Tire Choices. Street or Trackday tires?
#1
11-29-2006, 05:59 AM
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Keller (DFW), Texas
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Tire Choices. Street or Trackday tires?
I just read the Sport Rider Tire comparison between the sport touring, sport, supersport/ trackday, DOT racing and Racing Slicks. Overall for the streets, the Sport Tires (Qualifiers and Pilot Powers) were the best. The Trackday tires took too long to heat up and had to be kept warm for good traction and feedback. The Qualifiers and the Pilots warmed up right away and felt confident. They were also just a fraction slower in laptimes than the rest of the higher performance tires. So for the money and the wear/ mileage, the street tires are the best; even for trackday/ street use.
#4
11-29-2006, 08:37 PM
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: mufukin Long Beach.
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RE: Tire Choices. Street or Trackday tires?
mine came with pilot powers 
great street tires. im running a set of stockers and i dont know what they are, i think bridgestones, didnt want to flat spot the powers for the vegas run that i didnt go on. [:@]
great street tires. im running a set of stockers and i dont know what they are, i think bridgestones, didnt want to flat spot the powers for the vegas run that i didnt go on. [:@]
#5
11-29-2006, 10:09 PM
RE: Tire Choices. Street or Trackday tires?
I hope when i get my bike, it comes with the street pilot powers or qualifiers!!! whatever the 07 comes with, i will have to deal with 
i am excited for its release so i can buy it
i am excited for its release so i can buy it
#6
11-29-2006, 10:17 PM
RE: Tire Choices. Street or Trackday tires?
stock kawi comes with bridgestone battleaxes unless they chnged it for 07 which were pretty good. im running PP now and they rock!! my shifter and brake pedal are both scraped up from the last trip to the dragon lol
#7
11-29-2006, 10:28 PM
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: mufukin Long Beach.
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RE: Tire Choices. Street or Trackday tires?
ORIGINAL: KawiJE
I hope when i get my bike, it comes with the street pilot powers or qualifiers!!! whatever the 07 comes with, i will have to deal with i am excited for its release so i can buy it
I hope when i get my bike, it comes with the street pilot powers or qualifiers!!! whatever the 07 comes with, i will have to deal with
i am excited for its release so i can buy it
me to, i just want to see how much i need to hack off the bike and customize it.
#8
12-02-2006, 05:27 AM
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Keller (DFW), Texas
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RE: Tire Choices. Street or Trackday tires?
Evil, what you gonna do with your current bike? Any parts for sale? The vultures are already circling........... This one anyway.
#9
12-02-2006, 07:00 AM
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: mufukin Long Beach.
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RE: Tire Choices. Street or Trackday tires?
haa haa i still have enough parts to build a second 2006 so as of now im hanging on to it all. youll be the first to know if i have a e bay sell-a-thon
#10
12-02-2006, 07:35 AM
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Keller (DFW), Texas
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RE: Tire Choices. Street or Trackday tires?
I just got an Ohlins for mine. It's actually one off of a Z750, but the same shock dimensions and the swingarms were the same on the 03. I got a graet deal on it; hadn't planned on buying it but couldn't pass it up. You know how it is. I'll have it on soon with new pics with the completed FMF. Just got the band & screws in. Got a carbon chain & heel guards coming from Great Britain soon. Possibly a rear hugger before the month is up, hopefully.