i have just bought a cbr 600rr 2006 model brand new it only has 2000km on it and i have a slow leak i need to get a new tyre does anyone have one of these and know about what i am looking at.

just ring some bike shops & ask... the 2006 cbr600 has a 180/55 zr17 rear tyre... what brand & specific type you get is dependant on the type of riding you plan to do. ie: really soft compound for mostly sports riding / maybe a dual compound for some touring or commuting.

when i had a cbr600 (97 model) i used mitchelin radials... can't remember the designator now. reasonable comprimise with a sports riding bias.
no point in posting what i paid for 'em coz it'd be hugely different now i imagine.

if ya wanna get an idea of exactly what is available... call tyres for bikes in albion... they usually have a full range of brands & types.

[edit] oh yeh... it might seem obvious but it warrants asking... have you checked the valve? :P

last edited by demon at 10:40:43 26/Feb/07

even though punctures aren't covered by warranty, a slow leak on a brand new vehicle's tyre should be

I'd either find and fix the leak or take it back to the dealer and stamp your foot

Geez man, when you said Bike I thought you meant real bike.

Call into Tyres for bikes at Albion (Hudson Road)

Edit: oh hey, demon already said this.

Geez man, when you said Bike I thought you meant real bike.

Real bikes are powered by high revving loud noises and a higher chance of death.

last edited by scuzzy at 12:02:48 26/Feb/07

scuzzy, don't make my post a crazy frog audio clip.
brrrrmmm brrrm brrm brrrrrmmmm.

nah it isn't the valve i found 2 staples the big kind in the f***ing thing. so pissed i am looking at 310 big ones for a new tyre and fitting and balancing. the tyre is a dunlop sportmax awsome tyre to ride on, it is 280 bucks

the most expensive staples ever.

I don't get it
Why do you need a new tyre?

there are 2 big industrial staples like the ones in furniture in my rear tyre making it go flat.

Put more staples in to cover the holes :D

if the tread is good, plug the holes mate

or is there something so fundamentally different from motorbike tyres vs car tyres in this regard that I don't know about?

you can get it repaired but it is never the same it f***s with the tyre or some s***. i don't know but every person i know says not to get it repaired.