new tyres

[Warr]

Not intending on sabotarging your thread here Scooterboynz but...
could you outline the rule of thumb.
Increase rear or reduce front will slow the steering.
Decrease the rear or increase the front will make it quicker.

Is that correct ?
My aged stead is running 100 front and 120 rear.
When cornering I have to keep reverse pressure on the bars to get around without the bike standing up again.
So corner left push on left bar/pull on right bar.
So my bike is therefore a slow steerer ???

Tis just that if I could change something I'd like to be able to reduce the pressure required on arms... Any thoughts ?

[White trash]

Talk of "190s" having a bigger contact patch is true, in a straight line. I've been using 180 section Metzeler Racetecs for the past 8 months and have never had an issue with straightline grip.

Edit: The 180 actually has a bigger "leant over" contact patch

The only tyre that I believe will out perform it any dry situation is the Michelin race tyre. (Not sure of the name)

Difference being, Metzeler race tyres are the same price as their road tyres. The others aren't. Rear Racetec will cost ya $300, front $230. You'll never want more grip.

[MSTRS:Me]

My aged stead is running 100 front and 120 rear.
When cornering I have to keep reverse pressure on the bars to get around without the bike standing up again.
So corner left push on left bar/pull on right bar.
So my bike is therefore a slow steerer ???

That's just normal countersteer. In saying tho, your XJ is not exactly a modern sprotsbike so steering geometry will be utterly different

[Lou Girardin]

Not intending on sabotarging your thread here Scooterboynz but...
could you outline the rule of thumb.
Increase rear or reduce front will slow the steering.
Decrease the rear or increase the front will make it quicker.

Is that correct ?
My aged stead is running 100 front and 120 rear.
When cornering I have to keep reverse pressure on the bars to get around without the bike standing up again.
So corner left push on left bar/pull on right bar.
So my bike is therefore a slow steerer ???

Tis just that if I could change something I'd like to be able to reduce the pressure required on arms... Any thoughts ?

Try raising the forks in the triple clamps by 5 mm, it might help.

[Gixxer 4 ever]

spoken to says run a 180 rear , hmmmmmmm not sure what to do ?

I only run 190 on the Gixxer. It came out with it so I recommend you stick to it. The 190 is a very different tyre to the 180. Pilot Sport for me.

[murhf3]

I had a zx12r ran dunlop sportmax and have them on my bike now[dif specs] bloody brillant, actually best I hav ever had .Good milage max grip, like glue

[DEATH_INC.]

Hmmmm,the old 180 vs 190 thing again.....
This will always fuel arguments,but here goes.....Your bike will turn FASTER with the 190,but it will lay over quicker and easier with the 180.
You will also have less tyre on the road at full lean with the 180(unless you run a race tyre,different profile),but more at a medium lean.....
Try the new Dunlop 218's I'm stoked with mine.

[pritch]

I just bought tyres, did a lotta reading and asking people who know. The best two bits of advice I came across were as follows:

It doesn't matter so much what bike you ride, what's imoprtant is how you ride it. The more honest you are with yourself about how you ride, the better service you will get from your tyres.

It's not so important what brand you use so long as you have faith in them.

You pays your money and you makes your choice.
Having said that I'm amazed at some of the shite you guys are using :-)

[Toast]

Check out the tyre test on www.superbike.co.uk for the model of tyre.

Pretty comprehensive, for the tyres that they cover at least.

I can't beleive how much quicker the fast guy was on the racetecs, wow! Actually I kinda can, just touching those things after my mate's been riding hard on them...if you keep your finger on them too long it'll probably sink in. Not sure about the mileage, but if you really don't care...

[SPman]

Just replaced the excellent Z6's with Michelin Pilot Powers.
Fuckin Great!

[kawa10]

a popular choice is running a 190/55/17 pirelli sc1 tyre. just need to heat and bend the rear hugger to allow for the bigger tyre. run pressure at 36 psi. alot of zx10r around here run that and like it.