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When I went to CA Superbike school about 5 years ago, they ran D208s. I thought they were fine for what they were, but the track temps were in the upper 80s. I wouldn't run a B or higher track group on em though.
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11-22-2009, 10:22 PM | #12 | |
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Motard weighs in around 230ish depending on the lights it has. Probably not more than a few lbs, but close call or not, I still weigh more |
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11-22-2009, 10:42 PM | #13 |
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Nice...on the weight dude.
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11-23-2009, 07:53 AM | #14 | |
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YES! Oh god I hated those tires. Talk about a tire that instills fear in the heart of the rider. Fuck. They turned me off of Dunlops forever.
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11-23-2009, 07:56 AM | #15 | |
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Dunlops DS tires seem to be very good. shit the knobbies stick pretty well... I was surprised... not enough to attempt to drag a knee... but enough to wring the DRZ out a bit. |
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11-23-2009, 08:09 AM | #17 |
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heard good things about the Corsa's... I've only ran the Strada's... but they were awesome. they gripped 10x as well as the 208's and they're a "sport touring" tire.
went from the qualifiers to the powers... huge difference... maybe all in my mind... but just felt more stable... and way more confident. only reason I'd think you'd ever run the qualifiers over the powers is wear... but that's giving up a lot IMO. |
11-23-2009, 08:19 AM | #18 |
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The fucking Cheng Shin thats on the back of my bike.
Scares the shit out of me everytime i get on it kinda hard in a turn. Ever ridden with oil on a tire? I have and yes this POS is not much better then a oiled tire..... But i gotta keep it till i do the EX500 swap and i can use decent brands
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11-23-2009, 03:31 PM | #19 |
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the 208's everyone is refering too... yeah, they sucked.
like the PP's, love the Corsa III's Probably try Road 2's next for the wear, unless I can pull 7K out of the powers. |
11-24-2009, 12:28 AM | #20 |
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Dunlop 208's. I tried 2 sets, and crashed on both sets. I never felt like I could read the feedback from the tire properly. Both crashes were violent highsides. I know a few fast riders that liked them, but they never gelled for me. Dunlop definitely gets the award for greatest turn around though, because the 209/211 is the best tire I've ever used by a mile.
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