I'm getting a set of P/Powers fitted 2morrow, stock finally arrived. Staying with a 180 rear instead of the stock 190, and i can't see myself getting anywhere near 15k out of the front! $500 all up. :spudbn:
Seated in heavenly places
I'm getting a set of P/Powers fitted 2morrow, stock finally arrived. Staying with a 180 rear instead of the stock 190, and i can't see myself getting anywhere near 15k out of the front! $500 all up. :spudbn:
The Ragin Cajun
yeah zed after 15,000 my front was starting to feel all funny.
still seamed to have plenty of tread on it tho
Hone made me
I'm gonna be changing the Diablos that came with my current bike (929) to my old fave Pilot Powers very soon, probably in the next couple of weeks. The current rear is a 190, so I think I'll stick with that for the first time, just so that I'm not changing more than one variable at once. Really would prefer the 180 straight up, but for the purpose of learning...Originally Posted by Zed
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Seated in heavenly places
929, cool bike, gotta pic? Have you ridden a 954 yet?
Purpose of learning to get around that corner *slower*?
Hone made me
Here's the ones from the auction. It looks kinda black in these, but is actually a kinda purple/blue colour. I'm not in love with the looks and think it looks a little bit gay in those colours (though it seems to get a lot of looks from people, and little kids always point at me when I'm on it, which I assume is 'cos the like the bike...I hope). Doesn't worry me though, as I spend most of my time in the seat so I can't see what it looks like.
That 954 of yours is in a good scheme. I'd rather one of them, they sound angrier and rev a fair bit quicker. At $8500 with 16kms on the clock though, this was too good a bike to pass up on.
I've only had it for a couple of weeks, and it's my first time on a bike in 3 months, but I already feel extremely comfortable on it, despite it being shod with tyres that I'm not really in love with. Damn good road bike.
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Hone made me
Oh, and the choice of 190 tyre is to learn just how much slower it is on the 190 when turning in, and whether there's any other positives or negatives. As it's my first litre-ish bike, I just wanna experiment.
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You got an excellent deal there, looks like a minter and I quite like that colour scheme, the purple isn't that feminine!
If you havn't already, check out this great website, join up and start reading (i'm Zed on there too), has helped me out heaps with tech info in the mere 8 weeks i've owned the 954, plus it's great to see how many other owners of 929/954's feel the same way as we do about them!!
Seated in heavenly places
The 190 certainly looks the bizzo, and the reduction to a 180 hasn't really been that noticeable, all depends on how hard/fast you ride it. I'd put a 190 back on if they had them in stock where i'm getting them from 2morrow, but alas, no big deal.
Hone made me
Sweet, cheers Zed, book marked that one, should be real usefulYou got an excellent deal there, looks like a minter and I quite like that colour scheme, the purple isn't that feminine!
If you havn't already, check out this great website, join up and start reading (i'm Zed on there too), has helped me out heaps with tech info in the mere 8 weeks i've owned the 954, plus it's great to see how many other owners of 929/954's feel the same way as we do about them!!
The bike's not an absolute minter, got the odd scratch on the exhaust (not from a crash), and a small crack in the fairing near the screen, but effectively, nothing that worries me. I would replace the exhaust, but am quite liking the current sound when you give it some beans actually...and 'stealthy' is in this year
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Seated in heavenly places
Nah, scratches add character mate!
L-Plate Rider
New Guy from Africa/Namibia
Hi Guys
Well, i only joined the site today
I stay in Namibia/Africa, and i own a GSXR1000K6.
Factory fitted with michelin pilot power! Great tyre, but unfortunately it only lasted about 2500km, and that is from the heat. We've been driving to a town a couple of weeks ago, and it was about 40 degrees. so the michelins had a little bit of a bubble gum effect. i bought the second set now.
Ok, great site
Hardcore Biker
Yeah I wonder what the guys up in the NT of OZ use? Must be frikken hot.
I love the smell of twin V16's in the morning..
Hone made me
Upping the pressures may help to stop the tyre from getting so hot...but then agian, I've never ridden in 40 degree heat. Worth a try though.
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New set of Powers fitted today, Cycletreads came to the party once again with good pricing and service!!
Chump
I've had 2000 kms out of my Pilot Powers on the ZXR400 and have been very impressed. After a near low-side taking I think too much of a not fully scrubbed in front, I have had so little squirming my confidence has increased markedly. Performance in the wet I haven't really assessed due to the marvelous month of weather we have had. They certainly loved the track and apparently could handle braking at the 100m mark into the hair-pin at Puke (thanks Jill). I wasn't prepared to test that theory.
I initially thought the tyres would be too much for my abilities (and they probably are) but I was convinced into them by the claims of durability. Here's hoping they last upwards of 7000km *fingers crossed* although at my WOF on Tuesday, the front had only 3mm depth. Ouch.
I'm thinking Pilot Sport or even Pilot Roads for my next set. Any opinions on these tyres?
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