If I wanted to do a forks swap... - Page 2 - SV650.org

19-12-04, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rukus

go for the conti road attacks... you'll be surprised! Mr Squid seems to be a convert and I sure am!

Same here.
In a few hours of riding through the pouring rain and slush on Friday morning not one slip or slither.

19-12-04, 10:55 PM

the opposing argument here:

get some spunky 014's.

The roads here in right rural ol norfolk are covered in every conceivable ****e you could imagine. Leaves, salt, mud, diesel, slippy grime, and of course the afformentioned ****e.

014's have been a great all round tyre for me and are excellent in the wet. They give great feedback and inspire confidence.

However- I have not tried diablos, but I think the bottom line is, you will struggle to find much between them- its just rider preference.

19-12-04, 11:27 PM

We could do this all day.
I haven't ridden on BT14s yet, mostly because of the cost, but I do live in a rural area (the New Forest) and ride in pretty much all conditions, the road attacks haven't let me down yet.

20-12-04, 03:02 AM

I tried the D208's which had a decent front but the back tended to let go very easily and didn't last long. Replaced the back only (was in the middle of nowhere and had to take what I could get) with a Mich Hi-Sport which also didn't last long.
I now have Diablo's which are really good and are lasting very well so far (about 5000k's). The only strange thing with them is that they are the only tire/bike combination that I have had where I have worn the front to the edge but the back still has about 5mm untouched.

20-12-04, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BAG

I tried the D208's which had a decent front but the back tended to let go very easily and didn't last long. Replaced the back only (was in the middle of nowhere and had to take what I could get) with a Mich Hi-Sport which also didn't last long.
I now have Diablo's which are really good and are lasting very well so far (about 5000k's). The only strange thing with them is that they are the only tire/bike combination that I have had where I have worn the front to the edge but the back still has about 5mm untouched.

I experienced the same phenomenon with Bt010's front and rear.....

20-12-04, 10:25 PM

Never mind tyres... What about the Gixxer forks

20-12-04, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Never mind tyres... What about the Gixxer forks

I was wondering how long that would take.

I suscribe to the politicians method of answering questions. If you can't answer or don't want to answer the one they ask, answer the one that you do want to answer.

21-12-04, 04:36 AM

You may consider this option as well

http://traxxion.com/store/detail.asp?product_id=SVDR

This would leave the forks looking standard, but make it handle otherwise. I personally am going for the above, plus some race tech springs and heavier oil. Whatever you decide, best of luck Bud.

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19-12-04, 10:55 PM	#12
Dan_SV Guest Posts: n/a	the opposing argument here: get some spunky 014's. The roads here in right rural ol norfolk are covered in every conceivable **e you could imagine. Leaves, salt, mud, diesel, slippy grime, and of course the afformentioned **e. 014's have been a great all round tyre for me and are excellent in the wet. They give great feedback and inspire confidence. However- I have not tried diablos, but I think the bottom line is, you will struggle to find much between them- its just rider preference.

19-12-04, 11:27 PM	#13
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	We could do this all day. I haven't ridden on BT14s yet, mostly because of the cost, but I do live in a rural area (the New Forest) and ride in pretty much all conditions, the road attacks haven't let me down yet.

20-12-04, 03:02 AM	#14
BAG Guest Posts: n/a	I tried the D208's which had a decent front but the back tended to let go very easily and didn't last long. Replaced the back only (was in the middle of nowhere and had to take what I could get) with a Mich Hi-Sport which also didn't last long. I now have Diablo's which are really good and are lasting very well so far (about 5000k's). The only strange thing with them is that they are the only tire/bike combination that I have had where I have worn the front to the edge but the back still has about 5mm untouched.

20-12-04, 10:25 PM	#16
Cloggsy Guest Posts: n/a	Never mind tyres... What about the Gixxer forks

21-12-04, 04:36 AM	#18
Junior Guest Posts: n/a	You may consider this option as well http://traxxion.com/store/detail.asp?product_id=SVDR This would leave the forks looking standard, but make it handle otherwise. I personally am going for the above, plus some race tech springs and heavier oil. Whatever you decide, best of luck Bud.