track day tires for the slow
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The BT003rs's are great tires. I used them until I was at a mid-I pace. Just give them a couple laps to warm up. Here's some great advice about them that helped me get setup:
http://forums.13x.com/showpost.php?p=2986420&postcount=10
http://forums.13x.com/showpost.php?p=2986420&postcount=10
JBZ1k
Member
Having confidence in your tires can put your mind at ease when you roll out of the pits. You may very well have life left in your tires but if you are second guessing them and have some spare cash why not change them and start fresh? Last week my local shop had rears for $110 and I have seen fronts as cheap as $80.
Confidence is key.
I am getting 5 days out of rears and 8 out of fronts on my zx6r with stock suspension. Granted I'm not very fast but for reference 1:30 at jgp and 1:46 at Road A so you can put an ok pace on these tires and get some life out of them if your suspension and riding style doesn't put undue wear on them.
In my experience the two conditions where you need to watch your throttle inputs are in cool conditions 85 degrees I have to make sure I try and park in the shade to get some heat out of the tires or after lunch mid session they can get greasy especially at an abrasive track like Jennings. People may say I'm crazy about the heat but these tires warm very quickly and they get HOT and stay hot once the rim gets heat in it.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
Confidence is key.
I am getting 5 days out of rears and 8 out of fronts on my zx6r with stock suspension. Granted I'm not very fast but for reference 1:30 at jgp and 1:46 at Road A so you can put an ok pace on these tires and get some life out of them if your suspension and riding style doesn't put undue wear on them.
In my experience the two conditions where you need to watch your throttle inputs are in cool conditions 85 degrees I have to make sure I try and park in the shade to get some heat out of the tires or after lunch mid session they can get greasy especially at an abrasive track like Jennings. People may say I'm crazy about the heat but these tires warm very quickly and they get HOT and stay hot once the rim gets heat in it.
Hope this helps! Good luck!
ericlouie1
New Member
My vote is for the Michelin Pilot Power 2ct's, I got 7 track days and 3000 street miles out of them. I never got comfortable on the q2's
And they work great in the rain!
ericlouie1
New Member
And a little more feedback on them.
I agree with the above rain statement, I got caught in rainstorm on the street a few tiemes, and as long as i maintained smooth inputs on the throttle, as well as careful choice of lean, bp, and speed, i was able to navigate without any large amounts of discomfort. I also partook in a track day with them where the track was still wet from a morning storm, and frankly i was amazed at how stable the bike was. Granted, I was turding it around the track, but it felt quick to me.
I didn't quite understand it at the the time, but these tires gave quite a bit of feedback to me as to the what was going on with the road beneath me.
They also "want" to turn, the tip in is excellent, and you will have huge amounts of confidence as you lean the bike over, as these tires are fairly forgiving, and very stable and confidence inspiring.
I agree with the above rain statement, I got caught in rainstorm on the street a few tiemes, and as long as i maintained smooth inputs on the throttle, as well as careful choice of lean, bp, and speed, i was able to navigate without any large amounts of discomfort. I also partook in a track day with them where the track was still wet from a morning storm, and frankly i was amazed at how stable the bike was. Granted, I was turding it around the track, but it felt quick to me.
I didn't quite understand it at the the time, but these tires gave quite a bit of feedback to me as to the what was going on with the road beneath me.
They also "want" to turn, the tip in is excellent, and you will have huge amounts of confidence as you lean the bike over, as these tires are fairly forgiving, and very stable and confidence inspiring.
madriders86
New Member
^what he said. With smooth inputs id fathom any of those tires can take you to an A pace.
dlockhart5x
New Member
For a track only bike but without warmers you can not do much better than the Pirelli track day slicks
erick1670
Member
:agree:
I was on Michelins Pilots 2ct priyor to getting fast, then I got to the upper levels of "I" then switch to Michelin DOT's wow what a differance, and then to slicks doble wow it gave me so much confidace that feel of being glue to the pavement. Then I got my self 2 sets of Dunlop 211 GP-A but I have never have the same feeling as the Michelins give me, true the Dunlops are more durable but my feel is no the same, so I switch back to Michelins :adore:
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dragginass
I'm a big fan of the Q2's. They work well in many conditions, and they slide very predictably. I run them on my R1, and on my SV for "trackdays".