Dunlop Qualifiers
04-05-2006 | 01:07 AM
#1
Thread Starter
Member
Squid
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 33
From: sydney, australia
Dunlop Qualifiers
Hey guys, my Diablo Corsas are just about done and i'm thinking of giving the qualifiers a go. The Diablos have been great, and i'd get another set, but i'm always keen to try something new. Any opinions are appreciated, thanks.
04-05-2006 | 03:32 PM
#4
Senior Member
MotoGP
Joined: Jan 2005
Posts: 3,844
From: Gainesville FLA.
I bought some but haven't put them on just yet, I'm waiting for a couple of track days in late april. But I do know of some guys who've used them at the track and say they've run 22's on a track that has a lap record of 1:18. According to them they've gotten as many as 4 trackdays on them without problem which is impessive.
04-06-2006 | 07:50 AM
#5
Senior Member
Superstock
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 406
From: Trussville, Alabama
Re: Dunlop Qualifiers
Ditto the above.
I too have a new set I am soon to install. Current rubber is Pilot Powers - which I LOVE!
The Qualifiers will go on, hopefully get a little street scuffing, then go for a track day at Barber.
I was at Deal's Gap this weekend and did a LOT of tire looking. Pilot Powers dominated the scene. Next seemed to be 208s, then a broad mix of the Corsas, Qualifiers, etc.
I did find one guy on a 600 F4i running the Qualifiers. He is pretty darned quick. He seemed happy with them. I rode behind him on one very spirited run. He was cranking as hard or harder than I was and the tires seemed to work good. That made me more anxious to try them.
I suspect they will do really good. My main interest now is life span.
The Pilots last way longer than I would have expected. I hope to get similar life out of the Dunlops.
I hope to see more feedback here as more guys try them on their SH.
I too have a new set I am soon to install. Current rubber is Pilot Powers - which I LOVE!
The Qualifiers will go on, hopefully get a little street scuffing, then go for a track day at Barber.
I was at Deal's Gap this weekend and did a LOT of tire looking. Pilot Powers dominated the scene. Next seemed to be 208s, then a broad mix of the Corsas, Qualifiers, etc.
I did find one guy on a 600 F4i running the Qualifiers. He is pretty darned quick. He seemed happy with them. I rode behind him on one very spirited run. He was cranking as hard or harder than I was and the tires seemed to work good. That made me more anxious to try them.
I suspect they will do really good. My main interest now is life span.
The Pilots last way longer than I would have expected. I hope to get similar life out of the Dunlops.
I hope to see more feedback here as more guys try them on their SH.
04-06-2006 | 08:01 AM
#6
Senior Member
SuperSport
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 731
From: MICHIGAN
Me too. I was thinking that all the newer tires kinda stick the same but I want tread life. So I am between the new M3s, the PP and the Qs. I am still lurkin. I know the PP have been proven to have great tread life but I wanna compare it to the qualifier and see which one wears better.
05-22-2006 | 08:55 AM
#7
Senior Member
Superstock
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 406
From: Trussville, Alabama
A little feedback from my track day at Barber (May 20)
The Dunlop Qualifiers worked fine. Real good as a matter of fact.
Early on, I had the front tire wash out and push real bad one time. I do not enjoy such activity and was therefore a bit uneasy for the next few laps.
After that session was over I rode one more and then dropped the tire pressure. They worked much better for me after that.
I dropped from 30-31 psi front / 32-33 psi rear
I went to approx 28 psi front / 30 psi rear.
That is the same tire pressures I found worked best for me with the Pilot Powers.
The Qualifiers stuck really good.
Lot's of folks running them.
They seemed to gum and pill a lot and were plenty sticky, but really didn't seem to show a whole lot of wear. (how do they do that?)
I am no where near an expert so I can't write a legitimate tire review, but for me, the Pilot Powers seemed to turn in a little better, maybe a little less effort to initiate the turn.
The Qualifiers seemed to grip a little better before fully warmed up when compared to the Pilot Powers. The Qualifiers didn't seem to need as much warm-up to convey confidence. But, the track was a lot warmer than when I did my other track day on the Pilot Powers.
They are both better tires than I am a rider.
You can't go wrong with either when looking for a good sport / track day tire.
The Dunlop Qualifiers worked fine. Real good as a matter of fact.
Early on, I had the front tire wash out and push real bad one time. I do not enjoy such activity and was therefore a bit uneasy for the next few laps.
After that session was over I rode one more and then dropped the tire pressure. They worked much better for me after that.
I dropped from 30-31 psi front / 32-33 psi rear
I went to approx 28 psi front / 30 psi rear.
That is the same tire pressures I found worked best for me with the Pilot Powers.
The Qualifiers stuck really good.
Lot's of folks running them.
They seemed to gum and pill a lot and were plenty sticky, but really didn't seem to show a whole lot of wear. (how do they do that?)
I am no where near an expert so I can't write a legitimate tire review, but for me, the Pilot Powers seemed to turn in a little better, maybe a little less effort to initiate the turn.
The Qualifiers seemed to grip a little better before fully warmed up when compared to the Pilot Powers. The Qualifiers didn't seem to need as much warm-up to convey confidence. But, the track was a lot warmer than when I did my other track day on the Pilot Powers.
They are both better tires than I am a rider.
You can't go wrong with either when looking for a good sport / track day tire.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
