Slicks ROCK

[Sketchy_Racer]

holy crap!!!

i just put some slicks onto my FXR150 Bucket bike, geared up and went out the local backroads........

the difference is beyond this world!!!. i used to have Conti citys.. so there is a huge huge difference.... i used to be able to 'just' get my knee dwon before it started sliding around on the old tires, now i am having serious ground clearance issues with pegs getting in the way.... and once thats sorted i think the muffler is gonna be a bigger prob.

anyways thanks to Jay Lawrence who supplyed the rear tyre....

if you are thinking about getting slicks....GO FOR IT!!

Cheers, Glenn

[Ivan]

they are allright but!!!!! when it starts raining they are fucken shit they need to be at certain temperature as well or else they are slippery they are off my RS I think? from last season, I like slicks but they wear out quick when you pushing em myne are fucked I lost grip on the exit of the hair pin on the weekend, ask K14 about what happens when they hit a wet spot on track

[Sketchy_Racer]

ahhhh but mines slicks with grooves....best of both worlds

[Ivan]

so it aint a slick it is a intermediate they are basucally a road tire basically the same as what I had on the RGV not the slick on it either you know what I mean

[Sketchy_Racer]

no its a slick.... its the one that jays dad groved

[Coyote]

Sounds good. Just found out the CBRs tyres are definately plastic, it say so on the sidewall :pinch:

[Ivan]

oh like what I have on my RS yeah they all right aye I getting a new set tho and they aint gonna be groved I got a choice of Slicks or Wets which is good, still getting the RS you slack prik

[Sketchy_Racer]

yes i am you 'tard..... when i get $3500!!!

[Sketchy_Racer]

Sounds good. Just found out the CBRs tyres are definately plastic, it say so on the sidewall :pinch:

does it say nylon by anychance?? thats what i had on my FXR

[Coyote]

does it say nylon by anychance?? thats what i had on my FXR
Nylon and Aramid (Kevlar). No wonder I had troubles with staying upright

[Kickaha]

they are allright but!!!!! when it starts raining they are fucken shit

Passed a RS250 Aprilla and a ZXR400 in the wet on slicks on the bucket at Levels, might be different on a RS125 but on the bucket the grip level in the wet is suprisingly high

[Sketchy_Racer]

yea i would think that they would be better than any normal sports street tire..

[Sketchy_Racer]

Nylon and Aramid (Kevlar). No wonder I had troubles with staying upright

yep, it would also explain why i had troubles staying up aswell.....

[Bert]

so they will make a difference then. good have to work harder on finding me some.

[Coyote]

yep, it would also explain why i had troubles staying up aswell.....
And to think an extra 500 bucks on new tyres would've probably saved me 1500 bucks and 6 months of my time and I would've completed a race season

[Ivan]

Passed a RS250 Aprilla and a ZXR400 in the wet on slicks on the bucket at Levels, might be different on a RS125 but on the bucket the grip level in the wet is suprisingly high


I rode in damp conditions in reverse and just came outa higgens and cranked the throttle open and it slipped on me and I know about buckets you should have seen Jay Lawrence last round knee down pissing down with rain on his slicks my mate Nathan lost it on his CBR whilst leading slicks + wet + out braking Jay = CRASH!!!!

[Sketchy_Racer]

And to think an extra 500 bucks on new tyres would've probably saved me 1500 bucks and 6 months of my time and I would've completed a race season

yep, buts thats life..... shit happens, ya live and ya learn :ride: