having 2 low sides in a day on my first outing ,im trying to set my 2000 mille up the best I can ,rear ohlins has been serviced , new bearings,front has new springs and oil ,seen else where 190s should be on the back?, any other tips, other than power gladly received
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I`m taking it this was on track you had the lowsides? Is this a road bike aswel? What were you doing when you lost the front? (on the brakes, tipping in, mid corner, on the throttle, neutral throttle, off the throttle etc) same corner? different corners?? negative camber? not sure?? Temp, what lap what tires, pressures etc etc
Persoanlly I`v only run a 180/55 on mine, but I`ll wil put a 190/55 when I change to give a larger contact patch. If you get the edge of the rears every bend proabably best stick a 190 on imo for this reason. a 55 if you want the bike to fall in quick and a 50 if you want a slower turn in (check before you settle on a tire as some on here have had clearance issues with 190`s from some brands). Other than that without more details dont know how to direct you...
Hope thats of some help
Persoanlly I`v only run a 180/55 on mine, but I`ll wil put a 190/55 when I change to give a larger contact patch. If you get the edge of the rears every bend proabably best stick a 190 on imo for this reason. a 55 if you want the bike to fall in quick and a 50 if you want a slower turn in (check before you settle on a tire as some on here have had clearance issues with 190`s from some brands). Other than that without more details dont know how to direct you...
Hope thats of some help
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No offence, but If you have come off twice on the first outing and there isn't a very obvious bike problem, you might need to consider whether you are trying a bit too hard, particularly at this time of year!
Tyres aren't a huge issue, 190 steers a bit slower than a 180 and the bike is more settled, unless you drop the forks a bit. Assuming you are on track, what tyres and pressures are you using (35 psi cold in a racetec ineract won't provide much grip), have you got warmers, are the tyres warm by the end of a session? No oil or fluid leaks?
After that, it's as Steve said for riding technique are you carrying the brakes into corners and losing the front or too keen on the throttle on the way out? If the tyres are warm, bikes generally don't just fall over, bellow is my brother on the bike we shared last weekend at Rockingham. It doesn't take a pirelli technician to spot that the rear is utterly shredded; great care was needed at the hairpin, but with 28psi hot and not too much throttle, there was still plenty of grip to use a fair amount of lean.
Tyres aren't a huge issue, 190 steers a bit slower than a 180 and the bike is more settled, unless you drop the forks a bit. Assuming you are on track, what tyres and pressures are you using (35 psi cold in a racetec ineract won't provide much grip), have you got warmers, are the tyres warm by the end of a session? No oil or fluid leaks?
After that, it's as Steve said for riding technique are you carrying the brakes into corners and losing the front or too keen on the throttle on the way out? If the tyres are warm, bikes generally don't just fall over, bellow is my brother on the bike we shared last weekend at Rockingham. It doesn't take a pirelli technician to spot that the rear is utterly shredded; great care was needed at the hairpin, but with 28psi hot and not too much throttle, there was still plenty of grip to use a fair amount of lean.
