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Red Herring · 30-09-16, 09:12 PM

I use Dunlop D211 slicks on my GSXR, soft compound front, hard (endurance) rear. Being based on a road tyre they can take multiple heat cycles without any issues and work well for the level I ride at, offering much the same level of grip as a good supersport track tyre and lasting slightly longer. A front usually last two or three trackdays, and depending on the track a rear lasts a day at somewhere like Brands or Lydden which is very hard on one side (I usually turn it around at lunch time) or maybe two days if you go somewhere like Cadwell, Silverstone or Donnington.

My SV isn't really a track bike so I just run Dunlop Qualifiers 2 on that, they're fine for the road and just about hang in there on the track.

30-09-16, 09:12 PM	#81
Red Herring Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,708	Re: The trackday thread. I use Dunlop D211 slicks on my GSXR, soft compound front, hard (endurance) rear. Being based on a road tyre they can take multiple heat cycles without any issues and work well for the level I ride at, offering much the same level of grip as a good supersport track tyre and lasting slightly longer. A front usually last two or three trackdays, and depending on the track a rear lasts a day at somewhere like Brands or Lydden which is very hard on one side (I usually turn it around at lunch time) or maybe two days if you go somewhere like Cadwell, Silverstone or Donnington. My SV isn't really a track bike so I just run Dunlop Qualifiers 2 on that, they're fine for the road and just about hang in there on the track.