Tyre choice

[White trash]

In there Yokahama days, the 003 was renowned as one of the best tyres you could get, the 002, and 001 were sooo sticky they left a trail of rubber when you pushed your bike.

To my way of thinking, on a bike of that era, the 003 should stick well enough for a very fast rider with no hassles at all. As for the feel of 'em, I cant comment, cos whitetrash wrote his rgv off before I had my licence, and they didn't make them to fit a 1984 GSX 250.

Correct to a degree.

However although Shinko now own the Yokohama technology, they lack the quality control.

I have seen SO many Shinkos that aren't even round for christs sake.

[ynot slow]

i went with pirelli sport demons,had bridgestone battleaxe on front and cheap rear,couldn't get bridgestones in sizes so had choice of shinko$210pr,irc$250pr,avons$550pr,contis$560pr,an d sport demons$350 fitted,went with them on price and reputation as the sizes for 20yr bike is limited i.e 16front,17rear,feel good so happy with them.

[jade]

I could be wrong here bud, but the front washing out, then being saveable is a sign that your tyre is shit, and your suspension is good, perhaps a suspension guru could enlighten me here...

Yes you would bee right man but it was my fault each time,
for instance, puke was my first time on the track and the lap beforehand I got my knee down for the first time ever, it was at the end of the day and I kept pushing harder to scrape my knee again ! I felt it go for a second and stood the bike up straightaway and was sweet,
or another one was turning right round a roundabout at 50-60k on a moist road - all my fault but the tyres gave me enough warning to come out of them without a scratch

[Jantar]

I voted for chosing a tyre on grip. But with the latest tyres I've just ordered I couldn't get my first (Bridgestone BW501/502) or second choices (Bridgestone BT101/102) in the right size, so I've opted for Pirelli MT90s (3rd choice).

So maybe there should be another category of choice. The only ones available at the time.

[Dodgyiti]

The amount of smoke it gives off over the longest possible time.

Legend, 'nuff said.

[puddy]

Ya buy the tyres that have the best looking chicks on their posters.What else is there?