Re: [ST] 190 tyre on RS

[Bryce <bster13@xxxxxxxxx>]

Maybe someone should swap the tires for you without u
knowing.........might be a bit more unbiased.

Bryce
- --- Howlin' Dawg <howlindawg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Right, I'd a bit of free time on my hands yesterday
> so I decided to switch
> the rear wheel from my speed triple onto the ST and
> see how it handled.
> 
> The ST hoop has a 180 section Bridgestone BT020.
> The SP3 hoop has a 190 section Avon Azaro III AV-50
> SP.
> The rims are identical.
> 
> Possibly not the most scientific experiment since
> I'm changing size,
> compound, profile and possibly construction all at
> the same time but that's
> what was in the garage :o)
> 
> Results?
> The 190 Avon turns in quicker and sticks better than
> the 180 Bridgestone.
> 
> So I guess that means that the profile of the tyre
> when fitted to a correct
> sized rim is what affects the handling (well duh!)
> rather than just blindly
> saying that a 180 turns quicker than a 190.
> 
> If anyone wants to buy me a 180 section AV-50 I'll
> try a back to back
> varying only the section ;o)
> 
> Oh, if anyone is interested, the BT020 on the speed
> triple was absolutely
> horrible. Yeuch!
> It was like riding a Super Motard it was so easy to
> break traction at the
> rear.
> 
> Martin,
> Ireland
> 
> 
> 
> 
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