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TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 10:45 am
by insane30
Hey all,
next mth its Tyre buying time... i'm currently running Bridgestone, Battlax BT090 PRO - was told there the best tyre for NC30's?
I'm now going to mainly use the bike for track so thinking of getting some nice sticky rubber, anyone tried the Michelin Power one's or any Dunlop, Pirrelli etc..? Want a good sticky Track tyre
I'm currently still running standard rear wheel.
Cheers
Toby
Re: TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:09 pm
by Evilchicken0
Re: TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 12:31 pm
by Drunkn Munky

not availble in 18's tho, alpha 10's or bt090's
Re: TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:27 pm
by insane30
Well maybe 17" conversion required... Would my BT090's be ok then?
Re: TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 2:16 pm
by Evilchicken0
If your riding mainly on track then a 17" conversion makes a good sense. Then maybe look at the Bridgestone 003
Re: TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 2:57 pm
by fontyyy
95% of the F400 racers in the world cannot be wrong, the Diablo Supercorsa is the tyre of choice. Though the required £200 rear wheel, raising the rear to suit and then near £300 set of tyres may put you off.
And then you really do want some tyre warmers, these are ZR rated tyres after all.
Of the 18" choices IMHO the BT090 (pro or not) is a better all round tyre than the Alpha10, it goes off in a less alarming fashion and is hugely better in the wet. I've seen knee down antics in the wet on 090's, the A10's in the wet are less than great.
Re: TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2010 4:14 pm
by Drunkn Munky
Anyone running the bridgestone 003's yet?
Re: TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 11:45 am
by Neosophist
90's are a great trackday tyre.. the supercorsas have the edge but they will require financial investment (at least 500 for wheel / tyres etc)
If your not competitive racing or a trackday god, if your bike isn't upto spec i'd recommend upgrading the suspension and sticking with the 90's before upgrading to super-corsas.. the shock / forks / brakes will bring your laptimes down more than switching from 90's to supercorsas if your bike isn't kitted out :)
Re: TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:36 pm
by The Dark Prince
BT090 are great on track and you will have to pretty adept to push them over the edge in a 20 minute session
I am changing to pirelli supers as got 17inch set up and can get my hands on plenty of part worns. no other reason really and they are superb in wet and slightly damp conditions.
p.s got a set of 090 that have done 4 sessions if anyone wants to make me a offer
Re: TYRE's.... ?
Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:55 pm
by Tom1
I have the bridgestones on mine at the moment, but ive not had the chance to ride it yet!
Ive seen a few people go from 18" to a 17" wheel, why are the smaller wheels better? Is it better handling?
Not too knowledgable about this stuff sorry!
Cheers
Tom