never had a pair of slicks before I wanted to get a set of battlax but can't find them. Dose anyone have any input on the Dunlop slick or a better slick that has a good wear life? Thanks!
I like 'em a lot. Been running the KR448 front (medium) and the KR449 rear (medium+) compound for the last couple years. Good grip, especially from the rear, and above average durability. Tried the KR451 a couple times. Pay attention to rear pressures, though. Suggested starting point is usually 23 psi hot. Warmers won't get them nearly hot enough to get up to operating temp (probably the case for most warmers/tires), so be sure to check psi again immediately after coming in to the pits, and don't pussy-foot around on your in-lap.
Okay thanks I'm not very familiar with Dunlop what is the difference between the kR449 , KR448 and KR451?
KR448 is the front tire. KR449 is the 190 rear tire KR 451 is the 200 rear tire Details and compound information can be found here: http://dunlopracing.com/tires-products/usa-n-tec-slicks/
just raced on a 2662 KR451 rear (Soft 200/55) this past weekend on my R6. holy shit thats a nice tire. durability and grip were better than the Soft DOT. i havent met anyone that races on Dunlop's recommended pressures. higher in the front and lower in the rear.
What would the advantages be for a 190 med+ versus a 200 soft, other than wear factor? Id rather run soft for piece of mind, but if performance is effected that much (CBR600rr)
soft has lots of edge grip...medium+ you really need to pick the bike up some before getting on the gas. Some may argue this but that has been my experience, I personally only race on softs, I'll put a medium on a wheel and use it for practice.
racing or trackdays? heres my tire usage for 190 Dunlop DOTs on 600s, CBR & R6 Soft: min 2 races, max 4 races + half trackday Med: min 4 races + 1 TD, max 4 races + 2 TDs Med+: min 4 races + 2 TDs, max 4 TDs the Soft is worth 0.75-1.5 seconds per lap over the Med at all the tracks ive been at. sometimes its just too cold to get it to work and you gotta run the Med. the 200 slick is def more durable than the 190 DOT. ive got 4 races on a Soft right now and will easily get another trackday out of it. IMO, if i was only doing trackdays, id use only Med or Med+ depending on how many days i was doing and how much i wanted to spend.
I run the 120 KR448 front tire, and the 165 KR449 rear tire on my SV I think that the KR 451 is the (Bi-directional) 200 rear tire.
I ran pirellis at daytona in 2010 on a vesrah bike snd did not like. Ive got some new pirellli 200/60 sc1 slicks now. Hope i like them next weekend
If you are doing track days, I would recommend the med + slick. At a track day pace, you will get a lot of mileage out of the Med+, plus they are usually on sale from Race Tire Service online. Yes, there is less edge grip, but you have to be doing a pretty good expert race pace to feel the difference.
Yup. Very good balance of performance and durability. I run that rear tire about 90% of the time currently.
