Tyres for Falco

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blinkey501 · #16 Post by **blinkey501** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:36 am

Tis is true i was close to the bush on the first session,
But on the last one i had to go round a black mobile checaine with what looked like a bike with the biggest chicken strips i had ever seen

Samray · #17 Post by **Samray** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:02 am

D-Rider · #18 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:41 am

blinkey501 wrote:Tis is true i was close to the bush on the first session,
But on the last one i had to go round a black mobile checaine with what looked like a bike with the biggest chicken strips i had ever seen

He has to be careful to preserve them or Colonel Sanders will withdraw the KFC sponsorship

Aladinsaneuk · #19 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:22 am

lord yes - I did remember getting over taken by a two tone falco - silver and brown....

I also noticed that the riders leathers were brown stained every time we went towards gerrards...

blinkey501 · #20 Post by **blinkey501** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:03 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:lord yes - I did remember getting over taken by a two tone falco - silver and brown....

I also noticed that the riders leathers were brown stained just after i saw him dissapear around gerrards...

There you go

#21 Post by **Kwackerz** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 9:41 pm

Nowt wrong with getting lapped. it happens to the best of them at times. Anyhoo i thought originally you lot were just circulating for a gentle hoon round the track rather than making like Nori Haga?

Aladinsaneuk · #22 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:29 pm

very true andy

but i have a suspicion that next year we will still have numbers

bar of course KB......

fatboy · #23 Post by **fatboy** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:19 pm

Anyway children, back to ahem TYRES
The best prices Ive found are around £155 for Roadsmarts or Maxxis Tourers
Ive heard good things about both, Maxxis being the new kid on the block may be worth a go, so I think thats what I'll be buying on payday
( prices for pr inc delivery, not fitted as a tyre changing machine and fitter would add considerable weight and cost )

flatlander · #24 Post by **flatlander** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:34 pm

Is that price each tyre ? I paid 260 fitted for a pair of Roadsmarts 2 if that helps

flatlander · #25 Post by **flatlander** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 10:35 pm

Is that price each tyre ? I paid 260 fitted for a pair of Roadsmarts 2 if that helps

Aladinsaneuk · #26 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 5:56 am

one answer per tyre geoff??

i had a set of the maxis tourers fitted - I found they were on a par with the original conti road attacks - I was impressed enough that i will consider the maxis diamond backs later in the year

flatlander · #27 Post by **flatlander** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 6:51 am

Got impatient and kept resubmitting just be glad I get bored quickly

D-Rider · #28 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:45 am

flatlander wrote:Got impatient and kept resubmitting just be glad I get bored quickly

Flossy the sheep is

hornetrider · #29 Post by **hornetrider** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 2:03 pm

No love for Contis? I put Road Attacks on mine when I first bought the bike from reading stuff on here and have never felt the need to try anything else. I run rings round most of the guys I go out on rides with and they've actually told me that I must have so much confidence in the tyres to be carrying that much speed in the corners.

I just shrug my shoulders really because they just work. I've never spun up a rear and only once had a slight loss of front end grip doing some mad braking going into a hairpin on the Stelvio.

I think the chap above is right who says there's unlikely to be such a thing as a bad tyre these days, as long as you go for a decent brand.

robbier6 · #30 Post by **robbier6** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 4:07 pm

well i've just got a pirelli supercorsa front and metzeler k3 interact rear off ebay lots of tread, same carcass different branding £86 lets see how they go, i'll keep you posted