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Originally Posted by Philbie
You gonna go to Arroyo with the rest of us? If it's your first time on the track and if your still riding the 500 Ninja I'd recommend just having a new set of good street tires.
To answer your question. The track surface, your riding style, suspension, tire warmers will all play a part in tire life. I have also done three weekends on Michelin slicks (5 races in one weekend and two trackdays) but I'm using tire warmers which help conserve the tires life.
I've seen rear tires ruined after 6 laps due to poor suspension set-up. I've run 4 session on street tires, at a reduced pace, and had no problems on my street bike. Race rubber is cheap insurance for the track but not the best option for street riding IMO.
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where's arroyo? i ws thinkin about firebird's trackday on nov 21st.
the front tire on my 500 still looks real good, but the rear tire has about 1/2 tread left and i dont want it to go bald midway through the day and im forced to buy a new seat already. cuz im a poor college kid scraping pennies together just to pay the track fee.
on a related note, how would i know if my suspension is set up right? i know how to adjust it and all that, but i just dont know what setting to put it at. thanks