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Those are called chicken strips, phil. 
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Yeah, I know, just being a dick. I ran larger tyres on a CBR125 - the rear went from 100->110 - and the combination of narrow wheels, and suspension barely capable of coping with a rider over 70kg, meant that the footpegs would have been smouldering nubs before I ever scrubbed the outer edge.
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Sick_Nukes posted:How do you feel on the subject of using race take offs for street or trackdays? That's pretty much all that I ever ran (with the exception of the last set, that was sold to me for a song by my sponsor  ). They will vary in quality - some of the ones that I picked up I probably shouldn't have even bothered wasting the energy to bring back to my garage, but for ~$25 a tyre, it's hard to say no. I failed on the whole 'mount it yerself' bit, though, which really ended up compounding costs.Oh, also, make drat sure what compound you're getting. DO NOT BUY QUALIFYING COMPOUND TAKE-OFFS. Most manufacturers will have some little code letting you know what hardness the tyre compound is, and it usually ranges from 0 (softest) -> 3 (hardest). 2 or 3 is usually perfect for track days and longer races.
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Jul 23, 2009 22:35
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That age and mileage on a set of s/t tyres isn't really all that worn. If you want to step up to something with more grip (or for looks), there's really no reason not to. Just see if you can keep the tyres they take off and flog them on CL.
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