NWS hugger and 190/55 rear tyre

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#31 Post by **mangocrazy** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:14 pm

D-Rider wrote:..... and may also have some impact on speedo accuracy (just worth being aware)

Indeed it does. I noticed that fairly quickly. Well, slowly actually, as the speedo under-reads.

Aladinsaneuk · #32 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 8:24 pm

you can lean a bike over??

i never knew - must try it sometime

#33 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:01 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:you can lean a bike over??

i never knew - must try it sometime

Let me know when you do, I'll send you my sliders.. they fekkers'll never touch down again now ive got the Mille.. I'd have the bloody oil tank touching down before my knees get anywhere near tarmac..

HisNibbs · #34 Post by **HisNibbs** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:05 pm

Don't do it Pete, I fear this might end in tears......

D-Rider · #35 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:07 pm

HisNibbs wrote:Don't do it Pete, I fear this might end in tears......

I'm sure his regular RAC truck will be at hand to pick up the pieces

Aladinsaneuk · #36 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:13 pm

well tim, not meaning to take the piss, but your knees are a LONG way from the tarmac.....

perhaps for you getting the edge of the cubans down would be the same??

and i have you know badger-pubes, i no longer rely on RAC - green flag won the recent bidding war to sponsor team fat bastard......

#37 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:28 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:well tim, not meaning to take the piss, but your knees are a LONG way from the tarmac.....

perhaps for you getting the edge of the cubans down would be the same??

and i have you know badger-pubes, i no longer rely on RAC - green flag won the recent bidding war to sponsor team fat bastard......

Hopefully when I get Sam's CBR back up and running I can get back to the task of checking the consistency of the blacktop at Snetterton and Brands.. The RSV is reserved for Porsche beating duties along the A14 and A11.

Aladinsaneuk · #38 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:47 pm

tim will know the road

you can easily get to 130 by the old dun cow....

km/h of course ossifer

D-Rider · #39 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 9:54 pm

Given his current run of posting faux pas, I presume he means

Aladinsaneuk wrote:tim will know the road

you can easily get to the old dun cow by 1:30 .... they do a lovely pub lunch

Aladinsaneuk · #40 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:00 pm

you go there on thursday to get the pensioners discount andy?

I assume you do not need to show any ID - no one who sees that amount of grey in your beard would doubt about your pensionability.....

Samray · #41 Post by **Samray** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:02 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:tim will know the road

you can easily get to 130 by the old dun cow....

km/h of course ossifer

Used to be the flyboys competition drag stretch from Browns at Newton Flotman and back in WW11 and after.
A ton was an achievement in those days and needed that straight to wind em up. (which Dad did)

#42 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 10:17 pm

Know it well.. was going to say it was in my old stomping ground but from the looks of it me bloody Grandfather and my Father got there first..

Bloody hooligans. No wonder I used to get my collar felt by the old bill every weekend when I came home.

Oh and you can get 72 down there on an RXS100 with a skimmed head and a bit of port work.

Samray · #43 Post by **Samray** » Mon Jul 23, 2012 11:06 pm

#44 Post by **mangocrazy** » Sun Aug 05, 2012 9:33 pm

Just reviving this thread, as I went out on the Falco for another blat on Saturday before the rains came, and I have to say how hugely impressed I am with the Dunlop Sportsmarts I've recently fitted.

They're bloody excellent; total confidence, precise and accurate steering, grip in spades with real poise and flickability. I've not encountered any wet roads yet, so can't say how they work under wet conditions, but in the dry they are definitely the best tyre I've ever used.

Where the 190/55 rear profile really scores is the way you can get the power down on corner exit. It really digs in and drives out hard. Lovely stuff.

To quote Monty Python: Oh God - you're so Big. So absolutely Huge. We're all really impressed down here, I can tell you...