if it feels better to you guys go for it,. however,.. the cheapest internet tires are ( as my professional opinion doing many tires a week) just that you get what you pay for!
a cont 180 on a litre bike vs a pilot 190,... theres no comparison the michlen will be so much better its stupid !
PETE what the hell do you ride? a ZZR12 is like ten year old technology for a sports touring bike! the wieght of a busa with the power of a 600 ( an older 01 600) NO offense but ,.. go back and read eyr own post yer advising all these guys based on flawed experience and obvious illconcieved bias,...
example- you told someone,... that to ride properly to work more on inside peg weight and outside knee and less about inside bar, ie countersteer
dude bikes turn at any decent speed for one reason its a proven fact by countersteer NOT by leaning the bike,.. the is leaned simple to counteract centrifigul motion,... guys go back to high school look at simple math and physics,... yer high shool teachers know more about this then you do!
instead of wasting time on these newsgroups asking questions of people with no real knowledge or background read Kieth Codes bike cornering schools, talk to walt Schaffer of Michelin, or ricky from dunlop, read max mcallisters suspension handbooks,
instead of relying on "It just looks like to me and my untrained eye that there would be more rubber on the road when you get it way over because of taller profile EVEN with 6 in rim"
I rely on actual tape measure and computer aided measures,... not by my "EYE"
the factories dont give a squat about what a bunch of bonehead straightliners do,... look at the evolution of the modern sportbike! Its not being built for straightline,. its being built for the entire world!
Also from my experience ,.. most riders do not like the best sportbikes because the bikes are too good,.. they lower the bike and put bigger tires then stock (180 to 190, 190's to 200),.. and the bikes "FEEL" better to these guys! I ride these fat tires lowered bikes everyday!
the best bikes are Bone stock 190 shod litre sportbikes!
also pete where did you get the notion "180 because the racers swear by it . "
I've been to about 4-5 races this year,. Barbers, talladega, road atlanta, etc NONE of the WERA CCS or AMA guys run 180's on the litre bikes,... where are you getting yer info?
come on by my speed shop,... i'll set up yer bike with better sag, tires, and suspension tunings,.. we'll go out to some of the twistiest alabama roads,... with a stop watch,... I'll bet yer bike will be quicker or yer money back,.. if it aint quicker its because you crashed trying to keep up with the my partner's ducati 996 with his girlfriend on the back!
no offense speed shop robert