point....IIRC I've heard the same thing about the Dunlops.....I only tried Dunlops the one time and fric
kin' hated them....TBH, I was genuinely surprised at the difference in 'feel' (or lack thereof) and binned them shortly afterwards.....felt like they were wandering all over the place.
kin' hated them....TBH, I was genuinely surprised at the difference in 'feel' (or lack thereof) and binned them shortly afterwards.....felt like they were wandering all over the place.
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Re: Tyre pressure
Yeah the Dunlop's of old were rightly named Dunslips, but the new ntec stuff road or track specific is very very good.
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Re: Tyre pressure
Well, the truth is that I had just popped them on, and took the bike on a very long and curvy freeway on-ramp that I wasn't familiar with, and it was covered in sealant repairs...those things are notoriously slippery & the bike was all over the place....but the seed was planted in my mind, and I never really 'gelled' with them as a result. The reality is probably closer to "you've always always used SC's, what did you expect??"Kwacky wrote:They earned the nick name Dunlips for a reason.
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Re: Tyre pressure
Tbh anything will slip on that nasty selaant repaired over banding, its horrible stuff even in the dry
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Re: Tyre pressure
Ntec's are a completely different construction to other Tyres and are designed to be run at low pressures.
A racing mate rates them highly but steered me away from them saying is need a different suspension set up to any other tyre. He said try Racetechs, SC's etc first till I had a good handle on the bike then maybe give them a try.
I don't think I'll ever be at the level of dedicating the set up of my bike to a unique tyre.
A racing mate rates them highly but steered me away from them saying is need a different suspension set up to any other tyre. He said try Racetechs, SC's etc first till I had a good handle on the bike then maybe give them a try.
I don't think I'll ever be at the level of dedicating the set up of my bike to a unique tyre.
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Re: Tyre pressure
Ntec technology is in the sportsmarts which is a fast road tyre Kiwi so I doubt the set up is as critical as your mate suggests. I have used about 3 or 4 sets of the GP racer road and track and no problem with set up or tyre wear. I wouldn't hesitate at giving them ago if you fancy them tbh mate.