fasttuna

THANKS for posting up! I had fun flogging the Hypermotard around Saturday in front of the crowd. Ran the zx10r on Thursday with some decent times but decided to run the HM1100 Saturday as something a little different looking that might appeal to a different type of rider. So... here's the shameless plug for the excellent MidOhio Performance Riding School! ;-)

I have PP 2CT's on my Ducati 944SS... like the grip and quick warmup (1-2 laps). They also seem to wear well... 6-8 trackdays at least. This bike is fairly light weight ~400 lbs and puts out 90HP and 65 lbs ft. Grip at the limit is pretty predictable... I've noticed they get squirmy right at the limit which is decent warning. I run 28-30 lbs in the 120 front... 28 in the 180 rear (measured cold). I also had Bridgestone 016's on my Duc Hypermotard from the factory. I tracked the bike once several years ago also at MidOhio. They also seems to have plenty of grip but hard to tell how well they would wear as I just did one trackday. I know the rear was done after ~5000 miles of street riding but I'm on the gas a lot and that motor is very torque. Just replaced them this spring with PP 2CT's! I also have an 06 ZX10R (164RWHP) and put Michelin Power One's on it! WOW! What a hell of a trackday tire... its essentially a street legal/DOT slick! Nice tire if you want maximum grip but remain street legal. Michelin has the new Power Pure this year... it sits between the PP 2CT and the Power One. It has lightweight construction which drops some weight and centrificial force off your bike?! I haven't tried them myself... End of the day... I don't think you could go wrong either way but I think you might get more mileage out of the Michelin's.

News this a.m. is Rossi badly broke his leg from a highside accident in MotoGP practice! http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=40723