Hayabusa Tires
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M1s for twisties
shinkos for drag
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..pardon my ignorance!! But what makes the shinko better for drag...
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Shinko info:
Shinko tires are one of the slickest tires when cold and one of the fastest cooling tires on the market thus very bad for twisties (they'll slide out). Due to their characteristics of easy heat up and quick cooling, they are excellent for the strip. Don't forget that they are sticky as hell once they've been heated like in a burnout. They also seem to have an excellent lifespan for the strip.
Width on these tires is the second best thing. The width design allows you to drop just a couple of psi in air to put a lot of tire surface to the strip for launches. If you've watched top fuel, then you know that tires prospectively get skinnier the faster they spin. This specific design seems to not thin out as much when at high rpm which usually means more grip.
Biggest problem with Shinko tires is that they become very spotty. Meaning that they will develop severe hot and cold spots depending on how much use you put into a specific section of tire.
I've had the Metzler M1 before and they definately are not a straight line/highway tire. The center path has a very thin tread depth and wears FAST due to the softer compound. These tires are designed for corner carving and nothing but. Great tires.
I'll be trying a set of Maxxis Supermaxx tires on my 03. I've had those on my 900RR and my 750 gix and loved the stickiness all across the tire. I was more confident on the Maxxis than I was on the Metzler; something to do with the edge design of the Metzler made it feel like it wanted to slide out on my 900RR.
Hope some of this helped.
Shinko tires are one of the slickest tires when cold and one of the fastest cooling tires on the market thus very bad for twisties (they'll slide out). Due to their characteristics of easy heat up and quick cooling, they are excellent for the strip. Don't forget that they are sticky as hell once they've been heated like in a burnout. They also seem to have an excellent lifespan for the strip.
Width on these tires is the second best thing. The width design allows you to drop just a couple of psi in air to put a lot of tire surface to the strip for launches. If you've watched top fuel, then you know that tires prospectively get skinnier the faster they spin. This specific design seems to not thin out as much when at high rpm which usually means more grip.
Biggest problem with Shinko tires is that they become very spotty. Meaning that they will develop severe hot and cold spots depending on how much use you put into a specific section of tire.
I've had the Metzler M1 before and they definately are not a straight line/highway tire. The center path has a very thin tread depth and wears FAST due to the softer compound. These tires are designed for corner carving and nothing but. Great tires.
I'll be trying a set of Maxxis Supermaxx tires on my 03. I've had those on my 900RR and my 750 gix and loved the stickiness all across the tire. I was more confident on the Maxxis than I was on the Metzler; something to do with the edge design of the Metzler made it feel like it wanted to slide out on my 900RR.
Hope some of this helped.
I hear a lot about tires... I find the OEM perfect fit for the Busa and the riding i do. I'm on my second set right now and been through the Tail of the dragon last week, grinding the sidestand in the process, and NEVER did the OEM's even come close to start sliding.
Now unless i go on a roadrace track and start lapping trying to lower the track record, there is no way those tires are not good enough for me. Plus the BT56 OEM have thicker rubber in the center section for better milleage and is steel belted, unlike most tires people replace 'em with.
My 0,02$
The picture below shows my rear tire after the first of 6 runs in the dragon...
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Now unless i go on a roadrace track and start lapping trying to lower the track record, there is no way those tires are not good enough for me. Plus the BT56 OEM have thicker rubber in the center section for better milleage and is steel belted, unlike most tires people replace 'em with.
My 0,02$
The picture below shows my rear tire after the first of 6 runs in the dragon...
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CorrodedAlien
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Conti Force MAX, Made for the Big Bikes and cheaper than most of the rest.
Smoke_Dog
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What he said!
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