Before the flaming begins i used the search and all i got was just a bunch of trash.. and it allways seems to end up in to a stoppie front tire thread

Anyway.. lets talk tires.. I know i know another tire thread but .. rea tires .. you guys using stock size? going one size over? whats your fave tire and WHY? mulit compounds? harder compound? soft? whats your tire of choice. Been hearing alot about the dunlop 220 and some mentioning the Avon storm.

How is stability on your tires. I am running a shinko raven and bumped the psi up about 2 as soon as i clutched it i about took a nasty *** spill.. You like high contour tires or a more flat midsection with steep sides?

any info would be great.

 

I ran Shinko Advanced (and I caught hell for it EVERYDAY) but it was sticky. I ran a 200 on the back and stock size in the front. It gripped well and had a faltter midsection than race tires so I could run a higher psi and still get the same results of lowering the air pressure. Also, it was cheap which is always nice.

 

you rockin some circles with the wider tire?

 

I'm not rocking anything stunt-wise now. I never had circles down, but circles have been done on MY bike with THAT setup. Narrower the better for circles thoguh....

 

were talking rubber?
i dont really like rubber
tends to take away the feeling

 

Tojan...........

 

lol, Nah I usually run stock size 180 55 zr17 pirelli diablo race take offs or 190's. But I buy em used an they work great all around. I used to have yellow tomohawks. I strongly do not recomend them for anything other than show purpose, the fronts tend to get a bubble alot of the time, an they are super super soft they grip better than superglues for the first 2-3k miles then they act like ICE an do not even consider riding in the rain or metzler sportec m3 on sale baby. I don't like to pay more than 100 bucks for my tire mounted an all done. But i always use NEW for the front. I fear no plugged tire on the rear. or patched.

 

You know how people say "never use a used rubber" well f*** them.

I'll take anything that fits, change-over tires FTW (usually local shops are owned or managed by racers, talk to them about their change-over tires for a cheaper prices) Just check the tires for dead-spots and over usage.

But if I could pick my tires out, I do like Michelin Pilot Powers - sticky-er than some of my used "rubbers" haha (pun intended)

IMHO, if your still practicing on wheelie's (like i am) you will be using the center strip (which change-overs are usually untouched on that part because of the knee-draggers). Just my

 

everything i am doing at this time is slow stuff ..no drifting or anything of that nature just slow wheelies and starting my circles. Trying to find a good tire that flattens out in the middle good and something that is not going to have a crazt steep transition to the side fo the tire. The Mich. PP tires them seem to be a high center tire and slop slowly to the sides of the tire. But on the other hand how are the stability on slow wheelies are they wobbly side to side? Id like to find a happy medium of side to side stability and a good tire that dont have steep sides.. if any of that made any sense lol

 

just drop your PSI when stunting (especially for side to side control**). Mine is street legal with change-overs and i just take some out of the rear when i'm at a parking lot. Like i said, it's seriously personal preference but tires are f***ing expensive and if you can save some $$$, it's nice to put it into other ****. I pick pilot powers (when i can get them) because it's still fun to do twisties once in awhile (and the sides are sticky as ****)

all i can say is dont go with diablos - got them stock on my 06 CBR 1krr, doesn't like to stick to the road.

 

Im mainly looking for a tire that has a consisten curve from center to the out side. I noticed the Pilot Powers are very very high in the middle and got a steep angle to the out side. I am looking for something more prograssive then aggressive angles. Im not learning wheelies i am learning circles, Street wheelies arent a problem at all. The the tire i am running now (imagine if you will) is like a U in the certer and flairs back out kinda like a hour glass figure. its weird i never seen a tire do this. but any way been having alot of people telling me the Dunlap tires are the way to go.