Two Wheel Fix - Lets talk tires.....

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Originally Posted by The Chi (Post 85986)

I gotta go with Phi on this one, after running a set of take offs on the street, I wouldnt recommend it. They dont heat up, and with this cooler weather, you apply the brakes even a tad harder than a slow stop and may have to deal with skid city (been there, done that). A hard brake will leave with consequences you dont want to even think about! Now a set of PP's that was run on the track only is a different matter, thats what I used on the Indy trip and they worked great. 2k miles and I saw little wear, still good for many more miles!

I agree with Brian and Rae to an extent. If someone is running really soft takeoffs then you don't want to go with those. But if they are running race/street tires at trackdays then you can use those takeoffs.

For example, I am still slow as molasses on the track so I won't spend loads of money on the race slicks for a trackday. I run the Pirelli Corsa IIIs and will use those for maybe 3 days on the track. My first set is still on my bike after a couple grand miles and still going strong. So, I would see if you can find someone running a street/race tire but does too many track days to use all their takeoffs. I gave one of my sets to jimmy already.
BTW here's a review on the Corsa IIIs...
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/ge...a_3/index.html