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[MLC Racing]

Originally Posted by chris.p

Lol, that will open a can of worms


chris

Got some slugs in a tupperwarebox that'll give your can of worms a race as long as I can use Chris' wheels!


Are we at 101 yet?

[mjbayley]

Originally Posted by ChrisBushell

Now that is an interesting idea! I wonder how much extra performance can be wrung out of a better set of wheels?

I've been told that Oval wheels are best, along with stripey knee socks, large check trousers, braces and a curly wig, and a brightly coloured bowler hat with a bird inside it.
Top this lot off with a big red nose that honks when you squeeze it!

And don't even get onto the 'rimming' debate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL !

[ChrisBushell]

Originally Posted by mjbayley

I've been told that Oval wheels are best, along with stripey knee socks, large check trousers, braces and a curly wig, and a brightly coloured bowler hat with a bird inside it.
Top this lot off with a big red nose that honks when you squeeze it!

And don't even get onto the 'rimming' debate !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!LOL !

I was thinking of taking a lead from Hengist Pod out of Carry on Cleo who invented the square wheel! It apparently gave a somewhat clunky ride!

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by ChrisBushell

I was thinking of taking a lead from Hengist Pod out of Carry on Cleo who invented the square wheel! It apparently gave a somewhat clunky ride!

No Handbrake required though

[WeeJohnyB]

None of my business, but the 'safety' point is a complete dead herring as baldrick would say. If you were serious about safety you wouldn't let riders risk themselves and their machines on cold tyres or road tyres in soaking wet conditions, you'd allow warmers and wets. I used to race road tyres in March in the cold and wet, but I'm older and wiser now

As for weight restrictions, please be serious

You should be thinking of reducing rules, not making more complexity, DD is a minefield already

WeeJohnyB

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by WeeJohnyB

None of my business, but the 'safety' point is a complete dead herring as baldrick would say. If you were serious about safety you wouldn't let riders risk themselves and their machines on cold tyres or road tyres in soaking wet conditions, you'd allow warmers and wets. I used to race road tyres in March in the cold and wet, but I'm older and wiser now

As for weight restrictions, please be serious

You should be thinking of reducing rules, not making more complexity, DD is a minefield already

WeeJohnyB

Hear Hear, a sanitised statement.

[Chris Wood]

Free the Maxxis 6!!

[mat2hew]

I rode on slicks on my 999 at cadwell the race started in the dry, It then started raining and two bikes crashed.

then it was red flagged and we were given 5 mins to change to wets.

then it stopped raining and everybody went out on slicks.

then it started raining and 2 more bikes crashed.

then it was red flagged again.

Safety isn't slicks, if its wet, wet tyres are great, if its dry, slicks are great, but inbetween is horrible!


I've just bought a set of wets, £280 (bridgestones) and I'm told if it stops raining and the track dries up abit their knackered in a couple of laps. if its raining very lightly or stop start, people use slicks because they still offer more grip/speed as long as it doesn't get too wet!

cheep racing?

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by mat2hew

I rode on slicks on my 999 at cadwell the race started in the dry, It then started raining and two bikes crashed.

then it was red flagged and we were given 5 mins to change to wets.

then it stopped raining and everybody went out on slicks.

then it started raining and 2 more bikes crashed.

then it was red flagged again.

Safety isn't slicks, if its wet, wet tyres are great, if its dry, slicks are great, but inbetween is horrible!


I've just bought a set of wets, £280 (bridgestones) and I'm told if it stops raining and the track dries up abit their knackered in a couple of laps. if its raining very lightly or stop start, people use slicks because they still offer more grip/speed as long as it doesn't get too wet!

cheep racing?

With slicks you need to keep them hot, wet, hanging around and restarts all work against that.
as for wets when I raced in F600, powerbike, open and SoT I learnt to carry a set of part worn wets for those conditions where the track was wet at the start of the race but likely to be dry by the end of it.
When I had the Fireblades, i had a wet bike & a dry bike and eac had a choice of tyres. Drys & Inters for one and wets & worn wets for the other, not cheap but I had more spare cash then so it wasn't an issue and a worth while investment when entering 12 races over a weekend

and hows the slipper clutch Matt

[Imola Duke]

Whatever tyre we end up using ..........................................

I have just sold my scrubs to a 600ss owner on ducatisti and need to get
whatever we use fitted asap as i cant move my 583 out of my shed