Front tire 'skips' since getting new rubber

stormcat said:
Old tires were BT016s. New tires are Q2s.
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Can't say much about them but traditionally Bridgestones tend to have a rounded profile, while Dunlops were more triangular. That would make the Dunlops seem twitchy in the straights, by comparison.
 
Some brands of tires have a coating, some do not.
When the first turn you hit it feels like you are on ice and the tires don't even try it's because they have a coating.

The Qualifer and Q2 don't seem to have this issue, the BT 016 most certainly does.

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Rob said:
We'll never know if the tire was the cause of the crash. No doubt the rider will say it was as this deflects the blame from his poor riding to a component.

"Some do some don't". Do you really think with today's assembly processes that some do and some don't get coated??? c'mon man!
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Rob said:
We'll never know if the tire was the cause of the crash. No doubt the rider will say it was as this deflects the blame from his poor riding to a component.

"Some do some don't". Do you really think with today's assembly processes that some do and some don't get coated??? c'mon man!
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This has been argued before...you can all believe what you like...I know my Pirellis on my track bike don't have a coating and are good to go...

However...two years ago, spring 2010 I got new BT016s...out the driveway on my DR650 and out went the back end.....ok, pick it up...hit the throttle and the rear spins like it's on ice!! After a few kms and corners...hit the throttle and up comes the front end. Sure, maybe it was a one off thing...

But..come spring 2011...mount the new BT016's...learn from last year and hit the throttle with the bike straight up and down - rear wheel spins like it's on ice....few kms later....hit the throttle and up comes the front end.

Call it what you want...all I know is...I'm always assuming my BT016's have something on them. Love the tire so I'll definitely keep using them for the street!
 
I posted an article from an issue of cycle word earlier this her. As some of you I to thought that a tire needed a scrub. Mostly because my instructor in my riding course told us that and how to scrub a tire. That was 10 years ago. The article I posted stated the all the major tire manufacturers now use a smooth chrome like mould which mean it will easily release from the mould itself with no aid of a mould release film. It went on to say very very few company's still use a mould release compound.

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I'm home. I will rank that ride home as the fourth worst I have ever experienced. It took me 1.5 hours of clutch hand cramping agony in the pouring rain to crawl up Dixie Rd. Wow! I ended up lane splitting at one point. Don't tell anyone. ;)

The boys at Pro-6 fixed me up quick. They replaced the tire under warranty. They didn't see anything obviously wrong with it. They did notice that one of my forks is 3-4mm higher than the other, though. The axle did not come out as easily as it should, so they took a look. It's possible and completely plausible that the Q2s provide more feedback, so what I'm actually feeling is the screwed up forks. The BT016's may have dampened the effect so I just never felt it before.

The uneven forks is unusual in it's own right though. The suspension was done in late July. I would have assumed that Condor Racing would have noticed the uneven forks?

Good thing I had planned on upgrading the front and rear suspension in the Spring anyway. :)

Thanks again to Pro-6 for looking after me. I love those guys!
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That is odd and, to be honest, I can't believe that you didn't notice the difference in fork height.

And yes, that was a painful ride home. I jumped on the bike, at Yonge and Dundas, at 4:00pm. I got home at 6:05pm. The 410 was virtually stopped and even Dixie was barely moving.
 
To be honest, the suspension is not something I have ever been willing to play around with myself. I have just trusted others to do what's correct because I know very little about it myself. I'm understanding more and more, but still not enough to be questioning the work others have done to it. I hope that makes sense.

I'll have Pro-6 do the upgrade work in the Spring. Joe was talking about setting it up for my riding style, weight, etc. Sounds awesome to me! :)
 
stormcat said:
To be honest, the suspension is not something I have ever been willing to play around with myself. I have just trusted others to do what's correct because I know very little about it myself. I'm understanding more and more, but still not enough to be questioning the work others have done to it. I hope that makes sense.

I'll have Pro-6 do the upgrade work in the Spring. Joe was talking about setting it up for my riding style, weight, etc. Sounds awesome to me! :)
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Even when that's done, you'll have to tweak the adjustments to get the best results. Only you can know how the suspension is behaving, while you're riding. I'd suggest doing a little reading, in the off months ;)
 
2 book recommendations for suspension tuning:

Racetech's Motorcycle Suspension Bible (can be found in various formats on the internet) or at your loc al Chapter's and/or Trevitt's Sportbike Suspension Tuning.

Or look up sportrider.com... great site/magazine with tons of write-ups (Cheapest option... Trevitt also contributes to some of those how to's)
 
I'm very interested in riding this bike with a correct and properly working suspension. It has been screwed up in one way or another since the day I bought it. I bet it will feel and react beautifully once everything is the way it should be.
 
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