Scraping back a few bucks

[idleidolidyll]

The $90 used race slicks i bought and grooved have now done 2500km.
In that time they have been awesome and all the cries of "danger, danger, they need to get hot or you'll die" have been rendered ridiculous.

The tires act much the same as street tyres except better, and I never went hard on std street tyres until they were a little warm anyway. I run the tyres at 32psi rear and 30 psi front cold. When warm i've checked em and found 36 psi rear and 34 psi front.

Looking at the wear dimples, I still have another 2000km left!
4500km! pretty damn good for $90 per end

Come Winter i might just try using race wets and run them at higher pressures to make em last a bit longer.

[JayRacer37]

It's an Avon, Viper. They brought them out in 2005 for sportbike fitments, so I assume they're radial.

I'm running Ex race tyres at the mo, I feel bad about it cause the particular set I have on still had race life in them when I took the bike. Not any more though

Ahh, ok, sorry, I get confused on part tyre numbers other than Continental..
Ah well. So do mine. They still had race life, ask those at the Cliffhanger...

[kickingzebra]

Yeah I gotta stress I look at the harder race compounds (which is still reasonably pliable in road speak) - the soft ones would last bog all for me.

I also avoid taking one tyre of a matched set because I know others may want the pair...

Meh... I run all my old super corsa pros on the road bike, SC0 fronts, usually (the softest) last for ages. SC2 rear is what I usually race on, so that is what goes on the thou too... Seems sweet as.