how many track days do you expect from track tyres?

JetPilot · Post by **JetPilot** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:05 pm

I ran Bridgestone slicks, soft front, medium rear on my 600 and got 2 "good" track days, I ran the same tyres at Oran park and only lasted 2 sessions before I replaced them. Street tyres might last a bit longer, I don't know. But I found slicks stick like shit to a blanket.

Post by **robracer** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:49 pm

Kwak addict wrote:I was told by the Bridgestone tech Guru that you shouldn't use slicks or race compound street tyres for more than 3 heat cycles on the racetrack

Thats one of the reasons why I wont run slicks anymore, the other is no slicks on a damp track

Post by **Wattie** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:58 pm

if your using warmers, 1 heat cycle is 1 day, so 3 days out of a slick is ok.

Post by **robracer** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:04 pm

Wattie wrote:if your using warmers, 1 heat cycle is 1 day, so 3 days out of a slick is ok.

Yeah... but if you go back to my original post, I can get more than 3 days out of a rear. The slicks were farked at day 4.
+ hows doing a suspension set up ........ no warmers straight off the track ..... would have killed a set of slicks in a day,
the circumstances are always changing wattie & life with tread these days is cool..... dont have to worry about cycles

Post by **Wattie** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:14 pm

you dont need to convert me Rob,

i've never ridden on slicks, untill i really need to i dont plan on running anything but treads.

Kwak addict · Post by **Kwak addict** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:45 pm

The Guru said the BT 002/3s had exactly the same rubber compound as slicks & were affected the same way by the heat cycles.

Post by **robracer** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:21 pm

:lol:dont believe everything you hear..... I am running 003's on the roadie & tracky......aint no signs of letting go & the roadie ones have done the oxley run, the old road a few times & not to mention 3 putty loop runs

The idea is almost kill em on the tracky & finish them off on the roadie

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:40 pm

the 003 treads are a strret legal tyre, it would be highly irresponsible for bridgestone to build them with 3 cycles in mind, they couldn't be ??

badinov · Post by **badinov** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:44 am

I found that I am only doing approx 200k's on a track day and that includes riding it out there & back!
I am in need of a new set of tyres...

( still the same 002's as the last putty run Rob..

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I like getting my moneys worth..

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As my road bike is also my track ride I will be fitting BT003's... (NO, I don't like getting caught out in the rain on the road )

Post by **robracer** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:56 am

I have had the 003's in the wet on the Z750 & the six with no dramas, just dont ask Tim

timmyrocks · Post by **timmyrocks** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:59 pm

dun ask me wat

hoffy · Post by **hoffy** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:43 pm

lets see how long they last then..

Six Addict · Post by **Six Addict** » Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:38 am

i reckon maybe 3 days... well i need mine to last 3 days anyway!!!

they're a top tyre mate!!!

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