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This has been popping up again lately. I know i have posted this before but here it is again for people just trying the Q3 on the track. The info is straight from dunlop sent to me in an email. i just copied it and posted it in here.
AGAIN THIS IS TRACK PRESSURE NOT STREET you will eat up the tires if you do this on the street. Also this is Q3 ONLY no idea about the other brands.
Hi Mark,
Below info is from our test rider .........
The best and easiest way to set your tire pressure is to start at 33psi cold front and 31psi rear, do a track session, then as soon as you come off the track, check your pressures and adjust them to 35 front and 34 rear for the Q3s. Don't be worried to try +-2psi depending on how polished or corse the track surface is. Lower psi for more polished tracks and higher psi for more course tracks.
One of the main reasons the Q3 is so outstanding in the wet is because they heat up so quickly, there is zero benefit to using tire warmers, your out lap should always be a sighting lap anyway! The only time I would ever waste the extra time and effort with warmers would be on the first morning session if it was very very cold out ((40f), but in that case the entire session would be a sighting session and not much fun!
Regards,
Consumer Affairs, Motorcycle
Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd.
200 Innovation Way, Akron, OH 44316
phone. 800.845.8378
[email protected]
*Confidential Proprietary Business Information
HOPE THIS HELPS
AGAIN THIS IS TRACK PRESSURE NOT STREET you will eat up the tires if you do this on the street. Also this is Q3 ONLY no idea about the other brands.
Hi Mark,
Below info is from our test rider .........
The best and easiest way to set your tire pressure is to start at 33psi cold front and 31psi rear, do a track session, then as soon as you come off the track, check your pressures and adjust them to 35 front and 34 rear for the Q3s. Don't be worried to try +-2psi depending on how polished or corse the track surface is. Lower psi for more polished tracks and higher psi for more course tracks.
One of the main reasons the Q3 is so outstanding in the wet is because they heat up so quickly, there is zero benefit to using tire warmers, your out lap should always be a sighting lap anyway! The only time I would ever waste the extra time and effort with warmers would be on the first morning session if it was very very cold out ((40f), but in that case the entire session would be a sighting session and not much fun!
Regards,
Consumer Affairs, Motorcycle
Goodyear Dunlop Tires North America, Ltd.
200 Innovation Way, Akron, OH 44316
phone. 800.845.8378
[email protected]
*Confidential Proprietary Business Information
HOPE THIS HELPS
