Thread: Race Tires 2017
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Old August 14th, 2017, 07:57 AM   #79
tgold
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Name: Timm
Location: West Seneca, NY
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Motorcycle(s): 2006 1050 Speed Triple, 2010 250 Ninja racebike, YZF320RR? Racebike

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MOTM - Nov '15
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Originally Posted by daverdfw View Post
looks like I borked up the entry and then when I tipped over for the left hander I ran over a diagonal seam/sealer that some of the local racers says will cause you to lose the front. Lesson learned. I will be able to fix the bike for about $50.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L23ShGoezq0

my previous line through there was better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzSZkMLqfww
Not playing with words, but IMO it's important to recognize that the seam/sealer was not what caused you to crash. It was how you rode over it that caused you to crash. As racers I think that it is very important to be as objective as possible when assessing events that happen along with our role in them.

Also speaking of sealer and Pirelli vs. Dunlop. I did little brake-check test rides along the sealer covered drive behind my townhouse last year on the Pirellis and noticed nothing unusual. Did the same thing this year (actually more gently) on the Dunlop A 13 SP and the front immediately started to slide at not much more than a walking pace. Now some of that is because of the harder center section on the A-13, but the point: There is still a compromise that may cost you when you make a choice such as feel at the expense of grip.

Another note: Dropping the hot pressure about 1 psi (to 32) seemed to help reduce the chatter I was running into at the previous race weekend.
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