Dunlop GP70??

**HDTboy** · 9th October 2006, 09:23

Loosebruce sums up GPR70s here

**SN4PD** · 10th October 2006, 18:10

Getting the new rubber fitted 8:30 tomorrow morning

Plenty of time to test it out before KBTTD IV

**SN4PD** · 12th October 2006, 20:54

Just did the Goat Track GP, fuck what difference, she feels like she’s riding on rails. The GPR70's are a 1000 times better than IRCs.

I was considering buying a 675 at the end of the month.... but now, well it feels like the bike has so much unexplored potential in it, I think I could easily learn to ride the shit out of it given enough practise

Also got a tank bag for my gear while I was getting the tires fitted, feels heaps better not lugging a pack round anymore

**jade** · 15th October 2006, 07:19

I highly recomend dunlop gpr 70's,
Rode them on my aprilia rs250 for 5 months everyday and NEVER had a slide (Cept in the rain clutching it and giving it some revs), I really trust these tyres and highly recomend them, what I particulary like is the warm up time, even on a 5 min commute in the rain at 50 k when you get off you can feel how warm the tyre is, towards the end of my 5months I moved the rear to a gpr80, I dont know too much about them because my bike got written off shortly after, but I believe they are stickier ? Perhaps this is under harder riding when they really get up to temp and sacrifices grip in cold weather
On my new rs250 I have a gpr70 on the front and a pilot power or road on the rear, Asap I will be changing the rear back to a gpr70
I cant recomend the tyres more

**DEATH_INC.** · 15th October 2006, 07:40

Originally Posted by nz_liam

if I was outriding the tires I should get a bigger bike,

Anyone giving this advice should be considered a retard and steered clear of at all costs.

**texmo** · 15th October 2006, 12:48

A gpr70 wont fit a zxr 250 rear wheel. Well not properly.

GPR70 front combined with a GPR100 rear is the best combination IMHO on the zxr250. but then what do I know I highsided at 140 coming out of a sweaper.

**Racey Rider** · 15th October 2006, 13:25

Originally Posted by cjade1

... towards the end of my 5months I moved the rear to a gpr80, I dont know too much about them because my bike got written off shortly after, but I believe they are stickier ? Perhaps this is under harder riding when they really get up to temp and sacrifices grip in cold weather
....

The GPR70 was stickyer than the GPR80, which was more of a everyday/touring tyre. The 80 has now been superseded by the GPR100.

Heres the old GPR80 blurb:
Designed for better mileage, offers excellent all year round performance and wear. The directional pattern provides good all round grip with efficient water dispersal in the wet. This tyre is a must for those who use their machines in all weathers and expect value for money.

**sAsLEX** · 15th October 2006, 13:43

Originally Posted by texmo

A gpr70 wont fit a zxr 250 rear wheel. Well not properly.

I love unqualified statements!

Any reason for that Tex?

**texmo** · 15th October 2006, 14:50

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

I love unqualified statements!

Any reason for that Tex?

Yeah, When I started racing I wanted to get GPR70's but they dont make the gpr70 rear tyre for the wheel size a zxr250 has. (Accordning to cycletreads and the forbys and davies sales person I spoke to)
I got one put on any way but it was oversized, and was not good.

**SN4PD** · 15th October 2006, 17:36

Originally Posted by texmo

Yeah, When I started racing I wanted to get GPR70's but they dont make the gpr70 rear tyre for the wheel size a zxr250 has. (Accordning to cycletreads and the forbys and davies sales person I spoke to)
I got one put on any way but it was oversized, and was not good.

Well the guys at cycletreads fitted gpr70 front and rear to mine, theyre fucking mint...... been in to the store a couple more times now, best service I've had in auckland..... I couldent ask for more!

**SN4PD** · 16th October 2006, 08:37

Just have to watch them when they're cold and wet.......

(Was blissfully ignoring work at 7:30 this morning when...... ring ring, the file server and call centre server simultaneously broke.... 20 mins later she didn’t want to stop in a hurry at the bottom of Hobson street

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**sAsLEX** · 16th October 2006, 09:35

Originally Posted by texmo

Yeah, When I started racing I wanted to get GPR70's but they dont make the gpr70 rear tyre for the wheel size a zxr250 has. (Accordning to cycletreads and the forbys and davies sales person I spoke to)
I got one put on any way but it was oversized, and was not good.

Originally Posted by HDTboy

Loosebruce sums up GPR70s here

Sooooo every other joe on a 250 is using unfitting tires? And everyone raves about them in F3? And I had them fitting on my MC22?!

You must of had a funky rear wheel on that thing

**texmo** · 16th October 2006, 10:29

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Sooooo every other joe on a 250 is using unfitting tires? And everyone raves about them in F3? And I had them fitting on my MC22?!

You must of had a funky rear wheel on that thing

ever noticed the size of your rear wheel and cbr 250 wheel is diffrent from a zxr? one is 18 inches and the other is 17 inches?