No peg scrapping here. I have the protek rear sets that raise the foot position 1" plus the dog bone change that raised the rear 2". I won't be dragging any parts anytime soon unless I lay the whole bike down. 200 is a fat tire. Does it slow down your turn in? That size was designed for drag guys wasn't it?Went too 200 Michelin Pilot HPX rear.
let's talk about peg scraping?
I put the center stand on, which requires wings on the petals.
Talk about Fun, Fun, Fun !!!!!!
Don't worry Stunnah you will have a good luck at out small rear tires from "back there"I stayed with the Bridgestone but went to a 200...I like the combination of hard and soft compound for the way I ride...I bet that 180 looks like a bicycle tire!!!![]()
What KS said and also heat cycles. A tire can only heat up and cool down so many times. If you have worn the tread off a tire I think you have expired its life. So when it gets hot it is just falling apart (getting greasy) not getting sticky.Marc - a bit off topic here, but a tyre question anyway -
heat up tire = better traction
slick = better traction
I am a smart guy and always did well in physics, etc...
It is warm out, been ridin for a while, and my back tire has no tread left. Why would I have LESS traction than when it was cooler and had tread?
Yesterday - almost all the way home, 102 outside, lost traction hittin 4th hard at 110mph....
Today - got sideways on me in a turn goin ta work...
What makes the tire more slippery when bald and hot? My instincts tell me it should have more traction.![]()
P.S. Hittin the drag strip next Saturday with about 20 other busa's, and if this tire aint gonna stick, I need to know now, so it can get replaced before the event.
Thanks Howlin!