18" race rubber for gixxer wheels

sfcpiet said:
 Bit wary of the Avons, seem a bit light for our heavy clunkers, more suited to 140-160kg bikes imho. 

piet
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You may be right Piet, I speak of course of Montjuic, the 'trim' little racer.. :P

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That's all great feedback guys. For me the Avons sound like a pretty safe bet for a start. Pretty sure the gixxer rims are 2.5 front and 3.5 rear but dont quote me. I had visions of wets and drys but after looking at the tyre web sites and Steve's comments that seems like only 17" territory.
I had a good read of Crispins tyre thread on the OzLaverda Racing site and his experiences with wets was very interesting. Also talked about road tyres as a better wet option due to cold temps and their ability to grip without high temps.
All good stuff.
Very hard to apply weight to different opinions but at the end of the day it all helps build a knowledge base as all my previous bike sport has been off road.
Cheers guys
 
Some of the fastest (keenest) post classic guys here fit one dimension smaller tyres for wet races as the contact patch shape gives far better contact. We only get the soft Avons here in Norway and I can vouch for them, wet or dry. Everything from 140RWHP Martin Suzuki, RG/TZ 500s to the big Guzzis use them in my class and you don?t see much else in other classes either.
 
Laverda Bomber said:
That's all great feedback guys. For me the Avons sound like a pretty safe bet for a start. Pretty sure the gixxer rims are 2.5 front and 3.5 rear but dont quote me. I had visions of wets and drys but after looking at the tyre web sites and Steve's comments that seems like only 17" territory.
I had a good read of Crispins tyre thread on the OzLaverda Racing site and his experiences with wets was very interesting. Also talked about road tyres as a better wet option due to cold temps and their ability to grip without high temps.
All good stuff.
Very hard to apply weight to different opinions but at the end of the day it all helps build a knowledge base as all my previous bike sport has been off road.
Cheers guys
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As might be your future if you are on crap tyres(tires) :D

                                                                  Dave
 
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