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Title: first track day on 848 Post by: tufty on May 13, 2008, 05:54:14 PM TGPR
A very stable bike in a turn, although it does take a firm hand to get it started turning. It was geared way too high for a short twisty track, but should be just right for Road Atlanta in a couple of weeks. It has more than enough power for my sad skills. I'm not sure about the Pirellis, they are fast to heat up but they are definitely a little squirrely off the race line on cold track. One nice thing though is they spin up in a nice almost casual way-very predictable. I think I prefer the turn in characteristics of Michelins better though. Does anyone have any comments especially about the tyres.... come on I know some of you are itching to slag off michelin [laugh] (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk155/tufty00/tgpr7.jpg) Title: Re: first track day on 848 Post by: Pedro-bot on May 13, 2008, 07:07:05 PM Very Nice. I'm running PP 2CT's and I can't say enough about how great they felt out on the track this past weekend. Use flickr or photobucket to host your photos, then you can post here. [beer]
(http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r266/SwiftE1/LSTD%20TWS%2010-May-08/DSC_0408.jpg) First time running those tires on the track. Absolutely love 'em. [thumbsup] Title: Re: first track day on 848 Post by: Duc L'Smart on May 14, 2008, 03:57:36 PM It has more than enough power for my sad skills. Track days will improve your skills very quickly, keep it up [thumbsup] Title: Re: first track day on 848 Post by: somegirl on May 14, 2008, 04:16:59 PM I'd post a pic, but I can't figure out how yet. http://ducatimonsterworldwide.org/index.php?topic=109.0 Title: Re: first track day on 848 Post by: tufty on May 14, 2008, 06:11:22 PM Track days will improve your skills very quickly, keep it up [thumbsup] Schwantz school 18 months ago was a huge step for me, I'm hoping this 848 will move me forward too. I wasn't sure how much further I could get on my Monster. (http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk155/tufty00/barber31.jpg) Title: Re: first track day on 848 Post by: tufty on May 14, 2008, 06:12:24 PM http://ducatimonsterworldwide.org/index.php?topic=109.0 Thanks [thumbsup] Title: Re: first track day on 848 Post by: darylbowden on May 14, 2008, 06:21:34 PM Pirelli's (race tires I'm talking bout here) always spin up on me, that's just the way they are - they move around a lot underneath you. That is one of the many reason I prefer Dunlops (along with the fact that they're infinitely more predictable than anything else I've ridden).
Title: Re: first track day on 848 Post by: bryant8 on May 14, 2008, 08:24:54 PM I had the same impression of the stock pirellis. Early on the in the sessions they were a bit talkative on feed back but once they warmed up they felt a lot more predictable
Title: Re: first track day on 848 Post by: Pedro-bot on May 14, 2008, 08:27:47 PM I've heard some good feedback from local racers regarding the new Bridgestone BT003.
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