Re: [ST] Tire Blues

[JUSTIN SHREAVES <wyckoffjustin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, my track bike is too modified to run on the streets, and my ST is able to maintain with the 600's and 750's I run with. Plus, my leg muscles are getting huge :) Pushing the extra 150 lbs helps as a workout along with keeping my skills sharp.. 

Zoltan Pavlakovich <zpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:You might have the right tire but are you sure you have the right bike for 
your riding style?

Zoltan
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From: "JUSTIN SHREAVES" 
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Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2005 7:08 AM
Subject: RE: [ST] Tire Blues


>I personally would recommend the Dunlop D208's, as they are super sticky, 
>and the only tire I have had great success with (no sliding around the 
>turns). My club is a very fast sport riding club, and we constantly push 
>are bikes 95% or more of their capabilities. I usually have my tires edged 
>out after about 300 miles, and always had problems with the Pirrelli 
>Dragons, and the Battle Axe's. After switching to the D208's, which I 
>thought wouldn't hold up on the heavy ST, I have been able to improve my 
>corning speeds about 20-30%, and been much more comfortable in scraping the 
>pegs to nothing. I switched to a 190 in the rear, which also made my bike 
>more stable in some bumpy turns, and seems to track a bit better in the 
>fast sweepers out in PA/NY. After my third set, I am staying with these. I 
>get between 4k and 6k depending on how much touring I do, as my sides are 
>usually the first to fade.
>
> Erik Miner wrote:BT57's are LONG LONG discontinued.. 
> and I thought they sucked
> anyway... 010's are replaced by 014... (and there are better sport
> touring tires than the 020 ) Question is do you really need super sticky
> sport bike tires on an ST?? (I doubt that many are exceeding the traction
> available, on the street, of good sport touring tires.) Anyway if you 
> think
> you do I'd go with Michelin Pilot Power, or Metzeler Sport Tec
> M1.. Although personally I've been VERY happy with Michelin Pilot Road,
> great in the wet, very good dry stick, and about 7K from a set on a BMW
> K1200RS which weighs about 100lbs more than a ST... Oh, and I ain't got no
> chicken strips to speak of :-)
>
>>aaargh!
>>
>>The bike tire fitment place I use checked out the tire and recommends
>>replacing with Battlax 010 or 014 based on the way I am wearing the edges
>>of the '57 back tire.
>>
>>They reckon stick with the BT57 on the front, but go 010 or 014 on the
>>back, and eventually 010 on the front.
>>
>>They maintain not everyone is happy with the 020's, esp. the front, and
>>that the 57 is a better front than the 020 for harder cornering.
>>
>>Sounds a bit confused to me, I'm a bit nervous going softer compound at
>>the back than on the front.
>>
>>What to do : 010/ 014/ 020/ 57 ???
>>
>>Any BT boffins care to help me out here ?
>>
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>
>>marc
>
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