icarus
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posted June 10, 2009 04:04 PM
Switch from a U-soft to ????
I would like to know who has switched to a different tire and what you went to and why.
The reason I'm asking is I have seen some members have trouble getting the U-soft
to work well with their set up or on the particular track they race at. I am considering
going to a Power One in the future. Thanks.
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Shane661
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posted June 10, 2009 04:09 PM
 Edited By: Shane661 on 11 Jun 2009 00:10
I switched to a Power Race Soft. It is 2.5 lbs lighter and sticks like glue. It is also suitable for land speed racing, which the u-soft is not.
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JDC
Zone Head
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posted June 10, 2009 04:14 PM
Pie-rail-ee Diablo Rossa's - very nice stick.
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01smokes
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posted June 10, 2009 04:26 PM
i went to a MCR from a shinko the shinko would stick for me and it worked good on the street but it would take the shop 2 weeks to get one for me and they had a MCR that's been sitting for a while so they sold it to me for the price i get the shinko for, ill find out how it works on Friday
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duncan
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posted June 10, 2009 05:14 PM
Dragtec...sticks like glue. I ran a shinko u-soft befor this tire on my turbo bike and it spun like on ice...this tire{dragtec}wheelies everytime........NO COMPARISON.....the only thing bettor about the shinko is the price $110.00 the dragtec is $180.00. Shinko lasts a little longer also, but the $ I've won racing people with my setup keeps buying me dragtecs...lol
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dubious
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posted June 10, 2009 05:55 PM
MCR!
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Big_T112
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posted June 10, 2009 07:30 PM
What about the shiko tire guy that left the company and started the full bore tires? i hear they are pretty good.
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117 in a 30
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posted June 10, 2009 07:52 PM
duncan just curious where are you finding dragtec's for 180.00 thx
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06redzx14
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posted June 10, 2009 08:10 PM
cycle concepts
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eklipse636
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ZX-14
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posted June 10, 2009 08:17 PM
I have the full. Ore and it sticks GREAT!!! Stretched 9", I started out running 25psi and it was hooking so good I went to 30psi and out of 3 track days I haven't spun not one time! I'm impressed! Depending on how long it last, I might buy another one.
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tnt
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posted June 11, 2009 02:24 PM
I just switched to a Full Bore ,too , and at stock wheelbase with stock gearing I had to raise the air pressure to 30 psi just to keep the wheelies at launch controllable enough to equal the times I ran on my worn Battleax BT 014 ! It just depends on the rider ,and the wheelbase !
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duncan
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posted June 11, 2009 04:01 PM
Full Bore is the same tire as the u-soft just different tread design.
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eklipse636
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ZX-14
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posted June 12, 2009 04:30 AM
duncan, you just mentally messed my whole thought up of it was a new tire!!! 
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Matt D
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posted June 12, 2009 06:16 AM
Michelin Power Race (soft)
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SteveWFL
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posted June 12, 2009 10:36 AM
quote:
I switched to a Power Race Soft. It is 2.5 lbs lighter and sticks like glue. It is also suitable for land speed racing, which the u-soft is not.
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ninjaboy311
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posted June 12, 2009 11:54 AM
Michelin Power One!!! This is a bad ass tire guys, trust me.
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duncan
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posted June 13, 2009 01:28 PM
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Michelin Power One!!! This is a bad ass tire guys, trust me.
+1 I AGREE
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01smokes
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posted June 13, 2009 02:56 PM
i tried out the MCR last night that tire WILL NOT hook in the street but it will hook at the track and my bike went .9 MPH faster that it has ever gone before maby because of a weight savings over the Shinko?
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duncan
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posted June 13, 2009 05:00 PM
The power one or the dragtec will both hook on the street bettor than all the rest.
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