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Mar 18, 2006 | 04:06 AM

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mr2turbo

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RE: Tires question

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ORIGINAL: NightMayor

my front tire is wearing 100x faster than my rear check it out

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yeah the dunlops are notorious for cupping like that...another reason i don't like them

it looks like the edges on that tire are brand new too [sm=grinangel.gif][sm=sorry.gif]

Mar 18, 2006 | 05:00 AM

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Notstock

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RE: Tires question

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ORIGINAL: NightMayor

my front tire is wearing 100x faster than my rear check it out

[IMG]local://upfiles/1369/71B4CAEC898D4C3E9D6895A0E6CAF26F.jpg[/IMG]

it looks like the edges on that tire are brand new too [sm=grinangel.gif][sm=sorry.gif]

Thats messed up bro

Tire pressure plays a big part in cupping. Check it often at least 1 time a week if you ride everyday.

Mar 18, 2006 | 06:28 AM

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NightMayor

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I keep it at factory PSI, is this a sign of over or under pressure?

Mar 18, 2006 | 07:14 AM

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mr2turbo

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RE: Tires question

i usually run about 32 front 34 rear on the street and 30 front 29 rear on the track...i think the factory recomends higher psi....they last a little longer that way

Mar 18, 2006 | 08:03 AM

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speedracer138

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RE: Tires question

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I Have Dunlops 207 series, the front needs replaced but the back look fine.
I want to goto Michelin pilot power, should i buy both or buy the front then when i need it buy the back

I dont want to mess up my handling, please give me some feed back.

NighMayor, You can just get the front if you want. Unless the back is sliding a lot you shouldn't have a problem. The Pilot Power will be stickier than the back but that's good. It's better to have a good stickier tire in the front; A rear wheel slide isn't as bad as a front wheel slide. How hard do you ride? Depends on if you should get the pair. Do you ride like it's track days on the street? If not, then keep the rear until it's used up. JMO.

Mar 18, 2006 | 08:06 AM

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mr2turbo

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also depends on if you ride alot in the rain, i'm not positive about the michelins but i know for certain that metzeler (yeah i'm a metzeler fan if you haven't noticed heh) the front tire tred is designed to evacuate the water a certain way for the rear tires

Mar 18, 2006 | 07:13 PM

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ryninger

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http://www.swmototires.com/

I went with them the cheapest place I found by abot 20 bucks and free shipping when ordering two tires. I have pilot powers and love them, broke them in nice and good last week on the dragon...