Tire war room

[Smittie61984]

I have a PP2ct front an a PP rear I got at Deals Gap when my PP Race take off started showing bands. The PP probably has 3500 on it now and is just below the indicators but I'm going to squeeze another 1000 out of the tires. But I love how they hook up. Not that I'm pushing them to the limits but one thing I do like is knowing my tires won't be to blame if I screw up.

My next tire since I'll mainly be doing commuting (From home, to school, to work, and then home) will be Pilot Roads2 which are suppose to have Pilot Road centers with regular PP sidewalls. But once my PP2ct Front wears out I'll look into other tires.

On my old SecaII I got some Bridgestone Battlax tires (BT21 I believe) that were pretty nice and lasted a long time (Even after I sold it an they rarely saw sidewall action).

[azoomm]

Oh shit... just tried the new Bridgestones, BT003R's. FUCKING AMAZING. I went with a medium front and hard rear, perfect combination.

[t-homo]

I just ordered a set of Diablo Rossos yesterday. Hopefully I can have them on in a week or so, then tell my initial thoughts.

[ceo012384]

Originally Posted by Trip

Run about 36-35 commuting

31-30 twisties

track can get off the wall I usually run around 26-21

I do something similar for commuting and twisties.

For the track I monitor my hot temps though, not cold... hot temps are more important.

For example pirelli vendor told me you want around 32-33 hot... I ended up needing to put them around 27 cold... this is obviously very dependent on ambient and track temps.

[Phenix_Rider]

Originally Posted by t-rock

I just ordered a set of Diablo Rossos yesterday. Hopefully I can have them on in a week or so, then tell my initial thoughts.

I put on another 50 miles or so today. They seem to heat up fast, and grip really well. I'm wishing for more feedback from the front Diablo, but I'll bump the pressure 1-2 psi and see how it goes. Don't want them heating up too much either. Sooo much nicer than the Pilot Roads. Much more fun riding when I don't have to worry about the front disappearing on an easy corner.

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Phenix_Rider

I put on another 50 miles or so today. They seem to heat up fast, and grip really well. I'm wishing for more feedback from the front Diablo, but I'll bump the pressure 1-2 psi and see how it goes. Don't want them heating up too much either. Sooo much nicer than the Pilot Roads. Much more fun riding when I don't have to worry about the front disappearing on an easy corner.

Pirelli FTW If I didn't already have two sets of Diablos, I'd be getting the Rossos myself (I still might!).

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by azoomm

Oh shit... just tried the new Bridgestones, BT003R's. FUCKING AMAZING. I went with a medium front and hard rear, perfect combination.

Yea things are really changing,which is actually normal for motorcycle tires! What was the shit yesterday,is shit today! I've heard nothing but good things about the new gen Bridgestones.

[Phenix_Rider]

I'm thinking about a sporty set of Bridgestones next- 014s or 016s maybe, but def. not 021s. I've heard they have more front end feel because of a slightly stiffer carcass.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

I do something similar for commuting and twisties.

For the track I monitor my hot temps though, not cold... hot temps are more important.

For example pirelli vendor told me you want around 32-33 hot... I ended up needing to put them around 27 cold... this is obviously very dependent on ambient and track temps.

that's why my track pressure is such a huge range compared to the other two

[marko138]

I ran 38 front and rear on my PP's. I think I ran 30 or 32 at the track with them.

I run the Corsa III's at 38 as well.