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Bonneville Salt Flats Discussion => Bonneville General Chat => Topic started by: fj1289 on October 27, 2013, 01:15:47 AM

Title: Motorcycle Race Tires
Post by: fj1289 on October 27, 2013, 01:15:47 AM

Newbie looking for current suggestions on motorcycle tires -- records in the classes I'd be in are 221 mph and 223 mph. Thanks

Title: Re: Motorcycle Race Tires
Post by: Stainless1 on October 27, 2013, 09:41:48 AM

Bridgestone BT03 I think is their racing tire that works at Bonneville... but search this site, there was a lot of discussion when they went to racing tires at 200+

Title: Re: Motorcycle Race Tires
Post by: fj1289 on October 27, 2013, 10:14:51 PM

Thanks Stainless

I'm most of the way through that epic 2010 thread.  I see the BT003 became the universal solution. 

I'm assuming I want the T2 compound in the BT003s?  What about the Bridgestone R10 DOT Race tires?  Are they the replacement for the 003s?  Or just another line of tire?  Have the treaded race tires done better than slicks?  Or do the slicks hold up better?

Any other feedback on tires for relatively heavy production based bikes typical in 1350 MPS classes?

Thanks,
Chris

Title: Re: Motorcycle Race Tires
Post by: fredvance on October 28, 2013, 11:18:00 AM

You want the street compound, hard.

Title: Re: Motorcycle Race Tires
Post by: fj1289 on October 29, 2013, 12:46:38 AM

Thanks - assuming that's the DOT Race version