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Offline Calkins

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Motorcycle Tires
« on: May 18, 2009, 06:17:00 PM »
What's the story on using Goodyear Top Fuel Front Runners on the front of motorcycles?  How fast are people going with them?  How much weight are people putting on them?
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Offline Randall Parker

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Re: Motorcycle Tires
« Reply #1 on: July 10, 2009, 03:30:27 AM »
Why?  Any commercial Z-rated MC tire today will make 200+.  Bridgstone BTO 15s, Michellin MVX have both been over 250mph.  The BTO 14's came apart on Jason McVicar's Busa but at 243mph after they had made multiple 240+ runs.  Streamliners require LSR tires.  I would ask why?
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Re: Motorcycle Tires
« Reply #2 on: July 10, 2009, 09:23:10 AM »
lets be very careful here with this..........

Jasons tire did NOT come apart d/t multiple runs.........

heat (enough excess wheel spin) and or debri will hurt any tire...........

and a lsr tire...has a skin thickness MUCH more susceptible to debri.....

Please understand that new tires....have had more trouble than well
used ones.........ask Jason....or others going fast......

Randall is very right......these Z rated radial bike tires are phenomenal...

Joe :)
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