Question:
Race take offs are race tires that the racers discard and some people put on their bike for street use. They are usually very cheap and appeal to the younger folks who have less money. Do you feel race take offs are safe? Better? Dangerous? Stupid?
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I wouldn't use them. In motorcycling, there are two things you should never cut corners on: protective gear and tires.Stupid!
Excellent low-cost high quality rubber. Highly recommend them. Used for at least 2 years now, and other than a rather quick disintegration right at the end of tire life (usually I get about 3K miles off a Race take off, 5K off the front).
Excellent traction and no issues. I look around at the track, and only buy lightly scuffed tires. Usually pay less than $100 a set, for about $300 worth of rubber (retail).
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I could see it for track days but not the street. Race tires are no good for the street. They will never reach their optimum operating temperature. I have a track bike that I run medium compound race tires on. Went to the track on a cold day (32F) and felt like I was riding on grease.Live and learn.
race tyres are of a softer compound then road tyres and are not for road use. just save your pennies and buy decent compound tyres. speak to your supplier they are usually happy tohelp you but they will not go out on a limb and say that ones gonna last you for ever and there poo. they wanna sell ya loads of tyres but they are also into repeat business.
use your noodle and ask the questions but expect to pay real money for good tyres.If you want a cheap set of tyres go to your local breakers yard and ask them see what they come up with .Dead cars /bikes dont equal dead tyres.
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Any tyre that has been jumped or used for for any kind of stunts are not realy worth touching as the tyre carcase has been shredded or has just been outside its design limits so it is unsafe touse for general road use. you just cant trust it not to blow out when you are driving/riding minding your own as the carcass is flawed by the abuse it has been through.
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as far as race tyre compounds go they are great for what they are designed for race use they are just not worth fitting to your rims for general use. They dont last as long and are designed to be binned at the end of the race . There is usually a big give away written on the tyres stating "not for road use" .
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The reason for these tyres being resold by race teams is to try to pay for the next set as they are not cheep as they are a limited market. Get caught by the fuzz(police) and they will rip you a new one then impound your vehicle before doing your licence alsorts of horrible things which effects your insurance premium. they seem like a good deal but they are just cack that needs to be chucked in the bin.
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I've used race take-off for the track and I think they are a great way to get an affordable track tire. I'd never use race take-offs for the street. They're not even legal to use on the street.How do i kick start a vespa et4?
They are good stuff, i use them all the time. The only time a dedicated road tyre has a slight edge is in the rain but anyone with any sense takes it easy in those conditions no matter what tyres they have on.It's a bit risky buying them off ebay or some unknown source. But if you can get them from someone you trust so you know how many laps they have done or even have a walk around the pits on a practice day at your nearest track and get some fresh off the rims you can't go wrong.
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Plenty of grip, perfectly safe, very cheap, loads of tread left in the middle 3/4's.
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the heat cycles (which makes the compound less pliable) and the wear a used track tire has experienced reduces the amount of cornering grip available. if you have ever shredded the edges of a tire on the track you know what I mean.Need clutch diagrahm picture for 2003 883 sportster?
If a used track tire seems like a good deal to you, you are probably real fast in a straight line and not so good at turning. if this is you then you might do fine with them (squid).
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if you are considering used track tires, may I suggest that you buy a smaller bike with less power and learn how to ride it. then you will need nice, soft, pliable tires with grippy edges.
no way, no how would i even consider using these on my sled for either track days or street. those tires have already been thru hell, and if they were that good, why did the racer's take em off? cause they know better than to keep on a tire that's too worn to finish the race.
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dangerous and stupid is my vote.then again, sometimes the gene pool needs a little help getting cleaned.
dangerous and stupid
I've run race take offs, I'm not talking slicks, I'm talking DOT legal race compounds. I've had no problems. The guys saying theyve been thru too many heat cycles is correct if you could get them that hot, that really never happens on the street. I live where there are many many corners, but riding at a street speed I dont heat the tire enough to get them race hot so the heat cycle comment is moot. They dont last for sh*! however as they are really soft. I might get 1k to 1.5k miles out of some take offs, compared to 3k max for a set of street compounds (like pilot powers). They are lousy for the wet, but so is everything, except maybe a full set of rains, and riding in the rain blows anyway.
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