what are the best tires for drifting??
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Re: what are the best tires for drifting??
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I got an good e-mail about this from HAI. Here's what they said :
Front Pick #1
Metzeler M-3
Soft Compound provides superior stick for stoppies while smooth non-aggressive profile makes stoppies easier to control by the reliable handling characteristics it provides.
Front Pick #2
Michelin Pilot Power
Similar soft Compound allows you to pick up in any condition while the steeper profile provides faster more aggresive truning.
Rear Pick #1
Maxxis Supermaxx
Very similar to Pilot Road - Slightly harder compound makes it very easy to transition into drifting and burnouts while still be soft enough to pick up in any condition.
Rear Pick #2
Pirelli Pilot Road
Very similar to Maxxis Supermaxx - Compound is soft enough to stick to the ground during the fastest of the circles, while the low smooth profile of the tire makes transitioning through circle combos a breeze.
Front Pick #1
Metzeler M-3
Soft Compound provides superior stick for stoppies while smooth non-aggressive profile makes stoppies easier to control by the reliable handling characteristics it provides.
Front Pick #2
Michelin Pilot Power
Similar soft Compound allows you to pick up in any condition while the steeper profile provides faster more aggresive truning.
Rear Pick #1
Maxxis Supermaxx
Very similar to Pilot Road - Slightly harder compound makes it very easy to transition into drifting and burnouts while still be soft enough to pick up in any condition.
Rear Pick #2
Pirelli Pilot Road
Very similar to Maxxis Supermaxx - Compound is soft enough to stick to the ground during the fastest of the circles, while the low smooth profile of the tire makes transitioning through circle combos a breeze.
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Re: what are the best tires for drifting??
I got an good e-mail about this from HAI. Here's what they said :
Front Pick #1
Metzeler M-3
Soft Compound provides superior stick for stoppies while smooth non-aggressive profile makes stoppies easier to control by the reliable handling characteristics it provides.
Front Pick #2
Michelin Pilot Power
Similar soft Compound allows you to pick up in any condition while the steeper profile provides faster more aggresive truning.
Rear Pick #1
Maxxis Supermaxx
Very similar to Pilot Road - Slightly harder compound makes it very easy to transition into drifting and burnouts while still be soft enough to pick up in any condition.
Rear Pick #2
Pirelli Pilot Road
Very similar to Maxxis Supermaxx - Compound is soft enough to stick to the ground during the fastest of the circles, while the low smooth profile of the tire makes transitioning through circle combos a breeze.
Front Pick #1
Metzeler M-3
Soft Compound provides superior stick for stoppies while smooth non-aggressive profile makes stoppies easier to control by the reliable handling characteristics it provides.
Front Pick #2
Michelin Pilot Power
Similar soft Compound allows you to pick up in any condition while the steeper profile provides faster more aggresive truning.
Rear Pick #1
Maxxis Supermaxx
Very similar to Pilot Road - Slightly harder compound makes it very easy to transition into drifting and burnouts while still be soft enough to pick up in any condition.
Rear Pick #2
Pirelli Pilot Road
Very similar to Maxxis Supermaxx - Compound is soft enough to stick to the ground during the fastest of the circles, while the low smooth profile of the tire makes transitioning through circle combos a breeze.
sounds like Dryden wrote that email based on the tires they picked....am I right??
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i like the maxis in the rear. i tried running the qualifier and it seemed to role fasst as **** for some reason? i turned my idle down to like 2 and was still screaming into circles but it wasnt bad. i got a pilot road on now but i flipped a stoppie right after i put it on so i havent tried it yet. as for front Pitot Power! of i have heard good things about the m3. ill try that next.
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mmm i wanna try the maxxis, that tire sounds like what i need.... have a pirelli tear off on now and its the stickest thing ever, even with tons of air....
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dont forget about the gearing, bigger sprock = more instant torque so if you got low gearing it will be harder to break traction i spose... just an idea, would make the tires and pressure different
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HAHA you guys crack me up with the "scare my bike into doing things" line!!. hella funny
the tire I was using before this qualifier that was really fun but too slippery for fast circs, it was a dunlop 208, hard *** touring tire. that thing was like slipping around in water. but the qualifers grip good for fast circs, smoke nice and give a good aggressive acceleration will still laid over driftin on the rev limiter. lotsa fun driftin clips up soon!!!! I love qualifiers DUNLOP HELP ME PLEASE!!! I NEED SOME MORE OF YOUR TIRES!!!
the tire I was using before this qualifier that was really fun but too slippery for fast circs, it was a dunlop 208, hard *** touring tire. that thing was like slipping around in water. but the qualifers grip good for fast circs, smoke nice and give a good aggressive acceleration will still laid over driftin on the rev limiter. lotsa fun driftin clips up soon!!!! I love qualifiers DUNLOP HELP ME PLEASE!!! I NEED SOME MORE OF YOUR TIRES!!!
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true, ok well any tire that is hard compound and leaning more toward the touring riders would be a buttery drifter tire hows that?
I guess I was jus feelin cocky being able to drift GOOD now after over a year of trying every once in a while and going "oh hell no I can't do this"