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Offline bigusdickus

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new Anakee 3s
« on: September 12, 2014, 16:00:23 »
Just had a new set of anakee 3s fitted to my 650 . Done 120 miles last night and they have changed the bike completely.
Bike feels planted and the feedback from the front is great. Managed some spirited twisties on the Dukes pass at Aberfoyle. Even rough tarmac seems smoother. Managed to get 8k out of the deathwings. Strange wear pattern on the front deathwing with the centre being raised and the outer wear right down to the limit. Would be down to the centre being a different rubber compound me thinks. :grin:

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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2014, 19:50:20 »
Experience of riding my Glee with Anakee 3's across the lush grass at Fat Rats is they provided less grip than the Anakee 2's. The 3's feel good on the road though. Much smoother that the chunky looking but nerve jangling originals.
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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2014, 16:02:43 »
Weird timing of your post as I was also going to raise the subject of the strange wear on the front tyre as mine is now the same and guessed it must be compound related.  :shrug:

Noticed it last weekend also via Dukes Pass on way to Glencoe and what finished the tyre off was the 3 laps round Knockhill after a rally over the Forth Road Bridge last Sunday.  :auto-dirtbike:

Got 9,500 out of it and now trying to decide what to get as replacements, but tyres definitely split opinion!  :shock:
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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2014, 23:33:05 »
Villiers Terrace, do you have weird wear on a Trailwing or on an Anakee 3 front tyre? :shrug:
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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2014, 21:37:25 »
The wear is on the original Trailwing.
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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2014, 22:51:52 »
Just about to push the button on my second set of Anakee 3's, got 13k out of them which I'm quite happy with

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new Anakee 3s
« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2014, 10:02:16 »
I had the same wear on my Trailwings, I've seen it before, the compound on the front isn't dual, the wear is down to the way the tread hits the ground on bends. You'll find two things, there's more wear on the outside of centre than in the centre itself, this is because when the bike is upright there is no real force on the tyre, it's just rolling in a straight line. When leant over it's still rolling, on top of that it has some lateral force to deal with, and also more weight pushing down on it because of centrifugal force, so it wears more on the sides. The uneven block wear occurs because the leading edge of the block hits the ground first, this edge wears away faster than the rest of the block. It's this edge that cuts through water to hit tarmac to give you grip in the wet. This is why heavily worn, but not necessarily illegal, tyres don't perform as well in the wet as newer ones.

Also, the uneven wear can be exaggerated if you brake into bends while leant over, this provides a fourth force for the tyre to deal with. For example, I used to ride with a chap who wasn't confident with right hand bends but loved lefts. He used to comfort brake into rights only. The righthand side of his front tyre was shot before the centre and the left. Doing a lot of clockwise or anti-clockwise trackdays has the same effect.

Uneven wear on a front tyre is as normal as squaring off a rear.

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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2014, 20:18:32 »
I live in Roundabout City, so I'm lucky to have any tread on the RHS.
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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #8 on: November 27, 2014, 17:34:37 »
recently had a service on my bike and was told id need a new front tyre soon. 6.5 k miles and need a new front tyre. I know I like the twisties but I've taken care of my bike, regular checking pressures, condition etc . I think il be getting anakee 3's myself too
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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2014, 17:52:09 »
6.5k miles ?
Either your dealer is lying to you or it's a riding style problem, you should be getting half as much again.
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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #10 on: December 12, 2014, 21:26:58 »
Quote from: "willbo"
recently had a service on my bike and was told id need a new front tyre soon. 6.5 k miles and need a new front tyre. I know I like the twisties but I've taken care of my bike, regular checking pressures, condition etc . I think il be getting anakee 3's myself too

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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #11 on: January 24, 2015, 18:08:47 »
Put 11000 miles on Deathwings.. No problems at all..Changed to Anakee 3s after rear was square and now I have a brand new bike with 860 miles on new tyres ..
Only been on road and these Anakee 3s are Brilliant

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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #12 on: February 10, 2015, 22:44:08 »
Can't beat my Anakee3's !!

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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2015, 20:48:37 »
Just put a pair on my Veek. Done just over 5k on the death wings and pleased to take them off. First day on new tyre and wow, great, what a difference, can't wait for dry, warm roads.
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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2015, 22:33:35 »
They don't call them Deathwings for nothing. Utter shite. My tyre of choice is Anakee 2s  :thumb:
I've got about 12000mls on mine now and they probably have another couple of thou left
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Re: new Anakee 3s
« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2015, 13:10:16 »
Chucked the Trailwings in the bin with less than 2,000 miles on them. Utterly, utterly awfull. Done a few hundred miles on Anakee 3's. Best £200 upgrade bar none.

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