Whats up everyone Im new to stuntin ive been rollin my 05 600rr for about 8 months now and was puttin some serious mileage in on the rear tire. I had a dunlop sp sport somethin or other on there and the thing was great in wheelie. Mad stability and grip. This season I threw new Shinko 009raven rubber front and rear and replaced my blown fork seals and im gettin pissed off quick. Its like im a beginner again, ive put 500+ miles on the tire and its so unstable ive resorted back to wheelying like its my first week ever trying! Ive burned the **** out of this tire to get my groove back and Its so unstable in wheelie I cant even ride 20 yards without gettin spooked and sittin it down. Ive tried it at 40, 30, 25, 20, 15 psi with no change. This is the first time ive put on new rubber in the rear and its stressin me out because Its like a totally different bike. And the new fork seals feel like im riding on air and the floaty feeling creates instability past 110mph. Will I get used to the back tire again? or by going with a cheaper tire did I **** myself. Any advice will help me out. Im a highway rider, not so much parking lot stunter. Again, any help will be appreciated !

 

110 damn slow down

 

lol thats not wheelie speed... we were racing

 

I have a Shinko 009 on the back of my bike and it's super stable, for wheelies I like it better than the Pilot Power I had on it.. I mostly do slow **** though and I don't think my bike can do 100

 

what kind of pressure are you runnin

 

it is not the tire it is the way you clutch it up. make shure your body is centered.

 

I run 32 in the front 20 in the rear

 

fork damping and rebound adjustments are off. if the bike feels choppy decrease the rebound and damping (together), if the bike feels like it floats increase the rebound and damping.

as far as the tire goes it depends, if your doin slow stuff like 22 is good for the rear and like 28 in the front for endos, just remember the rear end will be real loose at speeds with that pressure. if you do the occasional speed wheelie and mainly ride the streets i would say 36 is good. also, if you decide to run the rear at 36 in the rear, run the front at 34.

 

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best advice i heard for breaking in a rear tire was from OMR... run the tire real low pressure for a few sessions, like 10-15psi. then air it back up to where you normally would ride it. it worked for me.

might aswell give it a shot right?

 

I bet I know what your problem is..

Since its your first time putting new rubber on, its your first time running a tire that is ROUNDED, and not FLAT..


worn tires from street riding, that have a huge flat spot in the middle, make it super easy to ride straight line wheelies..
But will hurt you in circles and ****..

When you get a new tire, your only riding on the very center in a wheelie, making you have to balance on a little tiny spot

IMO I wouldn't run any less then 20psi (I don't know how people do it, when I run under 20psi, the tire pushes and feels like gaabage)
And I wouldn't recommend over 32psi

I'd say 24-28

 

i hear that man!!! low pressure ******* grabs every little line in the pavement. throwing the bike all over the place and ****. i hate it! lol