trackday rubber new or used

svsteveo · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Karma :

do i need new rubber fo a trackday(knockhill). my tyres are worn fronts not to bad, back is just starting too square off thanks.ps zx12r.
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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

You may find that you get it a bit rounder with a trackday.
However, newer rubber offers a more consitent feel, so can offer more confidence.

Could always look at getting some cheap race scrubs, then changing later.

svsteveo · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 14 Feb 2009 Karma :

thanks... i.ll be buying new rubber after trackday...
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Wafer_Thin_Ham · Super Spammer Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Karma :

Unless you have a decent amount of meat left on the tyres you may well find you'll be riding back in illegal tyres. Trackdays tend to eat through road tyres and brake pads quite quickly.
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krebsy · World Chat Champion Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Karma :

I had a new set of Dunlop sportmaxx qualifiers on the ZZR and they'd only done about 1000 miles before I got a hole in the rear (so had them plugged) and then took the bike out on the track.

The tires were chucking out loads of chunks of rubber during the day and looked very scuffed by the time I headed home. As long as you have about 2000 miles left on them then they'll be fine before you go...

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Blue_SV650S · World Chat Champion Joined: 27 Nov 2008 Karma :

If you were going to get tyres straight AFTER trackday, then you might as well get them just before ... as G said, new rubber gives you a lot more feel etc. But also consider that the bits that will get worn is the far edges that you probably won't be wearing on the road .. the middle bit will remain virtually untouched ...

So you are not wearing out any part of the tyre that you need (for the road) and the added bonus is that you get to 'wear' a chewn up rear for the rest of the tyres life (on the road) and look cool!! Thumbs Up

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signguy · L Plate Warrior Joined: 02 Apr 2009 Karma :

I definately recomend new tires.... is it really worth watching your bike slide down the track for a couple hundred bucks?

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Deano · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 Feb 2003 Karma :

worn rubber will slide alot more on the track if your not use to it scares the crap out of you and it still does me, i remember the front tyre sliding on me at paddock hill bend on my old 2cts i nearly decided to pack up for the day as it was the bad.

new rubber for the track is the way to go if you can like blue says, if you getting the tyre sliding on you then it will hamper your confidence and less likely to go as fast as you want or can.