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hoaxci5 · 07-24-2007, 01:23 PM

I just did a trackday at Willow Springs and for the first time ever I felt my front tire slide on me. I'm currently running Sportec M3's front and rear were put on at the same time.

I had a trackday at Barber and then a Deals Gap trip and some other random around town riding.. I would say no more than 1500 miles total on the tires.

So my question, are the tires toast?
Was I just asking too much of them on that turn?
(turn 4 left handed on the fast track at Willow)
As I had scraped the peg a few times so I was hanging off a ton to keep that from happening and running the turn pretty quick.
Is it because my front suspension is weak? (Stock internals with 15wt oil on a 01 SVS)

As far as my pace I would say I'm a fast beginner/slow intermedate.

Any input?

07-24-2007, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
hoaxci5 runnin dis bish Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Oak Harbor, WA Age: 28 Posts: 1,381 Casino Cash: $64825 Sportbike: 01 SVS	Tires Slipping I just did a trackday at Willow Springs and for the first time ever I felt my front tire slide on me. I'm currently running Sportec M3's front and rear were put on at the same time. I had a trackday at Barber and then a Deals Gap trip and some other random around town riding.. I would say no more than 1500 miles total on the tires. So my question, are the tires toast? Was I just asking too much of them on that turn? (turn 4 left handed on the fast track at Willow) As I had scraped the peg a few times so I was hanging off a ton to keep that from happening and running the turn pretty quick. Is it because my front suspension is weak? (Stock internals with 15wt oil on a 01 SVS) As far as my pace I would say I'm a fast beginner/slow intermedate. Any input?