Whats the turbo tire now?

[mysticblu999]

Been way too long since I've burned up tire on my turbo bike. I haven't even seen it in over a year. I hope to get it back soon. I think it has a Michelin Power RS that is probably 3 years old or older. I'm probably going to need to change the tires soon. I need a 120/60 up front for the heat exchanger but more importantly I need a rear that hooks. The GT4088 hits hard when it come on. Always ran a 190/50 or a 180/55 from my track bike. I liked the 180/55 because it was flatter on the busa wheel. I'm looking at the Power GP. It looks like the good old Power One.

What are you guys running?? Anyone running a 200/55? I'm wondering how the contact patch is for staight line turbo fun
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[JeffSyh]

Dragmax 190/50 amazing tire.

 

[ItsDooomz]

Dragmax is a great tire on the drag strip but I've seen guys burn them up in 800 miles on the street. I don't street ride but if I did I'd probably use a Shinko Hookup

 

[busakiller]

Hook up is the easiest to use on the street. And if the street is rough the hookup shines. The drag max works on smooth roads but it’s always a gamble. A lot of roll racers run the drag max or q4. I have used the q4 and I couldn’t make it. Put a hook up on and it hooked all the time. All depends how much effort and how fast you really want to go.

 

[mysticblu999]

Shinkos make me nervous. I'm a Michelin man lol. Do you guys not Crack or split those tires on high speed runs?

 

[RedBull]

#ShinkoTires make me nervous .

I am a Michelin Man .

Laugh Out Loud !

 

[JeffSyh]

Shinkos make me nervous. I'm a Michelin man lol. Do you guys not Crack or split those tires on high speed runs?

Mine split and I'm still waiting on warranty, I've took the drag max to the extremes on the street and it has took everything I threw at it so far.

 

[busakiller]

I haven’t had a problem with a shinko yet. I have used roughly 12 of them over the last 6 years. Long highway pulls reaching 200 mph. Yes people do have problems with them. But it’s a cheap tire and works when traction is the worst. Hope to have my bike soon and do some testing with tires and see what happens. Dragmax vs hookup and maybe a different tire.

 

[mysticblu999]

Lord I may try the darkside then.... that dragmax don't look bad.

No one runs Michelin anymore??

 

[michael parris heuberger]

Lord I may try the darkside then.... that dragmax don't look bad.

No one runs Michelin anymore??

Hi. I have a turbo bike that I am building with a Garrett G42-1200c turbo. I will run a car tire a Michelin cup 2 tire in the 215/45/17 it has a speed rating (y) that is over 186 MPH. As bike tires only have a W rating of up to 168 MPH. I have to see if I can use it in my class of LSR Racing.

 

[RedBull]

www.hayabusa.org/forum/threads/indu...ducts-like-we-do-that-should-worry-us.197635/

 

[busakiller]

Lord I may try the darkside then.... that dragmax don't look bad.

No one runs Michelin anymore??

Idk anyone that does. A lot of hookups and dragmax is what I see people running.

I was at 68 inches with a hookup going 3.4 60-130. That’s a very soft leave. Slowly turning the bike up. Trying to find what’s the most it will take with the hook up then If I have time swap a dragmax on and see if it will take as much as the hook up does and how fast it goes. I just shorten the bike up to 66 inches. So hopefully i don’t have to worry about it spinning when I lay into it soon.

 

[Got-Busa?]

Lord I may try the darkside then.... that dragmax don't look bad.

No one runs Michelin anymore??

A lot of the fast guys do, Michelin Power 5 or GP.

Dragmax works also just depends what you wanna do…

 

[mysticblu999]

I didn't mean THAT dark side! No way am I running a car tire lmao. Guess I'll try the Power 5. Just burned up a set on my Gen 2 and I just put a fresh set on my Gen 3.

 

[RedBull]

Good rear tire | Turbo

What is everybody using for a rear tire on a turbo hayabusa, the Shinko Hookup hooks up great, but it goes away fast on the street, about 1200mi. The Shinko Stealth just spins in the first 4 gears. Is there a tire that hooks up ok, and will last longer than the hookup???

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