Top 3 CTs for the R3


All good points, tdragger.

I am a rather aggressive rider who loves to attack the twisties. Looks and cost are not high on my list. Function and handling are. It seems that the 225/55 looks to be the all around choice given my preferences, though I'd like to hear a bit more from Joker re: why the Brits seem to prefer, what did he say 2 pgs back? A 235/50 Toyo? Seems that may not be available stateside as I haven't seen anyone over here claiming run it.
 
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HeR3tic, I found this for you on the Tire barn site. That is one nasty looking tire and if I understand correctly the 235 is the best fit for the OEM rim, though a 55 might provide the better profile.
 
feedback from new Darksider

I'm very new at the darkside with only around 500 miles so far. I'm running a Nexen 5000 (products : Nexen Tires ) 225/55/16r and will never go back to a motorcycle tire again. corrected the speedo error by around 2.5 to 3 mph, is smoother riding and quieter. it even feels like it grips better in the turns.
none of my riding buddies believe me, which is their loss. the only way I notice the difference is on roads with a very high camber and that is no major drawback.
be sure to play with the air pressure. for me 42 lbs on a 44lb psi max is working beautifully.
hope this helps.

Jeff
2006 R3
Portsmouth Va
 
I'm stateside and running the Toyo Proxxes, only mine is a 245/50, no rubbing and "It grips like shiteto a blanket," to quote an Aussie Captain. 12,000 miles so far and no appreciable wear, other than the shoulders are rounding slightly, but that was from too much air in the tire.
 
I got about 8 months out of my Cooper 245/60/16 and getting time to change. Much better than the 3000 months or so out of the Mezzlers.

I'd like to run a 235/50or55 but can't find any stateside. Anyybody have a source?
 
05classic said:
I have 8000 On a rikon Raptor love it and I have a NEW Metz rear I"ll trade for a front
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I recommend a Dunlop Elite III on the front. The Metz got me 13k and the Elite III has that much now and looks unscarred.

XHombre said:
Has anyone set up a survey of who's running what CT and to determine almost exactly how many folks on this site have gone over to the Darkness?...
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I wont swear to it but I do beilieve there is a survey. I will swear, 47% of the Spring RAAIV riders were darksiders.

Great Summation. I have several of the complaints you mention; including Popeye's forearms as a result of the wider center rib, of the Zeon 2XS. But more so I remark on center of my Zeon continues to wear out more quickly. I will attribute this to the real occurrence of slightly rounded profile.
I dropped down to 34PSI these daze and it (2XS) still wears the center, true experience, of the slightly rounded profile tire.
Its either that or I cant keep off the throttle.
 
Heretic,

You are right about the # of darkside at RAIV. And, I too am having problems with the tire wearing in the middle even though I run REAL low air pressure..... I'm certain it is due to my fixation with lighting up the rear tire. The tire does do a nice job of "swelling up" when it losing traction. I'm assuming when it does get bigger from the centrifugal forces the tire surface goes round. IT loses a little traction between gear changes too. I'm not complaining as it is double the tread life over a Mezzler.
 
I'll be swapping out the stock Metz MT (with less than 3K mi. on it) for a CT first thing this Spring, if for no other reason (and there are several other good ones) than as a safety measure. With the torque that this beast puts out and the ease of locking up the very aggressive rear brake setup, going to the Darkside is cheap insurance to help avoid losing traction and getting sidewise in a bad sort of way!
 
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