We didn’t skimp and went ahead with a full replacement! The previous Pirelli slicks barely got any use and are saying goodbye as time goes on…
This tire uses a steel belt only on the rear, making it a pretty solid tire.
Since we don’t have a tire changer, we have to be extremely careful with this hard casing to avoid scratching the wheel.
First we check the balance with just the wheel alone. The air valve location isn’t necessarily the heavy spot…
We offset the wheel’s heavy point with the tire’s light point. Whether it’s 5 grams or 10 grams, the lighter the better, or rather the weight and
we don’t want to stick too much on the wheel—
Alright, replacement is done. Last night, the boss, Jaguar (the hotshot), and I headed to “Shinki” that we visited last night for a lunch
test ride! Since this is a test ride after the crash repair, we take it easy running along Route 7.
Maybe because it’s a weekday, there’s no “Prince Charming” around at all! The handling is really nimble. The front end is sharp
so maybe that’s why? It feels really good! We give it a full brake test…
The rubber isn’t even scuffed yet and it’s already performing! Both the road temperature and the tire are getting pretty hot.
We arrive! “Closed today”… ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh—
We head back… A little oil is seeping out. It’s from the slider on the engine section…
We take it off and inspect it, tighten it a bit, and we’re done. In the end, we order takeout.
