Super Corsa companion

[Emzed]

I have aquired a Super Corsa soft compound tyre for the front of my NC23 for trackday use

Can anyone suggest a suitable rear companion in 18" size ?

Or am I stuck with Bridgestone 090's ?

Em

[Emzed]

Well I must say I thought I might have had at least one reply

Has anybody got "any" suggestions at all

Em

[Drunkn Munky]

Only advice I'd give is sell the supercorsa and fit a set of matching tyres, BT090's. Sorry

[CMSMJ1]

Only advice I'd give is sell the supercorsa and fit a set of matching tyres, BT090's. Sorry

This ^^

Or get a 17 inch rear to match.


I doubt that many people would want to try and comment on mismatched tyres due to the safety issues.

Matched tyres for the win!

[silver1956]

I used 090's last year for trackdays and they were fine, not bad in the wet too. Not much choice if you keep the 18" wheel.
Dave

[steve92]

I used a bt090 rear and a supercorsa front on my nc 30 race bike with no problems at all.

Although i picked up a rvf wheel for £80 so i'll be on a supercorsa rear too this year.

[Emzed]

Thanks for the input peeps

This is all I wanted, just some thoughts based on your knowledge and experience

I'll probably try out the super corsa front with the 090 on the rear

And look to buy a 17" wheel for the rear

Although I suspect that will open up a whole new "can o worms" regarding fitting of the wheel and altering the rear suspension to take account of altered ride hieght

But at least I now have a "starting" point

Em

[Emzed]

I have now aquired a 17" rear wheel from a Gull Arm

And a 17" Super Corsa 160/60 tyre

Are there any "issues" I should look out for when fitting it to the NC23

Like alignment, caliper spacing and ride hieght

Any help or suggestions from those whove done this already would be greatly appreciated

Em

[Emzed]

The only "issue" I have found with the wheel swap is that the NC23 rear sprocket and cush drive dont appear to be the same

The cush drive from the NC23 doesn't fit as closely to the NC29 wheel as it's supplied carrier & sprocket (which I can only assume is original)

Also the NC29 sprocket is a 520 whereas the NC23 is 525

Whilst I can forsee no serious troubles, running a narrower sprocket on the rear, should I be looking to replace the gearbox sprocket and fitting a 520 chain

Any help or comments from those who have done the 17" conversion would be greatly appreciated

[Yakama]

The only "issue" I have found with the wheel swap is that the NC23 rear sprocket and cush drive dont appear to be the same

The cush drive from the NC23 doesn't fit as closely to the NC29 wheel as it's supplied carrier & sprocket (which I can only assume is original)

Also the NC29 sprocket is a 520 whereas the NC23 is 525

Whilst I can forsee no serious troubles, running a narrower sprocket on the rear, should I be looking to replace the gearbox sprocket and fitting a 520 chain

Any help or comments from those who have done the 17" conversion would be greatly appreciated

See here:

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