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Originally Posted by jkv45
The entire "debate" was getting a bit out of hand, so I abbreviated my reply.
I mentioned their performance in my first post about poor OEM tires.
The OEM tires made my cycle feel completely wrong - unpredictable and not confidence inspiring. They would drop into a corner abruptly, squirm and slide when riding even moderately, and gave little feedback before letting go. I felt i was very likely to go down without warning at any point - so I replaced them.
With a different tire the handling improved dramatically. It would turn-in predictably and hold the correct line easily. It improved the handling and safety considerably over the OEM tire.
I've ridden and raced on questionable tires, and these OEM tires were some of the worst I've ever experienced.
There is an amount of trial-and-error when it comes to solving handling issues. Ask the Ducati MotoGP team. They've been trying to get their cycle to handle for years. It's taken numerous frames and changes to (finally) do it, so saying you can quickly, easily, and accurately determine the exact cause of a handling problem is not realistic.
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what series'/clubs have you raced in? what were your qualifying times? how far off pole? how big was the grid?
maybe i am naive. but i think there is a bit of a difference between constructing an entirely new type of motorcycle frame and having some balance issues with it at the top of the top of the fast guys... and some guy with old oem tires who can't tell the difference between a square tire and old rubber... just simply that there is some unexplainable problem... and so he starts replacing parts without knowing what the real issue is.
--alex