off the top of my head im not 100% sure.. its what ever it says in zee book..Zakalwe wrote:just an afterthought.....what pressures are you running in the tyres?
i got less than 2000miles,,had around 1mm tread in middle,passed mot fine last sat,went bike run(around 170miles)on sunday,now tread pattern dissapearing completely in middle of tyre 
.Must order one within next few days 
Would like to try something harder,but feel i gotta buy same for rear as front only half worn.Best comment on this thread. Ben, youve said things I was unable to type or couldnd'nt be arsed to...Stormin Ben wrote:Its actually the release agent that makes the tyres slippery, not the fact the rubber hasnt been scuffed up
It soaks into the tyre a bit so scrubbing with sandpaper isnt really gonna do much (apart from look better)
What you need is to get some heat into it and be gentle with the throttle while leaning it over to start with
Doesnt really take more then a handful of miles -I've done it in 2 laps on a trackday (good job it wasnt wet!) and about 30 on the road (fast blast followed by some long fast corners)
Chuxsta
If its the first time you've had the bike properly cranked over its possible the feel you're getting from the rear end is the suspension working in a different way.
Or the feel of new tyres vs old
Or a different make??
That'd do it!!chuxsta wrote:[
is it 42 in the rear and 36 in the front..
Interesting, 42 feels good on BT021's with a 13 stone rider (namely me). I feel it moves about a bit too much if less that 40. But that is winter/spring shitey roads, never done any serious track work so I might have a re-think come summer.Stormin Ben wrote:That'd do it!!chuxsta wrote:[
is it 42 in the rear and 36 in the front..
I know the manual says 42 rear but thats a general setting to account for a large pie eating rider and pillion
I'd say 38 would be a more realistic starting point for the rear on a one up blast
That'll be the problem thenchuxsta wrote:will try that then,,, will drop out a bit of pressure in the rear..
im about 11 stone ish.. well i was last time i checked...
depends how much beer i been chugging as to if its above or below the 11 mark..
i have dunlop 207's on it at the mo and as they put them on at the shop brand new i aint gonna complain.
and in all honesty its the only non bridgestone tyre i have had under me that i have hated...
every other bike i have looked forward to the day the tyres it came with were shagged so i could put my choice on..
so far these have been great.. but im sitll switching to my tyre of choice when they are shot..
put some proper sticky tyres on it 
or you slow down from flat chat.chuxsta wrote:as said before i ride every day rain shine typhoon or snow.. i need the best of both worlds with my tyres..storminateacup wrote:
That'll be the problem then
have had sticky mofos on previous bikes and its great till your in the wet..
i have always had bstones on every bike ranging back to to my 2 stroke days..... and loved them to bits...FirestormMike wrote:I get mine right over and I've still got about 3mm I can't get rid of, but tbh i dont think I need to. Maybe its the profile of the tyre, as I can ride on my limit and they do the job fine. Bridgestone BT-021.
