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Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:01 pm
by Smitty
well all
It has finally happened
I have to get a new rear...
..after 5 years and 17000km and more to come.....
(yeah..I know...do more miles....
)
the Bridgie BT17 rear that i have has a split in the sidewall
so I am up for a new rear....
still
not bad 17000k and 4 track days at PI
can't complain...
so
to match the BT45 on the front...which is a great tyre
and after advice from Phil (and Tum)
I am getting a BT45 on the rear
the cost....weep you sportsbike riders
$170 ..the lot...old off, new on and balanced
takes an hour to do...at Brighton Kwaka
only thing...
gonna have to take it easy next weekend on the ride....
new tyre you see...
cheers
re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:27 pm
by corbywan
WoooHooo
Yodas getting a new rear tyre!!!
17,000K's that aint bad!
I once got less than that from a set of tyres on my car! hahaha
but it did cost me a little more than $170 to replace a set of cage tyres!
Enjoy the new rubber!!
Re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sat Aug 21, 2004 7:54 pm
by Neka79
5 years??lol..damn...u should tell jamie that.. he gets 8-10 weeks outta
his.lol..an he runs touring compound rear (pilots i think)..hahaha ..
Neka
2000 CBR 929RR
1988 KDX200 thrasher
1996 VS SERIES 2 UTE
"dont hate me cos im sexy, hate me cos ur mrs thinks im sexy"
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re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 3:55 am
by Zteven
I've been going to theses guys for a while now & had no complaints, hell, you even get to have a squirt down the freeway to get to em:
http://www.pablos.com.au
re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 8:22 am
by icebreaker
17,000.. Mate the throttle on the right ow wise one... hehehehe
Brake on right, forget you must. Twist of wrist, do more you must.
Re: re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 4:22 pm
by ty
icebreaker wrote:Brake on right, forget you must. Twist of wrist, do more you must.
lol - well done
ty
Re: re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:21 pm
by Smitty
icebreaker wrote:17,000.. Mate the throttle on the right ow wise one... hehehehe Brake on right, forget you must. Twist of wrist, do more you must.
nup.......
the throttle gets used....
ride days at PI prove that.....
245kmh down the chute and 1:59 isn't hanging around
its just HOW you use the throttle................
re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 9:29 pm
by icebreaker
hahahah so 1.59 huh.. nice..
so that's 50k's of high speed, 16,950 of concervative, mature riding... hehehe
I love to stir the pot
re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sun Aug 22, 2004 11:06 pm
by Smitty
yep
and thats why you lot make me ride leader
and thats why everyone has come back in 1 piece
on our rides......
btw Danno
1:59 for a lap around PI
have you beaten that?
and has your 6 seen the fast side of 245 clicks.....???
Re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 10:12 pm
by Neka79
i heard u like to stir the porridge dan...oh..u said POT?? yeah i live in
SA, theres heaps of that around here ;-P
Neka
2000 CBR 929RR
1988 KDX200 thrasher
1996 VS SERIES 2 UTE
"dont hate me cos im sexy, hate me cos ur mrs thinks im sexy"
> I love to stir the pot
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Re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 11:24 pm
by Neka79
can i asnswer that??
nope..havent been to PI yet, thats next i reckon, tho i did a 1.32 at
mallala on my 1st ever track day...pretty slow, but i got a few years
practice to catch up to u....and yup...my zx6r saw 265km (indicated)...vtr
saw 255(indicated) and cbr saw 291(indicated) b4 the gearing changes, and
284(indicated) after i changed sprockets...yup it was on the freeway tho ill
admit..
Neka
2000 CBR 929RR
1988 KDX200 thrasher
1996 VS SERIES 2 UTE
"dont hate me cos im sexy, hate me cos ur mrs thinks im sexy"
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re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 11:12 am
by Smitty
well
an update
got the tyre (from Brighton Kwaka ..$170 fitted and balanced)
and went on the Vic run on Sunday
with new tyre ..slippery devil at first
and a pillion and bag on the back....
verdict...???
absolutely brilliant...
did 250km and speeds up to....mumble mumble....
not guilty ya honour...
took it easy for the first few k's
but after that....?
well thanks to Phil and Tim, I have a bloody good tyre
well scrubbed in
cheers
re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 10:14 pm
by Musty
So down the track now Smitty, what do you think of the tyre?
my last was a crappy BT and honestly that waste of rubber never held traction.
re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 11:22 pm
by Quarkz
I had BT45's on my ZZR. They were ok I guess, much better than stock standard but the front feathered really badly and they didn't have all that much grip. I could get them pretty much over to the edge but wear rate was pretty quick.
Re: re: Yodas new tyre
Posted: Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:07 pm
by Smitty
Musty wrote:So down the track now Smitty, what do you think of the tyre?
my last was a crappy BT and honestly that waste of rubber never held traction.
down the track?....very apt
just got back from murdering 2 BT45's at PI today
(at the track day with quite a few other Vic members)
and they went well...got a heavy hand from me
(piccies below) but they hung on..and hung on
I quite like the Bridgestone, and I am limited with tyres to fit the
750, not many are made to suit it and its rim width!
(I can't comment on the BT on 2fiddys and others)
Provided you get the pressures right they are OK
(I started out too low and it wanted to throw me orf
)
and
as a road tyre for my 750monster, they are fine....
oh
and no smartarse comments re 'strips' ok?
cheers