Originally Posted by
racerraul
Michelins trouble in MotoGP is the result of a new tire rule this year. They used to be able to gather data on Fri & Sat practice & ship the teams tires overnight to race on Sun.
Now the tire manufacturers must supply a limited amount on Fri and that set of tires includes practice, race & Q tires. This is the race Michelin is loosing...
I am interested in how the tip in on the BT002's feel compared to the 2ct. I am assuming you liked the feedback & feel of the BT002's.
Well i wasnt aware of the new tire rule , so thanks for filling me in there...What i dont get is that rule affects everyone , so thus , why should michelin pull out , i dont see why they just cant adapt to the new rules...
On the BT002 2CT comparison... First off , I was not on my bike... My zx6 handles alot different then my friends GSXR... how ever , my cornering on both bikes is very low.. I didnt quite have the confidence in the BTs at first and that statement i was told , that they take longer to heat up , they do , its a noticable feeling jumping right into a turn with out a few hard minutes of riding...The 2cts i can easily jump into a turn with out a lengthy warm up...Being on a 6 , its easy to go in hot , and power through the entire turn.. I feel the tires stuck better on the drop in and esp on the power out where it was most noticable.... With the 2cts , notice a slight slip on the power out on various turns , which i didnt notice with the BTs.... So thus this not being on my bike , i will be getting credit on my recent 2CT purcahse towards a pair of BTs , and as soon as i break them in , ill definetly confirm my initial statements as ill always push harder on my own property lol....