check the ferries I looked at some sailings for the burt next feb and some interislander sailings are already booked out!Originally Posted by F5 Dave
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check the ferries I looked at some sailings for the burt next feb and some interislander sailings are already booked out!
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We booked a while back.
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great work
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Curious about the T33 as they are fairly new. What tyres were on previously, and how does the T33 compare?
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S22. But the gap between sports to sport touring is blurring. Im stepping back but improvement makes it irrelevant maybe. Either way I'm no longer chasing grip. TBH I never pushed too hard on the road. That's what slicks and tracks were for. Roads have gravel and bumps that weren't there last month.
The change of rear tyre made the bike feel a bit less dynamic. Pumping it up to 42 from 38 made it better. Front tyre better again.
I'd think a fresh set of S22/23 would be a touch more lively.
That said I put them on from new. The demo bike had Perelli Satan Diablo RoscoP Coleraine 18s (or whatever). They felt a bit dull and the S22 made it turn nicer in my opinion.
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Thanks. Feel is the main reason I'd change back to sports tyres on the R1. But the Roads are so good when conditions are not ideal that I am reluctant to do so.
42 in the rear on a light motorbike seems a bit high? I normally run 34F 36R on the Road 6 on the R1, and it feels great. I increase them in hot weather, which may seem counterintuitive, but it's to reduce wear.
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The recommended 36 and 42 does seem a bit high unless your touring and the bike is loaded. My Triumph manual recommends 34 front and my Ducati manual recommended 32 - if the roads were in good condition. Ours often aren't and I didn't want to damage those rims so...
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The R1 front rim isn't perfect, but I think it's been like that for a while. I don't like my chances of finding another one in better condition.
Not all tyres are the same. I didn't need a tyre pressure gauge to tell me when the Road 5 front needed air, but the Road 6 still feels fine at 32.
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I had an FZ750 with a bent front wheel. I got it straightned. I belive it was x rayed or something for cracks too .It was an ex 6 hour bike
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Thanks, I understood it wasn't done in case the wheel cracked but will investigate further.
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I guess the danger is it may crack during the straightening process so you'd be stuck without a front wheel. My bike was unrideable above 120km/hr,it was a bit like Peccos bike
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Recommend tyre pressures have been going up over last couple of decades especially for the rear and i think that is down to changing carcass and rubber compounds.
I tend to get lazy about pumping tyres if they are a little low in winter thinking they will get warmer so closer to operational temperature. I had been running about 38 on the S22s rear as it was working good, but the T33 as I said felt a little lazy so I pumped it up to recommendation and believe it feels better. I'll keep it there I think.
Just about to put a pack over the pillion seat and go touring. Abrasive SI roads. Probably should feed it two more psi. But I won't.
Actually maybe I should measure the Sag before and after pack then crank the preloaded a bit.
Then have to remember to reduce it.
Ideally I'd do this with me on board. I need an assistant.
I could ask wifey but she'll have some excuses. . .
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