race slick - Stunt Discussion

rlk6494 · 11-08-2003, 03:28 PM

anybody use one for stunting? my boys got one on and he says cold its like a stock tire warm....if its worth the hype where can i get one?

rlk6494 · 11-08-2003, 07:39 PM

MikeM · 11-08-2003, 09:47 PM

In the front or the back?

ebay

bler · 11-08-2003, 10:21 PM

I get them dirt cheap off local racers as takeoffs, can't beat $30 for a 208GP with plenty of street/stunt usage left !

I would never pay fullprice or even buy a new track tire that I'm going to use on the street..

they work well, can't say there are really any advantages stunt wise though...

rlk6494 · 11-08-2003, 10:45 PM

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Originally posted by MikeM
In the front or the back?

ebay

on the back, i like to be able to wheelie on demand and when your bikes been sitting it always seems to spin instead of gripping and standing a wheelstand... please guys, dont act like you dont get a request from somebody to do a wheelie before you even start your bike up, its just hard for me to let them down, maybe i should just ask for a tire warmer for xmas

bler · 11-08-2003, 11:06 PM

well, a slick will make your rear tire spin even more when it's cold..

so as far as doing a wheelie before your bike's even started, a racing slick will make your problem WORSE because slicks are only sticky when they are 'warm', when they are cold there almost as bad as touring tires..

larriken · 11-09-2003, 01:13 AM

I think this has subject has been going around in bike circles since slicks were invented!!

Stunting a slick? Generally got a high pointy profile, which would be pretty horrible unless it was run at real low pressures. Take a bit to warm up and to stay warm. Bler is right on with the wheelspin, not going to make your life very happy there.

On a streetbike, they're crap. A road surface is nothing like a race track. A top notch road tyre (which are pretty much racers now anyway) is far better and they're designed for road use.

In saying that though, I use Michellin Pilots which I get really cheap of a guy that uses them for race tyres. I have no worries with them, but they're still not a slick.

anarchist35 · 11-09-2003, 11:00 PM

don't run race tires...they don't stick until they are prperly heated up....not for slow stuff, and you don't need the traction for highway

11-08-2003, 03:28 PM	#1
rlk6494 Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: odessa, tx Age: 29 Bike: alan wofford 49cc, stephanie herrera 999cc Gender: Male Posts: 808	race slick anybody use one for stunting? my boys got one on and he says cold its like a stock tire warm....if its worth the hype where can i get one?

11-08-2003, 07:39 PM	#2
rlk6494 Regular StuntLifer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: odessa, tx Age: 29 Bike: alan wofford 49cc, stephanie herrera 999cc Gender: Male Posts: 808	bump

11-08-2003, 09:47 PM	#3
MikeM Free!!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: LI, NY and I drive in Australia Age: 31 Bike: 2010 Mack Titan Gender: Male Posts: 57,600	In the front or the back? ebay __________________ http://www.trukz.com/company_display.asp?ID=732

11-08-2003, 10:21 PM	#4
bler Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alamo, CA Age: 28 Bike: none Gender: Male Posts: 333	I get them dirt cheap off local racers as takeoffs, can't beat $30 for a 208GP with plenty of street/stunt usage left ! I would never pay fullprice or even buy a new track tire that I'm going to use on the street.. they work well, can't say there are really any advantages stunt wise though... __________________ 'maybe this world is another planet's hell' -Aldous Huxley

11-08-2003, 11:06 PM	#6
bler Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Alamo, CA Age: 28 Bike: none Gender: Male Posts: 333	well, a slick will make your rear tire spin even more when it's cold.. so as far as doing a wheelie before your bike's even started, a racing slick will make your problem WORSE because slicks are only sticky when they are 'warm', when they are cold there almost as bad as touring tires.. __________________ 'maybe this world is another planet's hell' -Aldous Huxley

11-09-2003, 01:13 AM	#7
larriken Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Zealand Age: 34 Bike: Blade Gender: Male Posts: 1,682	I think this has subject has been going around in bike circles since slicks were invented!! Stunting a slick? Generally got a high pointy profile, which would be pretty horrible unless it was run at real low pressures. Take a bit to warm up and to stay warm. Bler is right on with the wheelspin, not going to make your life very happy there. On a streetbike, they're crap. A road surface is nothing like a race track. A top notch road tyre (which are pretty much racers now anyway) is far better and they're designed for road use. In saying that though, I use Michellin Pilots which I get really cheap of a guy that uses them for race tyres. I have no worries with them, but they're still not a slick. __________________ Aol:larriken111

11-09-2003, 11:00 PM	#8
anarchist35 Crunchy Shetbox Killa Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: lufkin, tx Age: 27 Bike: 04 cbr600f4i 03 cbr600rr 0? crf 88 Gender: Male Posts: 414	don't run race tires...they don't stick until they are prperly heated up....not for slow stuff, and you don't need the traction for highway