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Background - I quit racing 8 years ago, I used to race in the LW Twins class as an expert on SV650's and tried an air cooled Ducati for a season. I was usually finishing in 4th thru 7th place. I bought my RC last August and have been to the track twice so far this season.
Tire info - The RS10's in small bike sizes can only be bought from a race tire vendor, I bought mine from stickboyracing.com, they were $280 a set and shipping was $20.
Review - I did the first track day on the stock Rosso II's and was impressed with how well they worked, especially the rear, (I have an aftermarket shock, and the front has been resprung with different oil). The front felt a little vague to me and later in the day I had a couple of small slides so I decided to get some proper race rubber for the next time I go to the track. I raced on Pirelli's and if money was not a concern I would have just ordered a set of super corsas but with shipping the Pirelli were going to cost me about $75 more. It seemed the Bridgestone were going to be a good second option.
I got a chance to hit the New York Safety Track this past Saturday, beautiful day, low 80's and low humidity. Right away the front felt much better, definately confidence inspiring, never had an issue all day with a slide or anything. The rear is equally good, by the afternoon I was applying full throttle at full lean on a couple of the corners. The rear is not as round as the Rosso II, you actually use all of the tire (from edge to edge). The NYST is relatively new and the pavment is still very smooth, I did not experience any chatter from either end all day. The pressures recommended by the vendor was 26 psi off the warmer for the rear and 27 for the front. The tires wore very well and I should be able to get another couple of days out of them (did just short of 100 miles). I really love riding this bike, it takes so little effort to turn and I can put it where ever I want on the track. Each session on Saturday was faster than the previous session and tires were up to the task. I will definately be ordering another set when the time comes.
Tire info - The RS10's in small bike sizes can only be bought from a race tire vendor, I bought mine from stickboyracing.com, they were $280 a set and shipping was $20.
Review - I did the first track day on the stock Rosso II's and was impressed with how well they worked, especially the rear, (I have an aftermarket shock, and the front has been resprung with different oil). The front felt a little vague to me and later in the day I had a couple of small slides so I decided to get some proper race rubber for the next time I go to the track. I raced on Pirelli's and if money was not a concern I would have just ordered a set of super corsas but with shipping the Pirelli were going to cost me about $75 more. It seemed the Bridgestone were going to be a good second option.
I got a chance to hit the New York Safety Track this past Saturday, beautiful day, low 80's and low humidity. Right away the front felt much better, definately confidence inspiring, never had an issue all day with a slide or anything. The rear is equally good, by the afternoon I was applying full throttle at full lean on a couple of the corners. The rear is not as round as the Rosso II, you actually use all of the tire (from edge to edge). The NYST is relatively new and the pavment is still very smooth, I did not experience any chatter from either end all day. The pressures recommended by the vendor was 26 psi off the warmer for the rear and 27 for the front. The tires wore very well and I should be able to get another couple of days out of them (did just short of 100 miles). I really love riding this bike, it takes so little effort to turn and I can put it where ever I want on the track. Each session on Saturday was faster than the previous session and tires were up to the task. I will definately be ordering another set when the time comes.
