FALKNEN 451 TYRES. ANY GOOD????????
07 November 2001, 03:35 AM
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FK 451's are excellent tyres. Value for money. They have a silicon based compound and are primarily wet weather tyres. A bit noisy but unless you are brand concious you cant go wrong.
It stands up to the tropical weather we have here in South East Asia and with our monsoon type rains it does not dissappoint. On track days at the Sepang F1 track the compound gets really sticky.
Our daily temperatures run in the region of 30 degrees C.
It stands up to the tropical weather we have here in South East Asia and with our monsoon type rains it does not dissappoint. On track days at the Sepang F1 track the compound gets really sticky.
Our daily temperatures run in the region of 30 degrees C.
07 November 2001, 06:39 AM
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Excellent tyre - in 17" anyway, not tried 16". I tried Toyos last time to see what the fuss was about, be going back to Falkens soon 
As mentioned above. quite noisy on motorway for the first 4k km's or so and wear out very quickly on track (but cheap enough for it not to matter!) - but fantastic on the road, wet or dry.
Richard
PS: if you do use them on track, drop the pressures. I ran them with higher than normal pressures on the road, but on track they overheated very quickly.
As mentioned above. quite noisy on motorway for the first 4k km's or so and wear out very quickly on track (but cheap enough for it not to matter!) - but fantastic on the road, wet or dry.
Richard
PS: if you do use them on track, drop the pressures. I ran them with higher than normal pressures on the road, but on track they overheated very quickly.
07 November 2001, 06:45 PM
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Yup excellent tyre,
I have gone through two sets so far and they have loads of grip, not too pricey either at approx £280 all in....
and they have a good kerb protector to help the other half park without grinding the alloys !!!
I have gone through two sets so far and they have loads of grip, not too pricey either at approx £280 all in....
and they have a good kerb protector to help the other half park without grinding the alloys !!!
10 November 2001, 09:17 AM
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roughly somewhere in the 15-20K miles region, lots of roundabouts and "fun" driving scrubbed them out.....
I believe they are a fairly soft compound (similair to Yokahamas?), hence lowish miles but excellent grip
I believe they are a fairly soft compound (similair to Yokahamas?), hence lowish miles but excellent grip
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10 November 2001, 09:23 AM
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I'm running the Falken 504's.
I thinks it's the same compound as the 451's. The grip absolutely fantastic in the dry and very good in the wet too. The best i've had in the wet.
Jase
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Sightings report that Nessie has been seen driving a 155... not an RB5
I thinks it's the same compound as the 451's. The grip absolutely fantastic in the dry and very good in the wet too. The best i've had in the wet.
Jase
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Sightings report that Nessie has been seen driving a 155... not an RB5
14 February 2002, 11:06 PM
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I have Falken 215-40/17's on my new Rim2000's...not sure which Falkens they are but they only cost about £55+vat!!!! gets you a new set of tyres cheap, i've found them fine! nice looking tread too....just scrub them in well!
Phil
[Edited by salsa-king - 2/14/2002 11:08:31 PM]
Phil
[Edited by salsa-king - 2/14/2002 11:08:31 PM]
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