D207RR

[rubberduckofdeath]

Hi all,

Anyone had these on any of their bikes? I've got some on my ZX6R and wasn't overly impressed with their performance in the wet, to say the least. If you like simultaneous front and rear end slides every other bend though, you'll love them :lol:

Cheers,

Lee

[Sid Squid]

RRs are difficult to keep properly hot on the road, good for track use though, forgotten now but 207GPs were good and steer sharp.
ZX6s go well on 'plain' 207s, still a benchmark tyre even after a few years, more grip than most of us mere mortals can use and suit a ZX perfectly, avoid 208s your bike will steer funny, they stick though.

[rubberduckofdeath]

RRs are difficult to keep properly hot on the road, good for track use though, forgotten now but 207GPs were good and steer sharp.
ZX6s go well on 'plain' 207s, still a benchmark tyre even after a few years, more grip than most of us mere mortals can use and suit a ZX perfectly, avoid 208s your bike will steer funny, they stick though.

Thanks, the only other thing I thought that could be causing their appalling "wet manners" is the fact that I've jacked the back of the bike up by about 8mm to sharpen the steering.

What I think this may have done is made it harder to be smooth because the steering is so much quicker, thus accentuating the already possibly weak wet grip?

What do you reckon?

I've not had any problem riding in the wet on the SV on D220's and 020's but even short shifting about 5k on the Ninja doesn't help control.

Thanks!

Lee

[Sid Squid]

Possible I 'spose, you'd would have to try back to back to see I imagine, my guess stays the same though, from experience I know you have to use the RRs quite hard to keep them hot enough in the wet.
Also whilst they aren't over sensitive to pressures, if you were to fiddle with them and see if you can get the carcass to flex a bit, it might keep them warmer, go easy though.
Really they're the wrong tyres for a road bike in the wet.

[zx6man]

I have d208's on...work much better than 207rr's on road. As said above, hard to get to temp....ESPECIALLY in the wet

[rubberduckofdeath]

Thanks for the information guys; what are you running on yours, Sid?

[zx6man]

Oh...and if its green it will handle even better and be faster... :D

[Iansv]

OOooh I was waiting for that.... :lol:

[rubberduckofdeath]

Oh...and if its green it will handle even better and be faster... :D

No worries then, it's being resprayed in the Winter :twisted:

[Sid Squid]

Oh...and if its green it will handle even better and be faster... :D

Correct, every word a gem.

What are you running on yours, Sid?

AV49/50, handle well, stability is excellent particularly under hard braking, fairly quick steering front profile but not overly sensitive, feedback is excellent and they're plenty grippy, OK in the wet but nothing special, same temperature issue really, they're not a cold weather road tyre, they wear well too.

[rubberduckofdeath]

Cool, thanks! :)

[rubberduckofdeath]

Having stacks of fun with the Dunlops in the cold now :D

Rear wheel locks up under down changes, braking etc very regularly when not desired, pulling away in first gear without spinning the wheel takes concentration and cornering is certainly more interesting!

Not recommended for all year round use!

Lee

[Itching 2 go]

dude its just the way you ride :wink:

[rubberduckofdeath]

dude its just the way you ride :wink:

:lol: probably :cry: