Cheap Pilot Powers? Where Do You Guys Get Em?
#1
Posted 19 May 2009 - 06:26 PM
Kevin
Robert A. Heinlein
#2
Posted 19 May 2009 - 06:40 PM
Mods so far: Staintunes, PCIII, K&N, O2 eliminator, Ohlins 46 DRS, custom fender eliminator, OEM fork gutted & rebuilt by Race Tech, de-PAIRed, de-snorkled, de-flappered, Puig light smoke DB windscreen, NEP throttle lock, Bridgestone BT-016's (freakin' awesome!).
"I know you'll ride responsibly, you always do. It's the bastards out there
that will get you if you're not careful."
- my Mom -
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#4
Posted 19 May 2009 - 06:56 PM
2008 Suzuki DRZ-400SM, rejetted, 3X3 airbox mod, uncorked exhaust! Acerbis handgaurds.
1995 VFR 750
Current Mods: Hindle Carbon Fiber Slip on, BMC Air Filter, Corbin Seat, Silver Star Bulbs, RaceTech springs, -1+2 520 chain conversion, rejetted, fresh Ferrari red custom paint.




Ride with Gap Trash: smokeymountainmototours.com
#5
Posted 19 May 2009 - 07:18 PM
Gap Trash, on May 19 2009, 07:56 PM, said:
A few of 'em don't even have chicken strips.
Mods so far: Staintunes, PCIII, K&N, O2 eliminator, Ohlins 46 DRS, custom fender eliminator, OEM fork gutted & rebuilt by Race Tech, de-PAIRed, de-snorkled, de-flappered, Puig light smoke DB windscreen, NEP throttle lock, Bridgestone BT-016's (freakin' awesome!).
"I know you'll ride responsibly, you always do. It's the bastards out there
that will get you if you're not careful."
- my Mom -
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#6
Posted 19 May 2009 - 07:22 PM
http://www.derbycycles.com/cgi-bin/eShop/i...lin&count=1
If you're in a rush you can call dennis kirk and they will price match the derby cycles price and you'll get them the next day.
#7
Posted 19 May 2009 - 07:43 PM
ASPHALT04, on May 19 2009, 08:22 PM, said:
http://www.derbycycles.com/cgi-bin/eShop/i...lin&count=1
If you're in a rush you can call dennis kirk and they will price match the derby cycles price and you'll get them the next day.
#8
Posted 19 May 2009 - 07:59 PM
motogpfan, on May 19 2009, 07:43 PM, said:
ASPHALT04, on May 19 2009, 08:22 PM, said:
http://www.derbycycles.com/cgi-bin/eShop/i...lin&count=1
If you're in a rush you can call dennis kirk and they will price match the derby cycles price and you'll get them the next day.
Have to say is I think that's the best price I've seen on PP's.
2008 Suzuki DRZ-400SM, rejetted, 3X3 airbox mod, uncorked exhaust! Acerbis handgaurds.
1995 VFR 750
Current Mods: Hindle Carbon Fiber Slip on, BMC Air Filter, Corbin Seat, Silver Star Bulbs, RaceTech springs, -1+2 520 chain conversion, rejetted, fresh Ferrari red custom paint.




Ride with Gap Trash: smokeymountainmototours.com
#9
Posted 19 May 2009 - 08:41 PM
ASPHALT04, on May 19 2009, 08:22 PM, said:
http://www.derbycycles.com/cgi-bin/eShop/i...lin&count=1
If you're in a rush you can call dennis kirk and they will price match the derby cycles price and you'll get them the next day.
Not only low prices, but fast standard shipping, and they send them in a cardboard box!
#10
Posted 19 May 2009 - 09:42 PM
Kevin
Robert A. Heinlein
#11
Posted 19 May 2009 - 10:04 PM
265/75/16
265mm width
sidewall is 75% of width so sidewall is 198.75mm
16 inch wheel diameter
tire overall diameter is 16" + (198.75mm*2)
IIRC, the VFR is 120/70/17
#12
Posted 19 May 2009 - 10:14 PM
"Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of a readiness to die. 'He that will lose his life, the same shall save it' is not a piece of mysticism for saints and heroes. You must seek life in a spirit of furious indifference to it; you must desire life like water and yet drink death like wine." GK Chesterton
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#13
Posted 19 May 2009 - 10:34 PM
Mods so far: Staintunes, PCIII, K&N, O2 eliminator, Ohlins 46 DRS, custom fender eliminator, OEM fork gutted & rebuilt by Race Tech, de-PAIRed, de-snorkled, de-flappered, Puig light smoke DB windscreen, NEP throttle lock, Bridgestone BT-016's (freakin' awesome!).
"I know you'll ride responsibly, you always do. It's the bastards out there
that will get you if you're not careful."
- my Mom -
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#14
Posted 19 May 2009 - 10:36 PM
jeremy556, on May 20 2009, 03:04 AM, said:
265/75/16
265mm width
sidewall is 75% of width so sidewall is 198.75mm
16 inch wheel diameter
tire overall diameter is 16" + (198.75mm*2)
IIRC, the VFR is 120/70/17
Huh?
Robert A. Heinlein
#15
Posted 19 May 2009 - 10:44 PM
4.72" wide with a 3.31" sidewall which gives a tire that is 4.72" wide and 23.61" tall overall.
120/60/17 would be
4.72" wide with a 2.83" sidewall, so 4.72" wide and 22.67" tall overall.
The diameter of the tire affects overall gear ratio, as well as unsprung weight. Larger tires will also ride "smoother" because it is easier for a larger diameter tire to roll over bumps. Basically, you should stick with stock unless you are well aware of the benefits and the very real drawbacks of changing tire sizes. Usually the people that design a vehicle specified a tire size for a list of good reasons.
#16
Posted 19 May 2009 - 10:48 PM
Kevin
Robert A. Heinlein
#17
Posted 19 May 2009 - 10:53 PM
#18
Posted 19 May 2009 - 10:54 PM
Kevin
Robert A. Heinlein
#19
Posted 19 May 2009 - 11:24 PM
billyjackjimbob, on May 19 2009, 11:36 PM, said:
jeremy556, on May 20 2009, 03:04 AM, said:
265/75/16
265mm width
sidewall is 75% of width so sidewall is 198.75mm
16 inch wheel diameter
tire overall diameter is 16" + (198.75mm*2)
IIRC, the VFR is 120/70/17
Huh?
Basically, the middle number is how tall the tire is. If it was 120/70/17, the tire would be 120 mm wide, 120mm tall (sidewall height), and on a 17" wheel. If it were 120/50/17 it would be 120 mm wide, 60 mm tall, and on a 17 inch wheel.
Think of older cars with taller tires as having the middle number as a 70 or 75. (it's 70% or 75% as tall as it is wide). Cars with bigger wheels and rubber-band low profile tires will have the middle number as a 50 or lower.
We can fit different profile (different middle number) tires onto the wheel, but it drastically changes the shape of the tire, which greatly affects turn-in, and is not recommended.
2002 VFR800A.
#20
Posted 19 May 2009 - 11:27 PM
Ryanme17, on May 20 2009, 12:24 AM, said:
billyjackjimbob, on May 19 2009, 11:36 PM, said:
jeremy556, on May 20 2009, 03:04 AM, said:
265/75/16
265mm width
sidewall is 75% of width so sidewall is 198.75mm
16 inch wheel diameter
tire overall diameter is 16" + (198.75mm*2)
IIRC, the VFR is 120/70/17
Huh?
Basically, the middle number is how tall the tire is. If it was 120/70/17, the tire would be 120 mm wide, 120mm tall (sidewall height), and on a 17" wheel. If it were 120/50/17 it would be 120 mm wide, 60 mm tall, and on a 17 inch wheel.
Think of older cars with taller tires as having the middle number as a 70 or 75. (it's 70% or 75% as tall as it is wide). Cars with bigger wheels and rubber-band low profile tires will have the middle number as a 50 or lower.
We can fit different profile (different middle number) tires onto the wheel, but it drastically changes the shape of the tire, which greatly affects turn-in, and is not recommended.
I should add, that fitting a wider or skinnier (first number) tire on a rim also changes the shape and affects turn in...
2002 VFR800A.


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