philrain Posted August 10, 2012 Report Share Posted August 10, 2012 What tires are the top riders using Michelin lights or the x11's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 x lite, but montesa ones look special to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecat Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 They will be using Michelin Lights but they don't have to buy them grnerally. For those of us that do the X11 is as good just not as light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 exactly what i was going to say. if the lights were charged for and the X11's were free have a guess what they would be using Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 I buy my tyres and prefer x lights, i really think they give better grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbeta23 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I buy my tyres and prefer x lights, i really think they give better grip. Couldn't agree more, Used X lights for a long while now & still think there fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philrain Posted August 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I do agree the X Lite is a better tire, it does seem to me, the Montesa guys are on something special. This is why I asked the question. Is it a proto type or a one off? Or just an X Lite with a Michelin logo painted side wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbeta23 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I do agree the X Lite is a better tire, it does seem to me, the Montesa guys are on something special. This is why I asked the question. Is it a proto type or a one off? Or just an X Lite with a Michelin logo painted side wall. They will be using something special, They will be a one off tyre probably, The Michelin logo's are actually very thin stickers, I have some on my Evo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenser Posted August 20, 2012 Report Share Posted August 20, 2012 From the FIM technical rules: 49.10 Only tyres normally available from commercial or retail sources for use on the public highway are authorised. 49.10.1 They shall appear on the tyre manufacturers range catalogue or tyre specification lists available to the general public I can't see how they would be allowed to be "one off" tires..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbeta23 Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 From the FIM technical rules: 49.10 Only tyres normally available from commercial or retail sources for use on the public highway are authorised. 49.10.1 They shall appear on the tyre manufacturers range catalogue or tyre specification lists available to the general public I can't see how they would be allowed to be "one off" tires..... They will be without a doubt, I Had a look at Bou's Mont at Penrith & there is no way that is a standard X-Light. The Tyre is still an X-Light that they use, which appears in the tyre range that the public can buy, But it will be specially made for Montesa, So technically they are not doing anything wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breagh Posted August 21, 2012 Report Share Posted August 21, 2012 Apart from being totally unsporting. That's what comes from letting these continentals ride our trials. Sammy Miller will be spinning in his grave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjbiker Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Sammy Miller will be spinning in his grave. Have I missed something ? GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Since giving up his mail order business he now gets involved with archeology and has recently been involved in an ancient burial ground excavation. So whilst not technically correct the comment"spinning in his grave" might lead you to think he had passed away this is definitely not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjbiker Posted August 22, 2012 Report Share Posted August 22, 2012 Cheers Nigel, I kind of guessed this was the case as he's a guest of honour at http://www.grampianmotorcycleconvention.com/ on the 2nd September along with a few other famous motorcycling icons. Perhaps breagh could have worded it slightly better, especially for the likes of me who reads things very quickly at lunchtime! GJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel dabster Posted August 23, 2012 Report Share Posted August 23, 2012 Joking apart the Fim technical rules are not rigidly enforced, afaik there has never been a suprise weigh in which could be interesting ditto the small tanks on some bikes whichnare not allowed to be refilled and so on. So whilst the Tyres appear the same I have my doubts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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