01-05-11, 06:10 PM | #31 |
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I've got 4k exactly out of my 020's, but in fairness I've done a trackday on them and I got a puncture on the way down to AR10 with a pillion and luggage and was riding with about 7psi so that ate a good portion of the tyre
I am staggered tbh just how quick the remaining tread on the centre of the tyre wore out. But it's something I suppose I have to accept if you wanna take a pillion regularly and do some mway miles. |
01-05-11, 06:13 PM | #32 | |
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02-05-11, 08:22 AM | #33 | |
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So far I'm liking the very progressive roll-in to full lean, the front has a very round profile which makes them lean in nicely and are super stable banked over. Downside is that the steering is a lot slower, making fast direction changes harder - it can also feel like the bike is understeering because I expect it turn faster. So far a happy camper with 400+ miles on them. |
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Did you stick with the same sizes and profiles that you had with the Avon Storms? I'm going up to a steeper a profile on the back, from a 190/50 to a 190/55 in an attempt to speed steering up a bit. The profile on the front will be the same at 120/70. I've done a lot of reading on it, so this is re-posting what I have read elsewhere, not my own knowledge, but I can see the sense in it. Whilst a lot of people put a 180/55 tyre on, which of course has a steeper profile than a 190/50, that is designed for a 5.5 inch rim, the Daytona is a 6 inch. This means once inflated the tyre is squashed over a wider rim and so it flattens out the profile and is then not much steeper than a 190/50, and you've changed the way in which the tyre was designed to operate. What I have read and the tyre manufacturers seem to agree, is that it's better to have a 190 tyre designed for a 6 inch rim, and increase the profile to 55 to make the tyre happier to roll in from upright and achieve the same profile advantage you'd get normally on a 180/55 on a 5.5 rim. Bigger contact patch on a 190 too means more grip. Last edited by -Ralph-; 02-05-11 at 08:07 PM. |
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02-05-11, 10:46 AM | #35 |
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Yep standard VFR sizes, 120/70 and 180/55. Just washed the bike and had a look at the tyres, hardly look scrubbed in at all, especially the front. I got back from Aberystwyth fairly handy last night as well... Better mileage will be a good thing
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Wheelhouse tyres want £264 ride in ride out for PR3's
It's only £8 less for PR2's !! |
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03-05-11, 10:34 AM | #38 |
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120/70 zr17 (58w) front,
180/55 zr17 (73w) rear. The numbers in brackets make a difference as well, when I looked online, adding these in added £16 to the total. |
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Same sizes and load index as the VFR Phil, I paid £259 RI/RO at Buckley Tyres.
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03-05-11, 11:29 AM | #40 |
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Thanks mike, at least I'm not getting raped on price then.
Tbh I find it hard to believe the pr2's are still do highly priced, if they come in about £220 I would've gone for them. |
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