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Matty21
26-10-2006, 06:37 PM
How far can you lean the bike over on deestones..can you get the knee down?

please reply.
kirky
26-10-2006, 07:12 PM
get your knee down on k***bleys lol
kirky
26-10-2006, 07:13 PM
a mate of mine runs on ebay specials, £12 a pair and he gets his knee down!!!
Matty21
26-10-2006, 07:37 PM
what do you mean ebay specials?
kirky
26-10-2006, 07:57 PM
:icon_lol: :icon_lol: cheap tyres!!!!!!!!!
Matty21
26-10-2006, 08:02 PM
thats ok then lol.i just hope i can lol.im gunna practice on saturday at carnaby
Thumper
27-10-2006, 05:10 PM
well i can bend the footpeg up (knee down of course) on some ultra hard sava
Matty21
27-10-2006, 08:13 PM
so my cheap hard compound will be fine yeh?
Jackpit
15-11-2006, 08:25 AM
iv been wunderin that cos i dont no if i shud realy trust ebay tyres ?
Matty21
15-11-2006, 05:35 PM
im going to trust them lol..only way to find out.!
Jackpit
15-11-2006, 06:18 PM
yea i suppose so :D
Jaydeetz
15-11-2006, 11:57 PM
I bought some cheap 12 quid ebay tyres, they are Barum tyres.
They are pretty hard, and they take a lap or so to warm up, but they are OK, I could get the pegs down and my knee down and they let you brake pretty hard whilst laid over.
Overall, for the price, you cant go wrong.
They do slide a bit, but thats OK as when the bikes sliding, you know where you are and what the bike is doing. There is nothing worse than a bike that is gripping, then suddenley letting go without warning.

I have only been at Trax, but be warned, if the tracks wet they are absolutley rubbish, no feel and they slide and let go really early, I could just about keep up with a lad with Savas in the wet, but it was sketchy at every corner and had to ride with my foot on the floor so I could catch it before i was on my ear. Fun for a few laps, not much fun beyond that!
Although, that could be the tracks surface rather than the tyres themselves.

I found running 25psi in the front, and 20psi in the back gave the best feel for these tyres, higher pressures gave less feel, lower pressures made the tryes flex too much and unsettle the bike.

I have just bought some Bridgestone BT39SS soft compound for this years Winter series, i got them as in a race I want as much grip as I can get as everyone else will have race tyres on. They cost 58 quid.
Matty21
16-11-2006, 10:56 PM
thanks.very much appreicated