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Bridgestone adrenaline potenza's RE001

Postby blackster » Thu Sep 27, 2007 1:56 pm

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http://www.potenza-adrenalin.com/english/index.html

http://www.bridgestonetyre.com.my/websi ... eVol65.doc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wNIdpaQvUk <-- looks kinda CGi.

Anyone had any experience with this tyre? Supposably the new bee's knee's.....
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Postby kula » Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:28 pm

ive had them for a while now,

best all-round street tyre out there...

they did 128 laps of wakefield in a day and were fine ;)
great in the wet too!

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Postby wun911 » Thu Sep 27, 2007 4:49 pm

Do they take long to scrub in?

Does it have lots of grip on dry roads?

Are they noizy?

How does it compare to the Bridgstone Grid IIIs that came stock with the MX5??
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Postby kula » Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:14 pm

perfect in the dry.
i had falken RT615s and Kuhmo ecsta SPTs bre and they are better than both.

dont take long to scrub, maybe 200-300 kays of commuting..
noisy? im not the best person to judge this, but they are quieter on corners than the Kuhmos.

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Postby Brad » Thu Sep 27, 2007 6:20 pm

Any idea of cost for a 205/45/16?
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Postby Boost » Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:08 pm

ive got them as well. These are great streets tyres. I had the G3's before these and comparing to the G3 these are quieter. Great tyres imo.
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Postby adamjp » Fri Sep 28, 2007 8:47 am

I had a pair of these fitted to the front three weeks ago. I run 195/50-15.

The Toyo T1Rs on the front went to the back.

My opinion so far is that they do not have the same level of absolute grip as the T1R, but the difference is small and you need to be pushing hard to notice, and this may change as I adjust the suspension to suit these tyres. They definitely have a stiffer sidewall than the T1R, but this has only been particularly noticeable over speed bumps. At normal road speeds and direction changes, IMHO you cannot notice the stiffness difference.

All considered I will buy them again when the T1Rs need replacing on the back. They offer very good value for the $$ they cost.
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Postby spitty » Fri Sep 28, 2007 6:49 pm

I just ordered a set this afternoon. $138 i think . I guess they will be better than the Dunlop Le Man,s i have at the moment :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby buliarios » Fri Sep 28, 2007 10:45 pm

yeah, have them for the street wheels, quiet while being grippy. not as grippy as my RE01R's but definately more comfortable and easy to live with without too much compromise for grip! bargain price too!

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Postby Rob E » Sat Sep 29, 2007 9:08 am

Cant wait to wear out my Michelin PP2s so i can get a set 8)

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Postby tk421 » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:07 am

Rob E wrote:Cant wait to wear out my Michelin PP2s so i can get a set 8)


Just curious Rob. Not happy with the PP2's? I'm having a toss up between the adrenalins and the PP2's at the moment..
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Postby tk421 » Tue Oct 02, 2007 12:10 am

kula wrote:perfect in the dry.
i had falken RT615s and Kuhmo ecsta SPTs bre and they are better than both.

dont take long to scrub, maybe 200-300 kays of commuting..
noisy? im not the best person to judge this, but they are quieter on corners than the Kuhmos.


How hard were these to balance Mark? Did much weight have to be added?

The Direzza's that I have on my Starcorps had to have quite a bit added (could be more the wheels than the rubber tho - not sure)

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Postby sliq » Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:23 am

Brad wrote:Any idea of cost for a 205/45/16?


got a quote from my local tyre centre mathews tyres, $211 per corner
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Postby spitty » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:18 pm

I paid $544 for a set of 4 tonite. 195 /50/15 :roll: :D :D

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