Another tyre related thread: Do knobblies get hot?

[Whosthedaddy]

Had the bike for 2 months now and getting used to its little quirks and the comical way it handles sometimes however, the grip at the rear is often questionable.

Many a time the rear skids and steps out when leaning over, mainly half round a round about. Not the best time to have to stand up and straighten as I then start to get target fixation with the curb

The little rubber tyres are quite knobbly and never, ever seem to warm up. I was wondering if this was half the problem, the other being the actual amount of grip attainable from a knobbly tyre on tarmac.

People who ride off roaders on the road, do you find grip questionable on the road?

As they dont tend to make 3.5 x 8 BT020 or Pilots I am in a little bit of a dilemma. Do I stick with the compromised cheap rubber or up grade to a more road focused tyre.

Well the answers simple, up grade

Going from one extreme to the other, I have seen some 'road slicks' that may help the traction, but from what I understand, when 'slicks' are cold they are quite hand full?
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Its pronounced Jixxer!

[MementoMori]

Do what Burt Munro did and cut the knobblies off with a carving knife. Good old kiwi ingenuity!


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[G]

Knobblies do not make good road tyres and I would suspect yours aren't to great quality anyway.

[garth]

Girlfriend had a monkeybike. It had knobblies and they weren't that bad. Not particularly brilliant either though.

Why not get these?

linky fixy
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[TheDonUK]

Even a CG125 man... Cheap as chips...

[colin1]

[Whosthedaddy]

[colezxr]

This probley wont help much but it depends where you are, leave them in the freezer they will b cold but put them in the oven and they will soon be hot
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[garth]

[Whosthedaddy]

[G]

When doing scooter racing, other people were recommended 'Sama Sporty' and seemed to do them fine with not much wear over the three hour race.

Couldn't get them in the sizes we needed for our DNA, we ended up with Continental Twist Sports or something; also did ok.

[thx1138]

cornered fast one summer, just started to rain, knobbly tyres on a kmx125. OUCH.

[Whosthedaddy]

[lilredmachine]

My knobblies on the DR get hot, infact very hot sometimes. That may have something to do with the fact I tend to ride it quite quickly. Spent the journey to college rammed up the backend of a 'blade that would piss off down the straights then pussy foot around the corners. Eventually I got narked off and overtook him on a nice visible left hander I think it scared the shit out of him.

FYI I use continental Twin Duros, I cannot recommend them enough, good dry and wet grip, and still manage a bit of mudding every now and then.
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