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dunlop 208rr 180-55-17
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:22 pm
by stevers
Has anyone tried this on the rear? ive fitted one, had to take the rear hugger off seems to hold strongly in a corner or am i asking for trouble??
regards
steve
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:27 pm
by Jamz
You got a 180 on the standard rim???
I'd guess it should just make the rear turn in slower....
Gotta love tyre expreiments, eh???
Let us know how you get on with it!
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:29 pm
by Jamz
Hope you don't take offence - but can you get your knee down, and has the wider tyre affected this at all?
Riding without knee-down antics may not show up any flaws so much...
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:31 pm
by stevers
sure fitted a standard rim ok (was done by a garage) 100 quids i ride every day to work on it 1990 zxr400H2 even in the winter 80 miles a day so i wear out tyres quickly lol
just wanted to try some thing diff lol
regards
steve
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:40 pm
by Guest
since im an old B@@@@trd at 42, ive had many bikes in my time , but my zxr400h2 is the best for knee down action and i have the sliders to prove it!! lol
once ive but a few miles in the tyre ( i do 70 per day) i will give it the crank over and let you know..if you dont here from me shortly then you know ive failed ha ha
regards
steve
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 9:45 pm
by Jamz
lol you better post tomorrow or i'll be feeling guilty now!!!
Weather down this way is supposed to be sunny all week......
Posted: Mon May 09, 2005 10:11 pm
by sloweracing
Love Dunlops but now run super corsa pro top tyre
The Dunlop on the rear we ran at brands hatch last year utter rubbish might be good on the road but be carefull it does not turn in as quick and doesnt hold a line it tends to drift out of corners and you can get to the edge of the tyre does have good grip yes you can get youre knee down but no good on a race track on a fast lap
Just be carefull that when you are cornering that your not drifting on the road even most of the top riders last year tried them but they even changed very quickly
Pirelli supercorsa pro top tyre try these if you get a chance
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 9:42 am
by Guest
was that a dunlop 180-55-17 you tried?
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 9:50 pm
by sloweracing
I have just been told by the misses it was a 170 dunlop 208gp sold it now thank god
Does that mean the 180 is wider on the rim if so certainly wont hold a good line on track
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 10:12 pm
by Jamz
Thats what i was thinking.
A wider profile generally means a slower turn-in, so if you've got the front turning in normally and the rear wanting to go straight.... don't think i'd fancy understeer on a bike.
Or is that wrong???
I'd imagine it'd understeer because the rear would drive the front wide, but reading it back it sounds like it might oversteer....
Nah - sure i'm right the first time....
Lets face it though - wider tyres on bikes LOOK damn cool!!!
Would it make any real difference to your average road rider???
Posted: Tue May 10, 2005 11:43 pm
by stevers
well the 180 worked NOT.......
very unstable in a straight line.......because the rim is narrow the tyre has less rubber on the road me thinks so im changing the tyre back to a 160-60-17
i dont recommend it
ps for sale 1 new 180-50-17 dunlop 208rr
haha
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 8:26 am
by sloweracing
Took me 5 months to sell my 170 have a look to see if any of the 600 use that size tyre and tyr to sell to them or EBAY it good luck
Try a Pirelli Supercorsa pro soft front medium rear wont find better grip and i'm a Dunlop man
Posted: Wed May 11, 2005 9:00 am
by stevers
im going to keep it..... ive been thinging about getting a zx7r and they eat tyres so i will have a spare.........
Posted: Thu May 12, 2005 1:19 pm
by SimonH
stevers....how much do u want for the tyre? my 207's are looking a bit worse for ware!