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Race Take off tires yes or no? |
Race take offs are race tires that the racers discard and some people put on their bike for street use. They are usually very cheap and appeal to the younger folks who have less money. Do you feel race take offs are safe? Better? Dangerous? Stupid? I wouldn't use them. In motorcycling, there are two things you should never cut corners on: protective gear and tires. Stupid! Excellent low-cost high quality rubber. Highly recommend them. Used for at least 2 years now, and other than a rather quick disintegration right at the end of tire life (usually I get about 3K miles off a Race take off, 5K off the front). Excellent traction and no issues. I look around at the track, and only buy lightly scuffed tires. Usually pay less than $100 a set, for about $300 worth of rubber (retail). My 3 motorcycles all wear ex-race rubber I could see it for track days but not the street. Race tires are no good for the street. They will never reach their optimum operating temperature. I have a track bike that I run medium compound race tires on. Went to the track on a cold day (32F) and felt like I was riding on grease. Live and learn. race tyres are of a softer compound then road tyres and are not for road use. just save your pennies and buy decent compound tyres. speak to your supplier they are usually happy tohelp you but they will not go out on a limb and say that ones gonna last you for ever and there poo. they wanna sell ya loads of tyres but they are also into repeat business. use your noodle and ask the questions but expect to pay real money for good tyres.If you want a cheap set of tyres go to your local breakers yard and ask them see what they come up with .Dead cars /bikes dont equal dead tyres. Any tyre that has been jumped or used for for any kind of stunts are not realy worth touching as the tyre carcase has been shredded or has just been outside its design limits so it is unsafe touse for general road use. you just cant trust it not to blow out when you are driving/riding minding your own as the carcass is flawed by the abuse it has been through. as far as race tyre compounds go they are great for what they are designed for race use they are just not worth fitting to your rims for general use. They dont last as long and are designed to be binned at the end of the race . There is usually a big give away written on the tyres stating "not for road use" . The reason for these tyres being resold by race teams is to try to pay for the next set as they are not cheep as they are a limited market. Get caught by the fuzz(police) and they will rip you a new one then impound your vehicle before doing your licence alsorts of horrible things which effects your insurance premium. they seem like a good deal but they are just cack that needs to be chucked in the bin. my bro used to road race and several mates have chewed me out for thesame thing so i`m passing it on to you. |
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