Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond
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seemingly Avon Road Runner 2s are in short supply may have to get BTs for a new old Suzuki
BT46 on Breganze 750 track bikes
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Not explicitly Bridgestone... but Heidenau make excellent track/racing tyres in many classic sizes for light- to middleweight bikes. These work great on 500 Lavs, could be hard-pushed on a 750 though.
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Home: Reifenwerk Heidenau
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Rob
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Stock expected this month now that production switched to Turkey..
I was pretty unhappy with the Heidenau tyres on the track.Not explicitly Bridgestone... but Heidenau make excellent track/racing tyres in many classic sizes for light- to middleweight bikes. These work great on 500 Lavs, could be hard-pushed on a 750 though.
Home: Reifenwerk Heidenau
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I phoned to Heidenau and had a talked to a technician.
He told me not to use the tyres on the track bikes with more than 500cc especially if the motorbike has more power.
Andy J
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As an up date I’ve decided to go for a pair of BT46s - 100/90 front and 120/90 rear.
I plan to refit the Avons after the pre-TT, as they will be fine for track days. The BTs will then be fitted to one of my 500 twins that has knackered tyres.
I plan to refit the Avons after the pre-TT, as they will be fine for track days. The BTs will then be fitted to one of my 500 twins that has knackered tyres.
Sir Sidney Ruffdiamond
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Track report expected
Andy J
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in due course, but first of all still need to get the bloody tyres. Was promised them, and the ones for the Baines’ bike, last week but still waiting. I’m also fighting to be fit having had a stupid incident with a wheel barrow on Friday.Track report expected
piranha-bro2
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Tyres ...! Want to put the closest thing to road tyres on Emily's new Beemer - got chunky Karoos on it, more air than rubber. Read shedloads of reviews, pore over websites, find THE PERFECT TYRE ... and discover it's not brought into Oz ... Pommie company will ship no probs, but A$190 kinda kaboshes that idea. Dunlop seem to be the hardest of the mainstream tyres to source here.
I'd just go full road but the 110/90 x 19 inch front limits options. 140/80 x 17 rear not so, but want a matched pair. Have gone a 90-10 road-dirt Bridgestone Battlax A41.
I'd just go full road but the 110/90 x 19 inch front limits options. 140/80 x 17 rear not so, but want a matched pair. Have gone a 90-10 road-dirt Bridgestone Battlax A41.
Jo
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Let me guess - you lost the front wheel in a high speed corner ..?... stupid incident with a wheel barrow on Friday.
piranha-bro2
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Q I had a quick look at Bridgestone, as I love my T32; the latest T33 no longer comes in a 140 rear. Typically, reducing my choices again. The smallest they make in a rear T33 is a 150, which is too big for my 3.00 rear rim and only in a 17. They do a few T33 in 110 x 80 x19inch fronts and a 150 x 17 rear that might suit you, and again no 18inch rears at all. It's such a pain if your rims are not typical. As far as that Moto GP crash, he hit the gravel next to the straight, and instead of slowing it down, it just exploded, sending large chunks everywhere.
Tippie
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Apparently there was a concrete drain crossing the gravel, not a place they expect bikes to traverse. Shows how effective safety gear has become that both he and Zarco weren't far worse off.
Andy J
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Jo
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Ouch Andy! It seems neither motorcycles nor wheelbarrows forgive misjudgments. I didn't mean to pull your leg - just had such a vivid image in my mind and simply had to get it out. Wish you a quick recovery!
Shajota
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That's no good Andy, that hurts!! I did something similar when I was about 13 or 14yo. I started running while pushing a wheelbarrow and as I got faster the handles rose up, the guard around the wheel hit the dirt and the whole show flipped with me landing on top of one of the rear stands!! Broke a rib and was in agony for a couple of weeks. Rib is still bent out of shape..............................No, front end dug in at the bottom of a steep downward slope and I went over the handle bars, a bit like a high side on a bike, landing ribs first on the rim of the barrow.
Next time I’ll wear my airbag suit…
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So Wheelbarrow skills, the higher you get the handles, the less weight your hands carry, BUT the closer you get to going over the handlebars, add some high water content concrete with its slop effect, and crashing becomes extremely easy. The answer is don't overfill your barrow. And pump your tyres up, nobody does that.