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DannoXYZ · July 18th, 2023, 10:06 AM

One thing to be careful about is comparing old tyres to new tyres. Combined with changing models and you actually have 4-way comparison, not just 2. I did following change and noticed major improvements for all of them, even though one of them was exact same model tyre:

pre-gen: Dunlop K630 -> Shinko SR740/741, Wow! great handling, braking & cornering!!!

new-gen racebike: Pirelli Sport Demon -> Shinko SR740/741, amazing improvements, 1.1s/lap @ Laguna Seca!!!

new-gen commuter: Bridgestone BT45 -> Bridgestone BT45, woohoo!!! much better braking performance!

Just from switching out old BT45 for new BT45 made significant improvements in grip and braking on my commuter. BT46s weren't out at time, otherwise I would've gone with those. Got 16K-miles out of BT45 on my commuter!

July 18th, 2023, 10:06 AM	#8
DannoXYZ ninjette.org certified postwhore Name: AKA JacRyann Location: Mesa, AZ Join Date: Dec 2011 Motorcycle(s): CB125T CBR250R-MC19 CBR250RR-MC22 NSR350R-MC21 VF500F CBR600RR SFV650 VFR750F R1M ST1300PA Valkyrie-F6C Posts: A lot. MOTY - 2018, MOTM - Nov '17	One thing to be careful about is comparing old tyres to new tyres. Combined with changing models and you actually have 4-way comparison, not just 2. I did following change and noticed major improvements for all of them, even though one of them was exact same model tyre: pre-gen: Dunlop K630 -> Shinko SR740/741, Wow! great handling, braking & cornering!!! new-gen racebike: Pirelli Sport Demon -> Shinko SR740/741, amazing improvements, 1.1s/lap @ Laguna Seca!!! new-gen commuter: Bridgestone BT45 -> Bridgestone BT45, woohoo!!! much better braking performance! Just from switching out old BT45 for new BT45 made significant improvements in grip and braking on my commuter. BT46s weren't out at time, otherwise I would've gone with those. Got 16K-miles out of BT45 on my commuter! Last futzed with by DannoXYZ; August 12th, 2023 at 08:55 AM.