Where's the photo of Tomac vs Roczen's rear wheel?

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Edited Date/Time 6/18/2020 2:49pm
Well? Heard one is significantly less worn.
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kb228 6/17/2020 11:28am
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From swapmotos IG.

Tomac:

Roczen:

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Can’t wait for the “why is Dunlop giving Kenny the better tires?! They want the German to win!” Comments. 😂
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zehn 6/17/2020 11:51am
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The focus on the photo of Eli's bike doesn't help but yeah, obviously much more worn.

Roczen also is known for running a gear or two higher and really lugging the motor in lower RPMs which I'm sure helps a lot with tire wear
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joshflo 6/17/2020 12:13pm
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Jesus...half of Eli’s center lugs are almost torn off
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RichieW13 6/17/2020 12:49pm
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Were these taken after a main event?
theycallmeebryan 6/17/2020 12:54pm
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Typical Dunlops with cracked/broken knobbies.

Can you guys imagine installing a tire and having the knobbies crack and/or break off after 25 minutes of riding? I know these guys use race spec tires not generally available to the public, but it's happened on nearly every production dunlop i've owned, and i got tired of it so i stopped using them.
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zehn wrote:
The focus on the photo of Eli's bike doesn't help but yeah, obviously much more worn. Roczen also is known for running a gear or two...
The focus on the photo of Eli's bike doesn't help but yeah, obviously much more worn.

Roczen also is known for running a gear or two higher and really lugging the motor in lower RPMs which I'm sure helps a lot with tire wear
Good point about lugging it
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theycallmeebryan wrote:
Typical Dunlops with cracked/broken knobbies. Can you guys imagine installing a tire and having the knobbies crack and/or break off after 25 minutes of riding? I...
Typical Dunlops with cracked/broken knobbies.

Can you guys imagine installing a tire and having the knobbies crack and/or break off after 25 minutes of riding? I know these guys use race spec tires not generally available to the public, but it's happened on nearly every production dunlop i've owned, and i got tired of it so i stopped using them.
Tires have special rubber
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They have many options on tyre compounds and sidewalls from Dunlop i guess.
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mac3-d 6/17/2020 1:10pm
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Did ET start the race with a slightly worn tyre ? Sometimes too much traction is a negative
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theycallmeebryan 6/17/2020 1:34pm
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theycallmeebryan wrote:
Typical Dunlops with cracked/broken knobbies. Can you guys imagine installing a tire and having the knobbies crack and/or break off after 25 minutes of riding? I...
Typical Dunlops with cracked/broken knobbies.

Can you guys imagine installing a tire and having the knobbies crack and/or break off after 25 minutes of riding? I know these guys use race spec tires not generally available to the public, but it's happened on nearly every production dunlop i've owned, and i got tired of it so i stopped using them.
BallzoutBoy wrote:
Tires have special rubber
So, what you're saying is...

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zippytech 6/17/2020 1:35pm
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Eli was playing catch up, I would guess he was on the gas harder ..
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mac3-d wrote:
Did ET start the race with a slightly worn tyre ? Sometimes too much traction is a negative
Good point.
But i doubt it, in the start you need the highest amount of grip, so i think the tyre was brand new.

Anyway they have 2-3 type of tyre specs on the front and 4 on the rear.
Super cool. Would like to try one of those tyres... bet i'd throw down a couple secs easily.
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tp4 6/17/2020 1:39pm
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metal starting grid..tire ripper
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CivBars 6/17/2020 1:42pm
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tp4 wrote:
metal starting grid..tire ripper
Did Ken start on dirt?
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zippytech 6/17/2020 1:52pm
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fourfourone wrote:
Id like to see Barcia's rear tire
SEE ARE125 wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmx.com/photos/forums/2020/06/17/432927/s1200_FA651262_7CC9_4687_8F78_C571D9A6FCC7.jpg[/img]

He needs to back it off then cause he did not get anywhere..
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skeef 6/17/2020 2:06pm
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Ken had those two flat turns nailed. He must of been a flat tracker in another life.
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AJ565 6/17/2020 2:59pm
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tp4 wrote:
metal starting grid..tire ripper
CivBars wrote:
Did Ken start on dirt?
They did mention in the pit bits that the gates are getting filled with more dirt then normal because they haven't been moved around as much since they are at the same stadium.

Edit: https://www.vitalmx.com/features/Vital-MX-Pit-Bits-Salt-Lake-City-3,6983 about 3/4 down the page. I'm not sure if the gate was in a different spot the last two races or not.
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aeffertz 6/17/2020 3:19pm
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It shouldn't come as a huge surprise but it is definitely cool to see!

Roczen's style is to take advantage of the lower RPMs and be as smooth as possible and Tomac's style is much more aggressive and he just hammers through shit with less finesse.
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