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Shredding front tires

Discussion in 'Tech' started by ibidu1, Feb 20, 2022.

  1. ibidu1

    ibidu1 Well-Known Member


    I raised the front end of the bike, 4mm and at the next trackday, I will play with the front ends preload and see where it leaves the tire condition. I think you are correct in that the bikes not balanced and loading the front end harder.
     
  2. ibidu1

    ibidu1 Well-Known Member

    These tracks are very gripped up compared to US tracks, especially at the apex strips, and painted lines. only gripe is because of the weather we can only get 4-5 months of riding out here.
     
  3. Gino230

    Gino230 Well-Known Member

    At a high grip / abrasive track like that, why not go to a harder compound and increase the pressure? Especially if you're happy with the way the bike handles, I would try that first before messing with geometry.
     
  4. Greenhound386

    Greenhound386 Well-Known Member

    I set SC1 slicks at 37 - 38psi hot on a ZX-6R. I used to run substantially lower, and after being implored by a couple of fast guys to go higher, I bumped the pressures up. Made a significant handling difference (for the better for me personally) and the wear is fantastic.

    I'm not saying that's the singular solution to your issue, but bumping tire pressure up is an easy variable to test and isolate.
     
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  5. noles19

    noles19 Well-Known Member

    Why can you only ride 4-5 months? Too hot?
     
  6. ibidu1

    ibidu1 Well-Known Member

    Summer time the temps reach close to 120f, its hard to run trackdays at those temps.
     
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  7. ibidu1

    ibidu1 Well-Known Member

     
  8. SuddenBraking

    SuddenBraking The Iron Price

    They won’t turn the lights on at night for you guys?
     
  9. youngR

    youngR Well-Known Member

    night track days like MotoGP would be cool.
     
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  10. ibidu1

    ibidu1 Well-Known Member


    They do turn on the lights at night! Just the weather here during summer time is so humid
     
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  11. ibidu1

    ibidu1 Well-Known Member


    Theres a sick new track in Kuwait called KMT I did a track day there. Its the size and that place appears to heading towards allowing motogp to run there in the future. But it had some sick elevations, triple right handers that are pretty fast, lots of passing areas.
     
  12. Tyson10R

    Tyson10R Well-Known Member

    A good range to stay in is 530-540mm from top of lower triple to center of the front axle, and 292-298mm rear shock length with no spacer. But this depends on your pace and the circumference of the tires you're on. Keeping the bike that far on its nose is going to kill your braking stability.
     

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