RE: [ST] heat cycles

[Brad Turner <bturner@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know how to answer your question with anything other than my
subjective impressions. Obviously I think the take offs are suited to the
task at hand hence I'm using them. I am pretty sure that if I'm riding on
the street at a pace where a race take-off provides insufficient grip then
I'm an absolute idiot and perhaps Darwin will step in and teach me a lesson.
It's sort of like asking whether a `busa or zx12 is the fastest. I'll never
know and I don't want to know within a street riding context.

What's kind of interesting is that when I started racing several years ago
the pace of my Sunday morning rides slowed considerably therefore things
like having the stickiest tires on my street bike stopped mattering.
Spending time on the track taught me a whole bunch of things. Racing for a
plastic trophy is not worth my life. There's always somebody that's going to
be faster than me. Chassis setup matters far more than motor power.
Smoothness rules! Damn modern bikes have far more potential and ability than
I can safely use on the street. Funky unpredictable shit happens. Because of
the latter the track is by far the best place to haul ass.

Perhaps some others can chime in on the subject these are just my $.02

later,
- -brad-

- -----Original Message-----
From: Bryce
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: 12/19/2002 9:03 PM
Subject: RE: [ST] heat cycles

Do u think the traction of your race take-offs equal
the best street sport tire out there u could throw on?
 Just curious....

Bryce

- --- Brad Turner <bturner@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Don't feel bad Chuck and no need to confess. I've
> got a set of race take
> offs on my go-potty even as we speak and I don't
> think it's a bad thing. The
> 207's I have still have plenty of meat and grip left
> on them for my street
> riding purposes. They aren't as absolutely sticky as
> possible (talking about
> lateral adhesion) but I don't care. There's no way
> in hell I need 100% of
> the grip that a brandy spanking new D207rr can offer
> on a street bike. Even
> in an emergency situation it would be pointless
> because the bike's chassis
> is not set up to handle it. The way I figure it is I
> have a cheap source of
> tires that are sticky enough for my street riding
> chores. They're cheap
> enough that when they get too greasy for my street
> riding I'll toss them and
> not feel bad at all.


__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now.
http://mailplus.yahoo.com

     *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
*   *
      The ST/RS Mailing list is sponsored by Jack Lilley Ltd.
          http://www.TriumphNet.com/st/lilley for more info
   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST, RS and Mailing List info

     *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
      The ST/RS Mailing list is sponsored by Jack Lilley Ltd.
          http://www.TriumphNet.com/st/lilley for more info
   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST, RS and Mailing List info

=-=-=-= Next Message =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

End of st-digest V2002 #711
***************************


 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

                      End of Triumph ST/RS Digest
            ST/RS Digest is sponsored by Jack Lilley Ltd.
          http://www.TriumphNet.com/st/lilley for more info
   http://www.TriumphNet.com/st for ST, RS and Mailing List info

          This digest Copyright 1999-2002 TriumphNet.com