Hated them on my street bike as well.
Hated them on my street bike as well.
I personally don't know any race track well enough (as I haven't tracked) that I could dive bomb each corner and apply everything from Twist of the Wrist 2. With that regard, the weakest link would be the rider (aka me) and I would work on getting to know the track, smooth throttle control, lines, and body position before I even look at equipment.
Sport tires provide more traction by becoming more compliant with the road surfaces at operating temperatures, compared to their sport touring counter parts. This means that you have to get the tires up to those temperatures by taking said corners real damn fast to actually get anything out of them.
If you consider yourself pro and have hit the limits of your current equipment...well, ignore me! lol
EDIT: Forgot to mention, I run Angel STs and really love cornering with them =)
Sport tires provide more traction by becoming more compliant with the road surfaces at operating temperatures, compared to their sport touring counter parts. This means that you have to get the tires up to those temperatures by taking said corners real damn fast to actually get anything out of them.
If you consider yourself pro and have hit the limits of your current equipment...well, ignore me! lol
EDIT: Forgot to mention, I run Angel STs and really love cornering with them =)
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ThunderPants
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PR2s and PR3s are sport touring tires. Basically they use a harder, less grippy rubber compound to provide longer life than sport tires. They also have slightly less surface contact with the road because of increased rain grooves compared to more sport oriented tires.
You can drag knees on knobby off road tires if you want to but..... the more grip you have from your tires the greater the safety margin you have. There is also the fact that grippyer tires will transmit a more secure, planted feeling back to you has you lean the bike. Sport tires if they do lose grip are also more likely to not so suddenly do it.
You can drag knees on knobby off road tires if you want to but..... the more grip you have from your tires the greater the safety margin you have. There is also the fact that grippyer tires will transmit a more secure, planted feeling back to you has you lean the bike. Sport tires if they do lose grip are also more likely to not so suddenly do it.
