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kekdamar · April 17th, 2017, 05:20 PM

I got my ninja 300 back in february, it came with pirelli diablo rosso 2 tires, which I quickly wore down, racking up about 3k miles in the first 2 months. I recently put the stock rear tire back on (IRC roadwinner), and have had 2 slow speed crashes in wet conditions when my rear tire slipped out when cornering.

The first crash I acknowledge I was coming in too fast on a sharp right turn, (turning into my apartment complex no less) and used the rear brake when I shouldn't have, this compounded by the wet conditions led to a bad time.

The second crash (today) is what really has thrown me for a loop. I was doing about 25-30, and there was a sharp left corner, as I began to take the turn, and just as began to lean, my rear tire slipped out and I high-sided.

I am fine other than bruised knees, but I am trying to evaluate what went wrong on the second crash. Other than going slower in the future, I feel that my tires have really poor traction.

Does anyone have any similar experiences with the stock tires?

April 17th, 2017, 05:20 PM	#1
kekdamar ninjette.org newbie Name: damar Location: San Jose Join Date: Apr 2017 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 300 Posts: 3	2 slow speed crashes after changing tires I got my ninja 300 back in february, it came with pirelli diablo rosso 2 tires, which I quickly wore down, racking up about 3k miles in the first 2 months. I recently put the stock rear tire back on (IRC roadwinner), and have had 2 slow speed crashes in wet conditions when my rear tire slipped out when cornering. The first crash I acknowledge I was coming in too fast on a sharp right turn, (turning into my apartment complex no less) and used the rear brake when I shouldn't have, this compounded by the wet conditions led to a bad time. The second crash (today) is what really has thrown me for a loop. I was doing about 25-30, and there was a sharp left corner, as I began to take the turn, and just as began to lean, my rear tire slipped out and I high-sided. I am fine other than bruised knees, but I am trying to evaluate what went wrong on the second crash. Other than going slower in the future, I feel that my tires have really poor traction. Does anyone have any similar experiences with the stock tires?