TGPR
A very stable bike in a turn, although it does take a firm hand to get it started turning. It was geared way too high for a short twisty track, but should be just right for Road Atlanta in a couple of weeks. It has more than enough power for my sad skills.
I'm not sure about the Pirellis, they are fast to heat up but they are definitely a little squirrely off the race line on cold track. One nice thing though is they spin up in a nice almost casual way-very predictable. I think I prefer the turn in characteristics of Michelins better though.
Does anyone have any comments especially about the tyres.... come on I know some of you are itching to slag off michelin [laugh]
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Very Nice. I'm running PP 2CT's and I can't say enough about how great they felt out on the track this past weekend. Use flickr or photobucket to host your photos, then you can post here. [beer]
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First time running those tires on the track. Absolutely love 'em. [thumbsup]
Quote from: tufty on May 13, 2008, 06:54:14 PM
It has more than enough power for my sad skills.
Track days will improve your skills very quickly, keep it up [thumbsup]
Quote from: tufty on May 13, 2008, 06:54:14 PM
I'd post a pic, but I can't figure out how yet.
http://ducatimonsterworldwide.org/index.php?topic=109.0
Quote from: Duc L'Smart on May 14, 2008, 04:57:36 PM
Track days will improve your skills very quickly, keep it up [thumbsup]
Schwantz school 18 months ago was a huge step for me, I'm hoping this 848 will move me forward too. I wasn't sure how much further I could get on my Monster.
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Quote from: msincredible on May 14, 2008, 05:16:59 PM
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Thanks [thumbsup]
Pirelli's (race tires I'm talking bout here) always spin up on me, that's just the way they are - they move around a lot underneath you. That is one of the many reason I prefer Dunlops (along with the fact that they're infinitely more predictable than anything else I've ridden).
I had the same impression of the stock pirellis. Early on the in the sessions they were a bit talkative on feed back but once they warmed up they felt a lot more predictable
I've heard some good feedback from local racers regarding the new Bridgestone BT003.