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flymo · 12-06-09, 04:10 PM

Mmm, interesting that they appear to be running with dual compound slick tyres in this weekends MotoGP at Valencia.

Harder on the right than on the left.

12-06-09, 05:16 PM

Hmm stepped wear much?

Red Herring · 13-06-09, 09:04 AM

Multi compound slicks have been around for a while, I use the Dunlop GP Racer slick which is basically a D209 road tyre without tread, complete with the hard in the middle, soft at the edges compound. Being based on a road tyre it also warms up well and more importantly puts up with all the heat cycles you get from track days.

13-06-09, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red Herring

Multi compound slicks have been around for a while, I use the Dunlop GP Racer slick which is basically a D209 road tyre without tread, complete with the hard in the middle, soft at the edges compound. Being based on a road tyre it also warms up well and more importantly puts up with all the heat cycles you get from track days.

The interesting thing is not that they're dual compound but that the left and right are different rather than the centre and the sides.

12-06-09, 04:10 PM	#1
flymo Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: North West Posts: 3,124	Dual compound slicks Mmm, interesting that they appear to be running with dual compound slick tyres in this weekends MotoGP at Valencia. Harder on the right than on the left. Last edited by flymo; 12-06-09 at 05:55 PM.

12-06-09, 05:16 PM	#2
Jamiebridges123 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Dual compound slicks Hmm stepped wear much?

13-06-09, 09:04 AM	#3
Red Herring Member Mega Poster Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,708	Re: Dual compound slicks Multi compound slicks have been around for a while, I use the Dunlop GP Racer slick which is basically a D209 road tyre without tread, complete with the hard in the middle, soft at the edges compound. Being based on a road tyre it also warms up well and more importantly puts up with all the heat cycles you get from track days.

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