My friend Mark is an extremely skilled rider. Probably the fastest I have ever ridden with and I think faster than me too( This is uncertain because we live many states apart and always end up riding his roads with him as leader due to the blind nature of the roads and his infinite familiarity therein. We are never on a race track where I can compare my skills ounce for ounce. Although I dream of that happening this year.
When he goes to trackdays at VIR etc... he is the fastest guy there. He rides on off the shelf SportTecs. Just like you. So, yes, you can achieve mass lean angles with Supersport tires. According to him, the tires do slide for him regularly. He just rides through it.
The funny part of this is that he is passing local racers and other trackday participants who are on Race tires! Now we are talking 20 minute sessions of course so don't expect a supersport tire not to heat up after extended hoon time. They will ultimately heat up and get greasy. Speaking of which... his tires do.
Its funnier to mention that Mark's track bike is an old Honda CBR900RR(93 I think?) with the only modification being stiffer front springs(Mark is a big guy!) and a 17" front wheel off of an F3. Every trackday, guys are walking up and asking....who was that guy on the silver bike? They can't believe that old 900RR can go that fast. Especially with a big guy like Mark onboard. He's like 230lbs...6'1" or so.
So to answer your question. Yes you can run street supersport tires just fine. I have actually been to trackdays locally where there were guys on Kwak 636's with the stock tires(Bridgestone BT012SS I think) and they were achieving some impressive lean angles. I was on my g1k and running right on their heals and just not using my acceleration potential in the straights to keep it fair. I run takeoffs myself with good success. I find no problem getting them up to temperature. But, speaking of supersports, I think the SportTecs are a great tire. I am just not too impressed with their longevity but heh.
Mark was actually out in the rain with the above combination and the only guy who passed him(with difficulty) was a local racer on a current 600 with full rains mounted. How sweet is that?
To answer your question. Yes. Supersport tires work quite well up to a very advanced riding level. You would be surprised. I don't see a way to put a pic here or I would post one for you guys but anyone interested can email me. He uses so much lean angle he barely sticks his knee out and it is dragging. His whole riding technique is smooth and fast through the corners with throttle on as much as possible. It works.
