Motorcycle tire rule change

[1212FBGS]

the only Goodyear motorcycle tire is for drag racing.... You know... the 22-2.5 x 17 we outlawed as a drive tire....
Kent

[willieworld]

on the goodyear tire web site they list 4 lsr goodyear eagle tires ---21 X 5 X 15 ---23 X 5 X 15--- 25 X 4 1/2 X 15----28 X 4 1/2 X 15 ---for around 476 to 521 dollars --- i just bought a 21 X 5 X 15------you would have to change to a 15 in. rim                                   willie buchta

[Bullet]

Would a michelin  power/race  tire be legal     busa...190/50 ZR 17-(73W)?

[John Noonan]

Would a michelin  power/race  tire be legal     busa...190/50 ZR 17-(73W)?

Not unless the tire said racing on it or has documentation stating it is a race only tire..

I would use that tire and have very fast on pavement, the power 1 is a great LSR pavement tire!!

People have been faster than me with them for sure..

John

[Bullet]

Thanks John, that's what I was wondering....if the word "race" on the michelin power...would make it legal?

Bob.

[John Noonan]

Bob,

No it wont..the tire is not a dedicated racing tire..for SCTA meets get the Bridgestone 003 Racing tires..good stuff.

John

[fredvance]

Thats what I got $273tmd for a set.

[1212FBGS]

I was at Nate Jones last thursday dropping off the streamliner tires and saw at least 3  6'tall stacks of BT03's give him a call at 562-597-3369.... he is an advertiser and he supports our sport so lets toss him a bone
Kent

[jeffb]

How about Dunlop 208 GP A?  I bought a set of road race take off's based on what it said on Dunlop's website.  Now that I have them, I see it doesn't say "race" on the sidewall.  Here's a like to the site.

http://www.dunlopmotorcycle.com/tirecatalog_tire.asp?id=1

Jeff

[sabat]

Bob,

No it wont..the tire is not a dedicated racing tire..for SCTA meets get the Bridgestone 003 Racing tires..good stuff.

John

John, aren't DOT race tires OK for SCTA?  As long as they are race tires, the fact that they are street legal shouldn't disallow them correct?

I just got word from Van Butler that the Dunlop 211GP tires I have are good to go, and they are DOT legal race tires. I said as much in the email, and wanted to clarify. They do not say "racing" anywhere on the sidewall, but the 'GP' in the Dunlop tire designation signifies a race tire.

Dean

[gixxerfixxer]

I'm a little confused still as I have seen a set of tires that Nate Jones has shaved and sold.

They are the BT003RS tires as the word "race" and "street" is actually on the tires.

I could be wrong but my BT002 pro tire does not say street anywhere on the tire.

My BT002RS tires I use for the pavement tracks

and I was told they have a harder compound then even the Type 2's BT002's

[Commuta_Busa]

I was just looking online at the Bridgestone 003 I'm a bit confused as to why this is considered a race tire when it's a street tire.

"Target Performance

• Street Sport Tire with Ultimate Grip Performance is derived from MotoGP technology.

• Designed for Sporty Riding enjoyment with confident grip on streets and dry-condition circuits.

• Specially street-turned tire developed from our latest racing tire BT-003 which has achieved many victories in production-class races (600cc-1000cc).

• BT-003RS is the successor to BT-002RS and BT-090 and covers various engine sizes and models (from middle sport class to super sport class).

• The 3LC (3 Layer Compound) and 5LC (5 Layer Compound) provide regular wear and the optimized pattern design provides longer wear life than ex-models: BT-002RS/BT-090."

[gixxerfixxer]

 here is a link to a Canadian distributor

http://www.rippracing.com/

you can see there are diffrent links and diffrent profiles for the BT003RS and the BT003Race   tires.

My questons is simple are they both legal?

I posted before and I thought the answere was no only the race only tires were legal

But then I have seen this set from Nate that are the "RS" tires

Of course i am comparing against the markings on my year old's BT002's where the RS's have street on them and the Pro's do not..

This is why I am confused  

[WildBro]

Hold off on making any tire purchases for a few more days.....

Bill

[Seldom Seen Slim]

Wise words, Bill.  I heard this-n-that last night - suggest we all put buying on hold.  I've got new-rule tires in the trailer already -- but won't mount them yet!