the big blue
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Hi' neilgsxr69 :greetings-wavingblue:
You name suggests your a gixer man and your reference to 'supersports' suggests the 600 and not the once great 750 that has fallen from grace due to the wilderness created by the 1000cc superbike era. ME, I was a ninja first the beautiful but tank slapping 636 B1H then the stealth C2 in the most putrid colour ever to be adorned by a manufacturer on a bike ,,and i loved its almost fluorescent bile hue that Kawasaki have made their own :lol:
Anyway I'm now on a 675 Daytona adorned with Pirelli Diablo supercorsa's, a road legal & supersport race tyre which have the beauty of a hand cut slicks which are great once warmed and in the dry BUT will let go quicker than Milliband after the election in conditions they weren't really designed to operate in. All true bikers as you say know about tyres :beer:
Car tyres do not have to contend with the three dimensional forces that motorbike tyres do and hence the requirement for premium tyres "to a larger degree" is more one of personal choice and not necessity "in most cases". Most of us Z' owners I'm sure do not drive our cars on the road like a "star in a reasonably priced car" as on what was Jeremy Clarksons - Top Gear! Hi RCZ/1 :wave: I know you recently did ,,maybe NOT quite to that extent from what you stated in your post)
If we truly want the best handling performance from our Z's then fitting 18 inch rims and not having the 19's that many have as standard which are purely for looks would be a way forward AND lead to cheaper priced 'Premium' tyres at the same time too!!
(I don't see folk in pubs expressing the virtues of fitting 60 inch tractor size tyres so that they can say their Z' monster coupe' can out handle the realms of hot hatches ,,AND I'm sure there are many ladies on the Forum that will happily state, "Size Isn't Everything"
I short its about buying what you can afford and what you are happy with and thats best done once you know what your requirements generally are and what you're actually buying as all good tyres are Black and Round.
I bought the Michelin Pilot Super Sports which you can tell from the soft compound they are designed as a good grippy dry road tyre as opposed to wet roads and hence they have a trade off in terms of longevity. Due to my generally sedate cornering (no smoke) I do not need such a tyre and one with greater longevity will be my next purchase albeit a premium tyre as thats how '.the big blue' likes to roll :dance:
.the big blue (.enjoy the Forum and enjoy your Z' ,,regardless of tyre choice as that what Coupe's are all about !!)
You name suggests your a gixer man and your reference to 'supersports' suggests the 600 and not the once great 750 that has fallen from grace due to the wilderness created by the 1000cc superbike era. ME, I was a ninja first the beautiful but tank slapping 636 B1H then the stealth C2 in the most putrid colour ever to be adorned by a manufacturer on a bike ,,and i loved its almost fluorescent bile hue that Kawasaki have made their own :lol:
Anyway I'm now on a 675 Daytona adorned with Pirelli Diablo supercorsa's, a road legal & supersport race tyre which have the beauty of a hand cut slicks which are great once warmed and in the dry BUT will let go quicker than Milliband after the election in conditions they weren't really designed to operate in. All true bikers as you say know about tyres :beer:
Car tyres do not have to contend with the three dimensional forces that motorbike tyres do and hence the requirement for premium tyres "to a larger degree" is more one of personal choice and not necessity "in most cases". Most of us Z' owners I'm sure do not drive our cars on the road like a "star in a reasonably priced car" as on what was Jeremy Clarksons - Top Gear! Hi RCZ/1 :wave: I know you recently did ,,maybe NOT quite to that extent from what you stated in your post)
If we truly want the best handling performance from our Z's then fitting 18 inch rims and not having the 19's that many have as standard which are purely for looks would be a way forward AND lead to cheaper priced 'Premium' tyres at the same time too!!
(I don't see folk in pubs expressing the virtues of fitting 60 inch tractor size tyres so that they can say their Z' monster coupe' can out handle the realms of hot hatches ,,AND I'm sure there are many ladies on the Forum that will happily state, "Size Isn't Everything"
I short its about buying what you can afford and what you are happy with and thats best done once you know what your requirements generally are and what you're actually buying as all good tyres are Black and Round.
I bought the Michelin Pilot Super Sports which you can tell from the soft compound they are designed as a good grippy dry road tyre as opposed to wet roads and hence they have a trade off in terms of longevity. Due to my generally sedate cornering (no smoke) I do not need such a tyre and one with greater longevity will be my next purchase albeit a premium tyre as thats how '.the big blue' likes to roll :dance:
.the big blue (.enjoy the Forum and enjoy your Z' ,,regardless of tyre choice as that what Coupe's are all about !!)