Almost there

[reillypadraig]

Bit proud, still learning though! Rear tyre bit twitchy at that angle

P.s yea I did realise after I took this picture that chain was abit dry, fixed now

[Chris]

Good god that tyre is squared off. haha! Might just be the picture making it look worse though.

[reillypadraig]

Lol no it was the dusty ground I was after riding on that made it look like that,

[darrsi]

The 'oval' shaped wheel must cause you a hindrance...?  :lol

[Lez72]

Thats definately squared off. The thick band of dust you have down the centre of the tyre is showing your contact patch when the bike is upright. A new tyre would never have that much of a contact patch due to its steeper profile.

[packie]

If your going for a tyre down the road, Padraig.....maybe you might have a look out for ones with a dual compound. I put Pilot Road 3's on my Bandit and part of the deal with the tyre is that Michelin says it has a harder rubber compound in the centre for good mileage and a softer compound on the sides for more grip. I think it minimizes the squareing off effect to some degree. It is a more expensive tyre than others, though.

[ElkWorks]

get some pilot powers on there, i aint got any chicken strips at all on mine Oval shaped tyre means huge contact patch when leant over!

[Dead Eye]

Surely and oval tyre means less contact patch when leant over but a huge contact patch when straight up?

[packie]

Surely and oval tyre means less contact patch when leant over but a huge contact patch when straight up?

Maybe not when you think about it. Imagine a square cardboard box on a table and tilt it at a 45 degree angle. The contact would be a lot more when it's upright  and there will only be on a very narrow contact leant over. Now imagine that cardboard box is the shape of a football...no matter what angle it is at, it will have the same contact to the surface, if you know what I mean.

[reillypadraig]

Good point, but I won't be replacing it as its not my bike, lol also checked tyre pressure today, the gobshite had the rear @ 23.5 and the front at 15

No wonder it handled like a sausage, I was blaming the 120 tyre on the front for bad handling.

[packie]

Good point, but I won't be replacing it as its not my bike, lol also checked tyre pressure today, the gobshite had the rear @ 23.5 and the front at 15

No wonder it handled like a sausage, I was blaming the 120 tyre on the front for bad handling.

Your lucky it didn't pop off the rim!! The handling would have been very heavy with those pressures. Don't know what a sausage handles like...I never tried to ride one!!

[spoonlamp]

Your lucky it didn't pop off the rim!! The handling would have been very heavy with those pressures. Don't know what a sausage handles like...I never tried to ride one!!

YOU HAVEN'T LIVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :rollin

[reillypadraig]

Hahahahhaha but yea was really bad.