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hang0ver
3rd November 2010, 19:46
So the last and first time I went to the track I ran normal road pressures - 36F/42R

How much lower should I look at dropping them for optimum grip?

--> 98 Fireblade, Bridgestone Battlax's, 75Kg rider.

Cheers,

H
CHOPPA
3rd November 2010, 22:15
Id prob go 28 in the rear and 30 in the front but maybe just do 30 30
hang0ver
3rd November 2010, 22:59
Id prob go 28 in the rear and 30 in the front but maybe just do 30 30

Sounds good, I'll give em a try Friday...

Hey I'm guessing you're Sloan? I know Lexxie from many years back growing up, I'll stop and say hi when I spot you guys in the pits...

Cheers,

Hamish
CHOPPA
4th November 2010, 16:11
Sounds good, I'll give em a try Friday...

Hey I'm guessing you're Sloan? I know Lexxie from many years back growing up, I'll stop and say hi when I spot you guys in the pits...

Cheers,

Hamish

Yeah thats me, oh I think she has been telling me about you guys. Did you have an RS250?
HenryDorsetCase
4th November 2010, 16:24
So the last and first time I went to the track I ran normal road pressures - 36F/42R

How much lower should I look at dropping them for optimum grip?

--> 98 Fireblade, Bridgestone Battlax's, 75Kg rider.

Cheers,

H

on my Honda Hornet (similar weight and tyre size, less performance) from memory (Diablo Corsa SC) it was something like 28F and 26R (cold)

I would then take the hot temp, and if they were round the 32 to 34 they were about right.

But what do I know..... the only time I fell off that bike was at a trackday.

though that was more about running out of talent than it was running out of tyres.....
hang0ver
4th November 2010, 21:45
Yeah thats me, oh I think she has been telling me about you guys. Did you have an RS250?

Yep thats us... Friend is on the RS, he's getting set up to race it.
hang0ver
4th November 2010, 21:47
on my Honda Hornet (similar weight and tyre size, less performance) from memory (Diablo Corsa SC) it was something like 28F and 26R (cold)

I would then take the hot temp, and if they were round the 32 to 34 they were about right.

But what do I know..... the only time I fell off that bike was at a trackday.

though that was more about running out of talent than it was running out of tyres.....

Haha, nice... We'll I'll give 30/30 a go for starters and see how that feels... Won't change the fact I'll be slow as hell.