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Originally Posted by SouthPaw

Thanks! First crash in 3 years on pavement. Never been down on pavement before till Tuesday.

Only two kinds of riders in this world, those who have been down and those who are going down.

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I'm still in the former group, but I'm sure my day is coming.

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Originally Posted by SouthPaw

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Got this put on the rear of my CBR 1KRR on Tuesday evening and crashed Wednesday morning....

Aside from some bumps and bruises, a raspberry on my thigh, and scrape on my ass I'm alright. It pays to wear full gear (Helment, gloves, jacket and pants). The frame sliders took almost all the damage besides the foot peg and shifter which were only scraped. Engine cover got .50 piece mark on it as well. New sliders will be my next post in here I'm sure haha.

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Damn... I used these for racing from VAnMar Racing. Good stuff, but like all race tires you need to warm'em up.

Riding gear are like guns
"Better to have'em and not need'em than to need'em and not have'em"

Glad to hear your okay... [Beer]

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Originally Posted by islandermyk

Damn... I used these for racing from VAnMar Racing. Good stuff, but like all race tires you need to warm'em up.

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Ya could of been a lot worse. Glad my bike is ok!

I have ran race tires for awhile now and it got out from under me some damn fast I did not have any time to react. Looking at where it happened there is not even a mark from when the tire slipped out.

You bought race tires for street use?

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Originally Posted by SouthPaw

Ya could of been a lot worse. Glad my bike is ok!

I have ran race tires for awhile now and it got out from under me some damn fast I did not have any time to react. Looking at where it happened there is not even a mark from when the tire slipped out.

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Tires were cold... I high sided losing the rear when it was warm and it left a nice 20 to 30ft drift mark... yep, I got the wind knocked out of me [ROFL1]

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Originally Posted by Jer

You bought race tires for street use?

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Race DOT's. They're dual compounds.
The center is the hard compound and the sides are close to slicks depending weather you get soft, mediums, or hard.

I usually ran with soft front and hard rear tires.. on a 1000 cc bike that rear will go bye-bye quick...

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Originally Posted by islandermyk

Tires were cold... I high sided losing the rear when it was warm and it left a nice 20 to 30ft drift mark... yep, I got the wind knocked out of me

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Ya I was happy I low sided. I was more concerned of being ran over after haha. I need hit the track with you sometime this summer Mike!

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Originally Posted by islandermyk

Race DOT's. They're dual compounds.
The center is the hard compound and the sides are close to slicks depending whether you get soft, mediums, or hard.

I usually ran with soft front and hard rear tires.. on a 1000 cc bike that rear will go bye-bye quick...

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That would be a better explanation. I run mediums on the side and they work really well in the summer and ok in the colder months. I usually burn one a season depending on how much riding I get in and how much I screw around on it.

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Originally Posted by SouthPaw

I run a regular Dunlop Q2 on the front and run race take off's on the rear. They are not a full race tire as they are still DOT approved.

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That's just asking for trouble. Run DOT approved street tires on the street. You won't see any gains on the street and WILL decrease adhesion as compared to street tires most all of the time since you can't get them to proper temps.

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Originally Posted by Jer

That's just asking for trouble. Run DOT approved street tires on the street. You won't see any gains on the street and WILL decrease adhesion as compared to street tires most all of the time since you can't get them to proper temps.

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I should correct that as they are both DOT tires. Its fixed now.

Good thing you are all in one piece. Gotta love your gear as it has saved my rear more than once.

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Originally Posted by Sharpienads

I'm still in the former group, but I'm sure my day is coming.

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Every year I have ridden at least one person has gone down right in front of me. I've seen low sides, high sides, taking turns to fast, even someone loop it on a wheelie.

Just remember keep the shiney side up and wear your gear. I can't say it will happen but if does you can be prepared for it like I was.