Grooved slicks: Road legal or not?

[idleidolidyll]

Not quite busted.... I find that after many high speed sustained runs I may have a bit of delamination but fixed this easy with a trip to Dick Smith http://www.dse.co.nz/cgi-bin/dse.sto...uct/View/F1318
but make sure you take all the air out of your tyre before the relamination process as results may vary.

as i said, i don't sit on high speeds for long periods so this is not really valid for me and i suspect for most others on NZ roads.

[Oscar]

If you're using a tyre that doesn't meet an approved standard for on road use what do you think the chances of a insurance company paying out are?

The insurer could go down the "unroadworthy" track.
However, under current legislation, they would have to prove that the tyres contributed to the accident.

So the answer is "maybe"...

[Back Fire]

race hoops being triangular... I believe the term he was looking for was elliptical... which is a somewhat triangulated circle...

[orange dog]

The insurer could go down the "unroadworthy" track.
However, under current legislation, they would have to prove that the tyres contributed to the accident.

So the answer is "maybe"...

I've found insurance companies will find any reason to refuse a claim, leaving it up to you to prove them wrong (expensive and long winded).

I used to use cut slicks as they were cheap, looked cool and went around corners. Not the best though for a young immortal who had the stupidity to go looking for the limits, without the skill to know when he's found them !
Also, balancing seemed more of an issue.

[FROSTY:Me]

Frosty, that was a flippant comment. Of course I'm not gonna use wets. I may not have used slicks when I was racing but I did use wets and know what to expect.
What I will likely do is use ex race proddy tyres; soft ones.

Bro--I was directly quoting you --and don't know you well enough to be sure of your experience level

[FzerozeroT]

I'd have to say "Myth Busted" by the reality test frankly.

Thats why I said **rumour**

[idleidolidyll]

8000+km later and the jury is in: slicks on a road bike are fabulous!
I never felt safer and even in the rain they were fine (hand cut).

best of all I paid $150 per set including fitting and balancing for a set of tryres that got 8000km out of the front and 4000 plus out of the rear.

will i keep using them? probably not. Only because Mr Plod is a mindless automaton and will throw the book at me regardless of logic and common sense.

[Mr Merde]

Nice one.

Just as a moot point, how long do a set of road tyres last you?

[idleidolidyll]

less kms than the slicks actually

of course the slicks were a little used but if they were new i know i'd have got about 6000+km from the rear and 8000km from the front.

Pirelli Corsa fronts last me about 6000km and Pirelli Dragons for the rear would last no more than 5000km

[idleidolidyll]

of course if i ride with you or some others i know, my tyres would never need changing.................

[Mr Merde]

of course if i ride with you or some others i know, my tyres would never need changing.................

I know I'm slow. Please dont rub it in.

[scumdog]

Frankly I don't give a rats arse about the cops; they usually only check the tread depth anyway.

The COST (RAPE?) question is still unanswered too.

Note to self: Check tyres on ALL sprotsbikes I stop from now on and tell mates to do same.

[idleidolidyll]

yep, that's the kind of vindictive asshole we have come to know as NZ Police

thanks for the confirmation scum

[Grahameeboy]

If you're using a tyre that doesn't meet an approved standard for on road use what do you think the chances of a insurance company paying out are?

The can only decline a claim if the tyre was the cause of the accident, no different to a legal tyre that is say bald.

[scumdog]

Hmmm, two minutes - not TOO bad a reaction time.........