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RE: track day tires - 2/15/2007 11:09:23 AM

Jaybird180

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When setting up the bike, how do you know what attitude to set it? When I get my parts back, I will also get new tires, How will I know where to start? (I know a little about sag, etc, but these guys were talking about raising the rear for better turn in and then being able to raise the front as well w/o adversely affecting handling)

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What's that?

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RE: track day tires - 2/15/2007 11:51:06 AM

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I ridden on a lot of track tires, but given a choice I always go Pirelli. Older Super Corsa's can be had reasaonably, and the newer Super Corsa Pro's are the absolute BOMB!!! My RC-51 track bike from 2005 would eat a medium Super Corsa in less than a day at Barber, but would get much longer life from even a soft Pro, and would get two days from a medium Pro.

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RE: track day tires - 2/15/2007 10:29:03 PM

Jason748

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When setting up the bike, how do you know what attitude to set it? When I get my parts back, I will also get new tires, How will I know where to start? (I know a little about sag, etc, but these guys were talking about raising the rear for better turn in and then being able to raise the front as well w/o adversely affecting handling)

You really don't, unless you have a ton of expericence, or a good recommendation from who did your suspesnion. But the best place to start is at your stock settings (for height), and properly setting the sag. If anything adding 8-10mm (eye to eye length) on your shock is usualy a pretty safe bet for a track bike. From there the best thing is to find a track-side suspesion guy, even if you have to pay him (check with your local trackday org or a local racer, they usually know someone or can recommed someone), and have him help you track side. But keep really good notes on what you change.

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What's that?

That would be the type of tires I race on.... They are a derivitive of the standard "off-the-shelf" Power Race tires. They are visuially differenciated from the standard Power Race tires by a PR1, PR2, PRC (front tires) PR3, PR4, PR5 (rear tires) on the side wall, and have a different construction and compound than standard Power Race tires (and the PRC has a completely different profile too). But they are only sold to liscenced racers thru select "racing" tire suppliers (although I have seen a few sets on e-bay).

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RE: track day tires - 2/25/2007 9:31:49 PM

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For a newby doing a track day, the stockers will be ok. Just make sure you get some good recommendations on track tire pressures. The more you go to the track, and the faster you become, the more you will want to run better rubber, for a first timer running in the beginner group, you will be fine.

I tend to run Dunlop Qualifiers for track use myself, but I also use warmers. I actually prefer Pilot Powers, but I get such a deal on the Qualifiers that it makes no sense to run anything other than them.

I would DEFINATELY recommend getting someone to assist in setting up your suspension either before going or at the track. At the very least, get your static sag correct for your weight and your comp/rebound settings in the ball park.

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