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

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. 



First time running those tires on the track. Absolutely love 'em. 

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 

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 

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.

Quote from: msincredible on May 14, 2008, 05:16:59 PM
http://ducatimonsterworldwide.org/index.php?topic=109.0

Thanks

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.