As a new boy at all this I was hoping some one can forward some advice on what type of tyres I should be running at the salt.
Do you guys run slicks or a treaded tyre?
Graeme
slicks or tread.Use the thinnest tyres suitable for the rims or go to narrower wheels just make sure u have the CORRECT SPEED RATING for the speed u want to achieve and STEEL VALVE STEMS
I use 2.5x18 drag slick on the front ,130/80zr17 rear My R1 steers verry well.
see you soon BONES
Thanks.
My concern was potential build up of salt on a treaded tyre.
I have a 16" front and 18" rear. Getting a high enough speed rating for the 16" may be tricky. I may have to go to an 18" rim on the front as well, if I can get one to fit.
GH
Any of the Dunlop, Bridgestone, or Pirelli ZR rated tires will work fine as long as you are not a throttle monkey and don't let out when the rear tire is spinning 10% faster than the front.
Graeme Hollingsworth wrote:Thanks for the advice We are running an RZ500 - an oldy but a goodie I think an XJ900 18" front wheel will fit which should give me more options GH
Gamma's are very cool bikes. have fun and run like hell! ! !
My younger brother just picked up a very nice example of an RZ-500, he and I both been lusting after them for years. Very difficult to get one that was registered as they were a "gray market" bike here as 2 stroke streetbikes were no longer sold.
Then in a sheer coincidence, the guy doing fabrication work on my son's turbo FJ-600 turned out to be a maker of aftermarket expansion chambers for RZ's and had one stripped naked on a lift in his shop one day. Interesting machine.
The RZ is certainly quick( as was the RG 500 Suzuki). Scott Guthries recors at Bonnevile still stands in 500cc class.(168mph I think)
Cant wait to see what we can get out of her. The original pipes are dogs and damn heavy.
The bike feels completely different with the chaners fitted.
GH