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Postby sillywilly » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:26 pm

is anyone using these with what results ? Thinkn of trying something else other than pilot powers my old favourites they will b going on my zx14 cheers. we need a tyre sec on this site
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Postby Blurr » Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:47 pm

I think the Hoff and Wattie used them on the CDT and they were pegging them over the country in all types of weather OK
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Re: rosso 2

Postby smithy5 » Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:51 pm

Haven't tried them myself, but a mate has them on a VTR1000. He said he won't be buying another set. He rates them as a good summer tyre, but in the cooler months he reckons they take too long to heat up.
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Re: rosso 2

Postby MAXUMIS » Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:13 pm

sillywilly wrote:is anyone using these with what results ? Thinkn of trying something else other than pilot powers my old favourites they will b going on my zx14 cheers. we need a tyre sec on this site

Mate ive had them and they are great! Try the 55 rear . ;)
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Re: rosso 2

Postby hoffy » Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:34 pm

Yeah they great, go 55 rear
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Re: rosso 2

Postby sillywilly » Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:41 pm

how would they compare to my powers?
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Re: rosso 2

Postby sillywilly » Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:46 pm

eg tip in .feel . dry trac wet trac?
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Re: rosso 2

Postby Phil » Sat Mar 03, 2012 4:55 pm

They seemed to go OK on the Hoffs Z1000 on the run to Cooma in pissing down rain ;) From where I was watching anyways :lol:

Didnt really gert any "cold" weather on thr trip so doubt Wattie of The Hoff could comment on Smithy's mates comment about being no good in the cold
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Re: rosso 2

Postby MAXUMIS » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:10 pm

sillywilly wrote:eg tip in .feel . dry trac wet trac?

The pirelli is the V style tyre so it suits my style of bike (+ any other bike to me,love em).The pirelli make the bike feel "ezey" to throw into corners with its V shaped design.I guese its each to there own in the tyre thing. :kuda:
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Postby Wattie » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:25 pm

I am using the normal rossos. But I found them slow to warm up too. The first few times getting on the edge you need to be careful. I spun up the rear a couple of times early in the twisties.

But great in the wet!
I still don't think they are power matching.
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Re: rosso 2

Postby sillywilly » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:22 pm

Cheers fellas for the fast feedback much appreciated I will try a set of Rosso 2 next then some Rosso corsa c how they compare Just hard to go away from the michys
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Re: rosso 2

Postby hoffy » Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:20 pm

no warm up troubles for me, ive got the rosso 2..all round great tyre 8)
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Re: rosso 2

Postby dilligaf » Sat Mar 10, 2012 9:10 am

the corsas are oem on the street triple r. sticky little rascals :kuda:
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Re: rosso 2

Postby sillywilly » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:15 am

cheers dilligaf
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Re: rosso 2

Postby marksesh » Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:26 am

I just got the pirelli diablo strada so far so good.
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