| Author | Message | ||
     Ceejay |
I have a 208 qual on the front and a strada on the back. Both will need replacing in the next few weeks. My question comes up because I have a set of Z6 from my Tuber laying around which is a 170 rear. I wouldn't think I would have any problems other than it may give the tire a flatter profile. I thought I'd ask a few opinions on it before I do it. | ||
| Bhmax |
I'm curious about this also... | ||
| Ceejay |
Put em on today. Gives my 9r that old school racer look  Haven't really ridden them hard, but doesn't seem to have any odd turn in behavior. The side wall is closer to straight from the rim in comparison to a 180 but I'm good with it. I'll let you know what I think after a few weeks but I don't foresee anything changing. | ||
| Ceejay |
Did a track day on em yesterday, very confidence inspiring from the Z6's(sport touring tire) did bring up another question though. I think the 60 series front 55 back did run me out of lean quicker. I was at the edge(and sometimes over!) of my tire and still wasn't scrapping pegs. I still needed to get off the bike better, but I'm thinking this tire combo doesn't allow for as much lean as a 120/70 and 180/60 combo. On the street though it has been nothing but great. Of course a track bike probably wouldn't be shod with a sporttouring tire anywho... | ||
| Reepicheep |
I *finally* scraped a peg, and that was when my Scorpion Sync 180 series rear *finally* lost that last 2 or 3mm's. So at least on the 9sx, the pegs touch at the moment you are out of tire. The front still had a little margin though, but not much, and I have found that I can get rid of that with low speed stunts (little 10 foot circles in a parking lot with the bars really turned far inside and the bike leaned way underneath me while I sit upright). |
