THE BIG REBUILD

Discussion in 'Projects & Modifications' started by smudger, Mar 20, 2014.

  1. rjvader

    rjvader Backpack Man VIP Member

    just spotted that myself but you beat me to it haha. the tread of the tire is surely the wrong way round.... the groves pointing inwards would bring water to the centre of the tire as it spins?
     
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  2. lee

    lee Moderator Staff Member

    Wheel.
    Yes.
    Tyre? No. A lot of modern rubber is like that.
    Ive got two different dunlops on my bikes, both have the tread that way.
     
  3. smudger

    smudger I Love SV650's

    Optical illusion :whistle:

    Ffs how did that happen wheels and tyres coming off

    As I'm painting them

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  4. lee

    lee Moderator Staff Member

    So is the tyre on the rim correct?
    Or have you ended up with the wheel backwards, but the tyre correct?
     
  5. smudger

    smudger I Love SV650's

    Tyres are both correct, doesn't really make a difference does it lol

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  6. lee

    lee Moderator Staff Member

    Lol.
    No. They only put the direction arrows on the tyres and brake disc for a giggle.....:p
     
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  7. smudger

    smudger I Love SV650's

    Tyres and brake discs point the right way

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  8. rjvader

    rjvader Backpack Man VIP Member

    well you learn something new every day :thumbsup:

    tyres are a crazy thing... I would have thought centripetal force would have pushed the water inwards but tyre manufacturers dont give a fook about the laws of physics haha. a quick google backs up your statement with pr2's as their example. its more about the compound than the tread pattern in modern tyres apparently.
     
  9. smudger

    smudger I Love SV650's

    My tyres are designed to throw the water away so to speak to prevent aqua planing and liss of control into the corners in wet conditions.

    Go look up the Dunlop q3
    A tyre developed on a skid pan.lol

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  10. Clarkey

    Clarkey Well-Known Member

    Why aren't other tyres made like that, seems like a good idea?

    Live Forever or Die Trying
     
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  11. smudger

    smudger I Love SV650's

    And now


    First coat

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  12. Bradders

    Bradders New Member

    And what room will you be spraying this time


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  13. Woody

    Woody Super Naked. VIP Member

    You've sprayed the threads on the calipers...........

    :bang:
     
  14. lee

    lee Moderator Staff Member

    hopefully hes got the correct set of taps....
     
  15. stumoores

    stumoores New Member

  16. adam123

    adam123 New Member

    Haha smudge you do make me laugh
     
  17. adam123

    adam123 New Member

    Taps, it's not the bolts he has sprayed it's the metal holes in the calipers that are tapped for the caliper bolts
     
  18. stumoores

    stumoores New Member

    Oh right. Taps it is
     
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  19. Woody

    Woody Super Naked. VIP Member

    Mind is blown....


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  20. smudger

    smudger I Love SV650's

    And???? Already sent the bleed nipple. And banjo through a few times

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