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Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:05 pm
by JetPilot
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.
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:49 pm
by robracer
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
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:58 pm
by Wattie
if your using warmers, 1 heat cycle is 1 day, so 3 days out of a slick is ok.
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:04 pm
by robracer
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
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:14 pm
by Wattie
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.
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 4:45 pm
by Kwak addict
The Guru said the BT 002/3s had exactly the same rubber compound as slicks & were affected the same way by the heat cycles.
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:21 pm
by robracer
: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
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:40 pm
by hoffy
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 ??
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:44 am
by badinov
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..
)
I like getting my moneys worth..
..
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 )
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:56 am
by robracer
I have had the 003's in the wet on the Z750 & the six with no dramas, just dont ask Tim
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:59 pm
by timmyrocks
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Tue Sep 29, 2009 10:43 pm
by hoffy
lets see how long they last then..
Re: how many track days do you expect from track tyres?
Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:38 am
by Six Addict
i reckon maybe 3 days... well i need mine to last 3 days anyway!!!
they're a top tyre mate!!!
