Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:51 pm
oh and regarding tire pressure... do i have to buy a gauge?
can't i just kick it and see how it is?
can't i just kick it and see how it is?
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how do you check if your tires are warm enough?
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Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:45 pm
You can, but you need to get your foot calibrated at least once a year just to be on the safe side.
Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:00 pm
i guess i'll just buy a tire gauge then.
and wow! my signature looks cool.
and wow! my signature looks cool.
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:03 pm
I've noticed that tire pressure makes a remarkable difference in handling on my 600. Be careful with those liter bikes because they will slip out from under you at full lean even if the tires are warm. That is the reason why I like 600's because they are lighter and don't have as much power as the 1000's do. And the 600's are not as wide as the 1000's.
That's just my opinion, take it or leave it for what it's worth.
That's just my opinion, take it or leave it for what it's worth.
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:36 pm
Bike tested the tire warmers that racers use in December I think it was. (It's under a pile of paperwork somewhere)
Their test concluded that after the warmers come off the Bike and its sat on the grid for as long as they are there is an almost negligable difference between the tires tempterature and the ambiant tempterature.
The test concluded the two best things for warming a tire up were 1) The Sun and 2) Riding the bike.
Their test concluded that after the warmers come off the Bike and its sat on the grid for as long as they are there is an almost negligable difference between the tires tempterature and the ambiant tempterature.
The test concluded the two best things for warming a tire up were 1) The Sun and 2) Riding the bike.
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:34 pm
LOLMintbread wrote:You can, but you need to get your foot calibrated at least once a year just to be on the safe side.
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:38 pm
Shiv wrote:I don't know, ignorance?
You may want to read this.
The short of it.The conclusion surprised even the experts. It did absolutely nothing, except cause crashes.
ahhhh ok. Makes sense know
JWF
Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:00 pm
The Metzelers on my Radian did a great job of communicating how they were. When they were cold, you could feel they were less sticky. Leaned over in a corner, they let you know they weren't warm enough. It's just a feeling I got, not sure how else to describe it.