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Just got a new rear tyre for the z500 today (Bridgestone BT45), and I must say it is a great tyre. Well being the wifes bike I thought
I better scrub this baby in. So suited up and of I go into the Nasho. I had forgotten how much fun the old naked girl was. Took it easy
for a while then started to lean her over some more. Well..... the pegs where scrapping, with the exhaust as well into tight 45Km corners.
I was laughing all the way as I hardly hit the brakes and lent this baby hard... I couldn't get enough, sooooo I turned around and back for another go.
Who says you can't go fast on skinny tyres!!! Rounded up a Yamaha and some other bike which I didn't take notice of as I flew around the outside
of them both. Your not living till you ride an under powered bike to its limits.... man what a great ride. I might do this once a week just for giggles.

JetPilot wrote: man what a great ride. I might do this once a week just for giggles.

You are a sick man

JetPilot wrote: Your not living till you ride an under powered bike to its limits.... man what a great ride.

woo hoo!!! a convert!!!!

i can vouch for bt45s too... flogged them round the track yesterday... rear is good but front is looking very second hand!!!

but i have no incidents on the track or on the road with them... fair chance i'll put a new set on sometime before the end of the year...

Old, mid size Kwaka fours are awesome. They sure handle better than the other japs of the same era.

I gotta vouch for the BT45's ... they've given me a whole new sense of confidence on my old girl ...

Although .... I must say the front is already showing signs of scalloping ... and shes only done about 800 k's?

Is this normal????

Hey Rod does this mean your going to do a Tim


The side walls are bigger then the 250

JetPilot wrote: Your not living till you ride an under powered bike to its limits.... man what a great ride.

I can relate to that
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JetPilot wrote:...Your not living till you ride an under powered bike to its limits...

Did that last Christmas when the 1100 was in for repairs, leaving Mrs Tree's ZZR 250 the only available outlet. I had an absolute ball that day and got rid of a lot of that pesky rubber on the edges that Mrs Tree never uses!

Richo wrote:I gotta vouch for the BT45's ... they've given me a whole new sense of confidence on my old girl ...

Although .... I must say the front is already showing signs of scalloping ... and shes only done about 800 k's?

Is this normal????

mine are scalloping now but ive done 7,700kays and a track day... the track day has scalloped them bad... i might try a different bridgey front with a BT45 rear for my next set of hoops...

but they seem to be good in wet and dry conditions and have never let go even when pushing the front hard

Burky wrote:Hey Rod does this mean your going to do a Tim


The side walls are bigger then the 250

God NO, I might be good but not that crazy.

Luv your work Rod!
Glad to hear you had a ball, not to mention carving up some big beasts - gotta luv that!
Btw, Shhhhhhh I won't tell Rach lol . . . well for a price obviously!

JetPilot wrote:

Burky wrote:Hey Rod does this mean your going to do a Tim
The side walls are bigger then the 250

God NO, I might be good but not that crazy.

Mmmm, give it a couple of weeks!

ZXRobyn wrote:Luv your work Rod!
Glad to hear you had a ball, not to mention carving up some big beasts - gotta luv that!
Btw, Shhhhhhh I won't tell Rach lol . . . well for a price obviously!

JetPilot wrote:

Burky wrote:Hey Rod does this mean your going to do a Tim
The side walls are bigger then the 250

God NO, I might be good but not that crazy.

Mmmm, give it a couple of weeks!

I haven't got the ground clearance of the CB cough R....

did the old pacific highway on girlfriends 88 gpx250
Great fun. theres nothing better than outriding the bike youre on.
one of the best moments was near mooney mooney 6th gear throttle pinned flat against the tank
doing what the zx12 easily does in 2nd.

or trying to hold corner speed because it doesnt accelarate out of the corners.

98ninja wrote: trying to hold corner speed because it doesnt accelarate out of the corners.

That's where all the fun is....