Anyone gotten a 190/55/17 on edge just street riding?

[Amber Lamps]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Softer tires are good at covering the mistakes of ham-fisted riders who aren't smooth with the throttle in turns

Yea someone with a soft liter bike would think so... nothing will "cover" a ham fist on a GSXR1000.Smooth is the only way to go on my bike.

[t-homo]

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[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by TYEster

Yes, but they get ridden at the track so it doesn't matter.

See *if you lean the opposite way* post... Gotta scrub em before runnin em.

I went to the track with brand new tires. Just took it a bit slow the first lap, that was the scrub period.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

Softer tires are good at covering the mistakes of ham-fisted riders who aren't smooth with the throttle in turns

They help... still scared the crap out of myself on the Buell at the track once the tires got really hot. I've since gotten better at throttle smoothness, still far from perfect.

Originally Posted by jtemple

I ran through one Dunlop Qualifier in 190/50. The only thing I really noticed was it seemed to lean slower. A 190/55 Pilot Power 2CT felt "tippy" in comparison when I put them on. Going from 190/50 to 190/55 took more getting used to than going from 190/55 to 190/50.

Originally Posted by jtemple

Me too! I love the way Pilot Powers turn in, it just took a little adjusting to, going from a 50 to a 55. If I replace my current set with another set of PP 2CTs, It won't be as dramatic.

I dislike the tippyness of the PP's when I first put them on the Buell. Aggressive geometry and PP's profile not the best for street riding. After about a thousand miles of slab riding they were more manageable.
I really liked the overall feel of the Corsa III's, but didn't like the lack of wear.

[OneSickPsycho]

Tried the regular Diablos?

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Tried the regular Diablos?

no... 2 sets of Corsa III's and now PP's. Should get 5-6K out of the PP's which would be double the corsa's.

Regular Diablos wear better?
Can't believe what T-rock is getting out of the Rosso's... but then again there are people on badweb getting 9+K out of the Corsa III's too, on the 1125's.

[t-homo]

I let off of the gas for the straights.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by t-rock

I let off of the gas for the straights.

yeah, I let off the gas for the garage... thats about it.

[OneSickPsycho]

Originally Posted by Cutty72

no... 2 sets of Corsa III's and now PP's. Should get 5-6K out of the PP's which would be double the corsa's.

Regular Diablos wear better?
Can't believe what T-rock is getting out of the Rosso's... but then again there are people on badweb getting 9+K out of the Corsa III's too, on the 1125's.

No... Got about 3k out of each Diablo rear but the profile was less aggressive and the tire was nice and grippy. I'm gonna run PR2's next time... From what little use I got out of the last set they seemed like about the perfect tire for my current riding ambitions.

[Cutty72]

Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

No... Got about 3k out of each Diablo rear but the profile was less aggressive and the tire was nice and grippy. I'm gonna run PR2's next time... From what little use I got out of the last set they seemed like about the perfect tire for my current riding ambitions.

Yeah. That's my thoughts too, once the Powers are gone.