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Big Twin
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Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Herts
Mood: Channel Swim is now a (bad) memory not a dream
Psychlist is right, but so are others in this thread. Plenty of racers do it, for practice, not heard of anyone doing it for the race which might say something. If it's wet, you're beggered because of the direction of the tread as it's designed to disperse the water - can't imagine how you could get better grip this way!?!
My racing mate does it with his race tyres on a track day, not for race day.
Personally - I don't
I'm learning this tyre wear bit week by week- tyres I look at and think they are fine, other racers say 'you're not going out with these are you?' I have a rear on my CB500 that has done two 8 lap races and a track day. By the end of the track day, the rear was spinning and sliding coming out of corners - you can hear it on my video. The tyre has picked up loads of rubber and looks a bit shredded, although in terms of tread there is plenty of it. On any other day, I would have kept it, but it'll be in the bin before the next meeting.
WeeJohnyB
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