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  1. Steve, Nice meeting you in person Sunday at Road Atlanta. Even though I've read the forum here thoroughly, I still picked up some new stuff at the lunchtime tire talk. By the way, the Q2s were all day solid at the pressures you recommended and they wore really well. I'm not the fastest guy out there but having confidence in your tires is a major hurdle for some to start pushing it to the next level. Thanks. Cliff Ramsdell
  2. Hot pressures are generally 2 psi more than cold. But I must note: Q2 and warmers? that sounds like you are ready to move up to the D211GPA. I will be lecturing at the NESBA event at Road Atlanta this weekend April 23-24. Both Saturday and Sunday at lunch. Come sit in on the lecture, there is a lot to be learned. We also like to bust tire myths and urban legends. Come attend. Hi Steve, I have been running the Q2, (190/50) with warmers for the last 3 track sessions, and have been running them hot @ 35psi, and after reading your post above I guess they should have been between 30-32 hot? Would this may have lead to me feeling like my bike was 'unstable' really touchy and like I'm riding on glass. Not sure if thats a good description Dylan Not following you on this one. He said 32 cold front and rear but that on-the-warmer temps are generally 2 psi more. So, that would be 34 psi F&R on the warmers. Pretty close to the 35 you're running. Based on his comments, I was going to try 34 F&R on the warmers. Interested to see the reply to this.
  3. Hot pressures are generally 2 psi more than cold. But I must note: Q2 and warmers? that sounds like you are ready to move up to the D211GPA. I will be lecturing at the NESBA event at Road Atlanta this weekend April 23-24. Both Saturday and Sunday at lunch. Come sit in on the lecture, there is a lot to be learned. We also like to bust tire myths and urban legends. Come attend. Excellent. I'll absolutely be there. Will this be during the 10am-12pm quiet time Sunday? I can't imagine NESBA running a separate lunch hour in addition to that. And yes, I'll be moving up to track-only/race tires soon. The bike pulls double duty as a street/track bike and was just trying limit my tire changes until the warmer weather hits. I've actually got a couple sets of Supercorsa take-offs from WERA friend of mine that I was going to use up but will likely switch the D209 or 211 soon, as I've gotten really good feedback from some friends that run in A group. Plus, the knowledge and set-up support we get from yourself and NESBA is a big bonus. Thanks and see you Sunday. Cliff
  4. What are the starting on-the-warmers pressures for Q2s on a CBR600F4i? You've given pretty good answers on cold pressures for track and they've served me well. I'm starting to use warmers now and like that it gives a fixed point to work from but I'm not sure what that fixed point is. I'll be running Road Atlanta this weekend and VIR in June if that helps. Thanks for all the good info.
  5. We are real mad now. Cobie what's his address? I'm getting on a flight now to Denmark. Or better yet, who cares, we will beat them on the racetrack, let them speak all they want. Its all good Kai, more information is better. (and now for a little bench racing and smack talking) Besides, when the Pirelli guys get their product working at its best, our victory is even sweeter. Since this is a Pirelli thread, I'll post this here but I'd like some feedback from Steve if you'll venture a guess on this. I've been a pretty big fan of Dunlops ever since I did my first track day with the school on Qualifiers. I love the new Q2s and plan on sticking with them for the long term but I currently have a couple of sets of Supercorsa SC2s in the rack. I got them super cheap from a racer friend of mine and thought they'd be good to have for the occasional really hot day that we get here down south. He worked the right side pretty good (no longer symmetrical) but I figured they were good for a track day or two at my so-so pace(maybe flip the rear?). My question now is, which will likely stick better as they currently are? I realize that the thinner used Pirelli tires will have less grip than before but they were initially a grippier race tire. Eventually I'd like to try the D211GPAs but my speed doesn't warrant the expense right now and my bike is also pulling street and track duty so the Q2s are a better compromise for me without having to swap them out all the time. Thanks for any info or opinions.
  6. Harry, You can start with 32 front and 32 rear on those Q2 for the track. You will shortly want to move up to the D211GPA when you get the hang of it. Have a good ride. What do you recommend for 600s? Specifically I have a 2002 CBR600F4i. I ran the Q2s at VIR with 31f 28r cold (didn't have warmers that day) and didn't have a problem but wasn't sure it that is what you would recommend as the ideal starting point. I'm currently a decent Beginner group/slower Intermediate group rider. Thanks for the advice.
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