[Discussion] Tires on your Phantom

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

IRC tyres don't really have a good image in the eye of the Thai farang community.

 

But I've seen a IRC Phantom front tyre with the same thread as a Battlax.

 

Will want to try Pirelli for my rear tyre quite soon.

[Markopolo]

Hey people.. What is the tyre pressure u all pump for front and back?

[Markopolo]

Hey people wondering what tyre pressure u guys pump for ur phantom front and back. And wonder if any of u guys put silencer at the exhaust?

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

Hi Marko, the manufacturers recommended tyre pressure is 200 front and rear which is what some of us follow.

 

There's another alternative to tyre pressure management - look at the pressure on the tyre sidewall and subtract 10%.

 

All in all tyre pressure is up to individual riders' preferences. It's possible to tune handling by having more or less pressure in one tyre compared to the other.

 

A slight overinflation gives benefits in dry weather handling and fuel economy; these are very tough tyres and we don't run the bikes at such high speeds for temperature to pose a risk.

 

As for silencer; all stock exhausts have a silencer/muffler; I don't believe there's an aftermarket performance pipe for the Phantom although some have tried modifying the internals etc.

 

Well you could upgrade the square pipe to the round pipe like some of the new FBA plate 200ccs have but $$$$ ...

[Markopolo]

Hha i thought silencer is like juz adding something at the exhaust.. AHHA. mus change whole exhaust one ar.. so sianss.

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

Lol silencer is what you add to your pistol

 

Understand that some other bikes may have modular exhaust system where the silencer is changeable but no sir we're in the 1980s still lol

[Markopolo]

haha thanks bro . realize my post got shifted here. HAHA

[Vashie]

Hey guys!

Would like to know how much kPA to pump for my front Metzeler Lasertec 100/80 and rear 130/90.

Can't find it on the side walls of my front tire, and the rear tire reads 260kPA...Just wanna confirm. Thanks!

[VidaK]

  vashie said:

Hey guys!

Would like to know how much kPA to pump for my front Metzeler Lasertec 100/80 and rear 130/90.

Can't find it on the side walls of my front tire, and the rear tire reads 260kPA...Just wanna confirm. Thanks!

 

manual would recommend 200 front, 220 rear... you don't have to max out the air pressure...

[kmjoe]

how come when i check my air pressure at the petrol kiosk, its pretty high, can even hit 300+ after planet pump the air for me, not just 1 time.. must i release the air or jus leave it? (PS: now is abt 260+[rear])

[VidaK]

  kmjoe said:

how come when i check my air pressure at the petrol kiosk, its pretty high, can even hit 300+ after planet pump the air for me, not just 1 time.. must i release the air or jus leave it? (PS: now is abt 260+[rear])

 

well... planet's air pump is very powerful... in order to power the compressed air drill... so of course if they use their pump to pump tyres its air pressure would be abnormally high...

 

the air will escape on its own to its max air pressure rating... although you can hasten that process by pumping air yourself with a petrol kiosk air pump...

[kmjoe]

oh... no wonder... thks!

[Vashie]

Front 200, rear 220? Thanks for the info VidaK!

[Vashie]

Went to pump my tire...front was 175kPA, rear was 280kPA!

Now pump to 200 and 220...the feeling is different~

[jtzx]

never never over pump too alright... i pump 220 front 230 rear.. not too bad ;-D using IRC fireedition..

[thechosenx]

Has anyone here used both pirelli and metz tires before? Any comments on them?

 

I like sticky tires. Which one is better?

Edited June 1, 2010 by thechosenx

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

I may be switching to front Metz, Pirelli rear. Metzs are just lovely in the rain but the rear tyre could be more stable during wet corners (such as South Buona Vista).

 

It's not a bad thing as the Metzelers will communicate to you if the tyre is being pushed to the limit and will wobble a bit. Makes you want to slow down a bit and not crash!

[shakerfaker]

hey just wondering anyone has problems pumping the rear tyres? just cant seem to fit the air chuck to the rear haha..

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

It's on the right side hidden nicely under the disc brake. Erm, it's a tight squeeze there especially with side boxes.

[Zhi Ming]

  shakerfaker said:

hey just wondering anyone has problems pumping the rear tyres? just cant seem to fit the air chuck to the rear haha..

 

you have to get the wheel to be in a position such that the air valve is behind and horizontal to the ground...like this will be much easier to pump.

[jtzx]

change the valve lahz.. am using another valve.. make my life easier.

[Zhi Ming]

lol , oh yea i have to change rear tyre soon , when i changed my front in feb , i was told by the mech they running out of metz already , anyone knows what rear tyre is planet selling now? Still at $80 ? Thanks.

[Pandoras Kitten 3]

$80 only? Good price!

 

There are people trying to sell CBR150 tyres at $90 each (Each! not a set). Before people got conned I told them Phantom tyres can be gotten at $120 or so a set. Big, huge, fluffy tyres vs skinny little ones.

 

I'm more than happy with Metz especially at high speed in the rain ; ckoonyin has no trouble with Pirelli either, can try them next if you want.

[phantom spawn]

a... so wad the diff between Metz and Pirelli

 

cos i go to their webbie dun really see the diff (or is it i nv look hard enough)...

 

so can someone plz explain in detail of the pro's and con's for Metz front and rear and Pirelli front and rear...

 

my type lifespan is reaching soon...

 

o ya one last thing THE COST!!!!

[jtzx]

always change as a set better... unique motors having tires promo..