How and why

[wbks]

Don't worry, I leave my hard out squidding untill the bikes warm...

[nudemetalz]

I was watching your machine, Fishy, when you and Bayden were tearing around at the end of the Roys Hill day.
Your machine was moving around quite a bit in the rear end while you were cranked over, especially at the fast left hander just past the entry to the pits, ie like a lack of rebound damping.

Just my 2c worth.

[saxet]

To be honest Fishy I've never seen another tyre on your bike do that so I'd suspect it's the tyre itself.You were moving bout alot up Roys Hill when most of us were havin less trouble .I take it you didn't change anything else when you changed the tyre? if not it could be the tyre is just NOT of their normal standard.

[fi5hy]

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3. Do you Weigh more than the bike ?

The Bikes 102 I'm 75

[fi5hy]

[QUOTE=Your machine was moving around quite a bit in the rear end while you were cranked over, especially at the fast left hander just past the entry to the pits, ie like a lack of rebound damping.

Just my 2c worth.[/QUOTE]

Mate the bike was scary though there, There's a bump on the entry that upsets the bike and it gets worse when your off the throttle so the only way was to keep it pinned (went well) off the gas (Fuck). As for rebound it doesn't have any.

[fi5hy]

To be honest Fishy I've never seen another tyre on your bike do that so I'd suspect it's the tyre itself.You were moving bout alot up Roys Hill when most of us were havin less trouble .I take it you didn't change anything else when you changed the tyre? if not it could be the tyre is just of their normal standard.

Your right mate but the Contis are Fuckin good tyres but maybe not this particular one I've put a Second hand Pirelli slick on so it will be interesting to see if this helps.


Mate you were riding wicked up there.

[Sully60]

So if you were to go out on a trackday and accellerate a little too hard out of a corner on cold tires (probably not a good idea anyway, I know) it's possible to ruin them?

Yes.

In simple terms MSTRS is correct, however in practical terms this is very unlikely to happen with a bucket.

You actually have to ride reasonbly hard to get heat into a softer compound (race) tyres. It can be quite a balancing act at first, acceleration and braking are the the best ways to generate this heat. Doing this with the bike relatively upright is the safest way . It's not a good idea to try an ask for too much side grip untill you've turned a couple of laps and taken the opportunity to clean the tread (that's the reason you see racers weaving on the start finish straight at the end of the warm up lap, most of the heat is generated when they speed up and slow down).

You're highly unlikely to initiate cold tear in a tyre on a bucket. Being relatively light and slow they simply don't generate the forces that anything bigger, faster and heavier can so the tyres get a much easier time of it. In my ten years of racing I've never seen a bucket cold tear a tyre and the vast majority of that racing was done in the winter.

Please be aware that this tyre was probably used on a 600SP bike (I'm assuming JayRacer37 had something to do with that?) and it actually showed signs of tear before Fi5hy started using it. I was going to point that out Fi5hy but you don't need any help from me!

BTW apart from the tear how does the 120 work on the four inch rim Fi5hy?

[nudemetalz]

Mate the bike was scary though there, There's a bump on the entry that upsets the bike and it gets worse when your off the throttle so the only way was to keep it pinned (went well) off the gas (Fuck). As for rebound it doesn't have any.

I know the bump you mean, but Lady P was fairly settled through there (with the power on admittedly).

[fi5hy]

In
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BTW apart from the tear how does the 120 work on the four inch rim Fi5hy?

Mate she seems to corner ok but out of the last two tyres i haven't had any side grip so at the mo I'm not sure if the 17 is doing what it should. Might even try a back to back with the 18 at the next meet

[bungbung]

but out of the last two tyres i haven't had any side grip

Too much throttle, Nincompoop!

[fi5hy]

Too much throttle, Nincompoop!

Throttle makes you go FASTER

[NSR143]

Too hard rear suspension is my guess.. certainly dont look hot/juicy

[saxet]

Your right mate but the Contis are Fuckin good tyres but maybe not this particular one


Mate you were riding wicked up there.

Cheers for the praise. It took me a while to figure the track out. I should proof read my posts before I submit them .Meant to say not of their usual standard as I know people seriously rate those tyres.

[Mr Merde]

Just a thought.

What size is the tyre?

What bike is is running on?

What is the gap in the swinging arm for the tyre to run in?

How close to the swinging arm does the tyre fit?

If it is really close then surely when you are riding the bike then the tyre may be expanding outwards and rubbing on the swinging arm.

As I said

Just a thought

[Str8 Jacket]

Ever thought of looking at your suspension Fishy?