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Old 19-09-04, 02:47 PM   #1
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Old 19-09-04, 10:37 PM   #2
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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.
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Old 20-09-04, 02:02 PM   #3
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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.
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Old 20-09-04, 02:08 PM   #4
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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
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Old 20-09-04, 02:59 PM   #5
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Oh...and if its green it will handle even better and be faster...
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Old 20-09-04, 03:07 PM   #6
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OOooh I was waiting for that....
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Oh...and if its green it will handle even better and be faster...
Correct, every word a gem.

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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.
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Old 22-12-04, 02:49 PM   #8
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dude its just the way you ride
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