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Re: Handling - misterjayb1 - 10-08-16
I used to pay £10 for a loose wheel, they are up to £18 at my closest fitter.. Cheshire
Re: Handling - Sam13 - 10-08-16
Dick turpins. See a market and extort it.
Thanks for the help chaps. Il let you know what helps
Re: Handling - Sam13 - 05-09-16
Right. Got the money together for a tyre (expensive motogp weekend) what are the best tyres re handling but maybe with a harder centre section for those commuting miles
Re: Handling - darrsi - 05-09-16
(05-09-16, 09:42 AM)Sam13 link Wrote: Right. Got the money together for a tyre (expensive motogp weekend) what are the best tyres re handling but maybe with a harder centre section for those commuting miles
A new BT023 has a very deep tread, and are proven to have a very long life span.
Re: Handling - Frosties - 05-09-16
(05-09-16, 10:47 AM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=Sam13 link=topic=20737.msg240857#msg240857 date=1473064941]
Right. Got the money together for a tyre (expensive motogp weekend) what are the best tyres re handling but maybe with a harder centre section for those commuting miles
A new BT023 has a very deep tread, and are proven to have a very long life span.
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With Darrsi on this. Got PR3's fitted to the Fazer but the Bandit 650 (daily commuter) is running BT23's. Currently sitting around 10 -11k miles on them with no squaring off and lots of life left. Daily commute is about 35 miles of fast m/way and then 15 odd miles of point 'n' squirt round London - I don't hang about!
Re: Handling - Sam13 - 07-09-16
Excellent. Thanks guys. Got the bt023 fitted. Seems a bit better. Not really had chance to fully test as too much traffic about this morning. Iv ordered some flat bars to bring my body weight down and lower the centre of gravity.
I'm interested to hear about lifting the forks through the yokes. Iv not heard of that before?
Re: Handling - MrRossi - 07-09-16
Just a thought regarding comparison between the cbr600f and the Fazer. The cbr centre of gravity is a lot lower, even at that age. Also the difference between a 110 and a 120 tyre is phenomenal. I went from a R7 to the Fazer 6 and I felt the same as you do. The skinny tyre and relatively high centre of gravity always made the Fazer seem unstable. But now I'm used to it, I find it easy to live with and nicely responsive. I'm only a little fella so the quick initial 'drop' in of the Fazer makes riding this a lot less effort. That's why I stopped buying R1's, Blades, Gixer1000's etc. They're just not as easy or enjoyable to ride. (I'm 10.5 stone in leathers!) Long story short, if everything on the bike is OK, then maybe you need to have a bit of faith and get used to it. Every bike feels different. They all have they're own character.
Re: Handling - Sam13 - 08-09-16
Hmm interesting. What's the easiest way to get a 120 section in a fazer ?
Re: Handling - MrRossi - 08-09-16
Sam13, I understand that a lot of people run a 120 front. Only issue could be mud guard clearance. Don't know really, I've been advised not to do it. I like super quick steering, hence the R7. A 120 will dull it down a bit.
Re: Handling - Jules-C - 08-09-16
The FZS600 front rim is narrower than recommended for the 120 tyre so the profile of the tyre will not be ideal. Some people have fitted wider front wheels to get proper benefit from the wider tyre