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Sumomoto Fully Digital Tire Warmers - GROUP BUY !!!
I was looking around for a tire warmer for the track, and looked at many brands and technologies.
One of the brands that caught my eye (initially due to cost) was the sumomoto brand.
The ones I looked at were the fully digital adjustable ones. Sometimes they are available on fleabay, but one can also get them from the company directly.
Here is my question, is anyone interested in getting a group buy set up for these? Their web site says group buy price is 160/set (for the digital ones V5 series, 110VAC, red color, tire size 190).
Would be interested in finding out who is interested.
Some opinions are attached below, and so are the mfg web site links.
http://www.sumomoto.com/tw11.htm
http://www.sumomoto.com/images/tw/UPGRADE-to-V5-32 plug.jpg
Started browsing around other forums to get idea about their quality:
Originally Posted by marmaladeboy
Digital supposedly lets you set the temperature at which you want the warmers to be at.
...
A friend of mine just tested some Sumomoto warmers (a local shop is about to import a large number of these) and he had nothing but good things to say about them.
from WERA forum:
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I emailed one of the guys who bought a pair and the following is the response I got. I got a set on the way, we'll see how they work out.
> After receiving the warmers and then visually comparing them to my
> friend's set of a couple of year old Chicken Hawk's, I literally
> couldn't tell the difference between the two. Except that mine had a
> fixed thermostat (a tiny bulge a few inches below where the power cord
> connects) , and his didn't. I even e-mailed tirebaker and asked him if
> he manufactured Chicken Hawk's warmers. He replied that he does indeed
> manufacture for a few of the high-end tire warmers brands (which ones
> he wasn't at liberty to disclose), but not the Chicken Hawks. He said
> the materials he uses are similar, though. In any case, they are
> quality constructed, and warm the tires to the right temperature in
> 20-40 minutes, and don't seem to overheat them. I have an infrared
> pyrometer and tested the tires myself, and all the claims on
> tirebaker's auction page seem to have checked out so far.
> FYI, those are sized for 120/180 cross-section front/rear. I use them
> on my 120/160 SV650, and the rear fits OK with maybe an inch of extra
> warmer material hanging off the sides. Seems to work just fine.
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"If the tires ain't sliding... go FASTER"
There are other forums that I bookmarked at home, and all the reports seemed to be good. I did not come across any negative feedback.
I was looking around for a tire warmer for the track, and looked at many brands and technologies.
One of the brands that caught my eye (initially due to cost) was the sumomoto brand.
The ones I looked at were the fully digital adjustable ones. Sometimes they are available on fleabay, but one can also get them from the company directly.
Here is my question, is anyone interested in getting a group buy set up for these? Their web site says group buy price is 160/set (for the digital ones V5 series, 110VAC, red color, tire size 190).
Would be interested in finding out who is interested.
Some opinions are attached below, and so are the mfg web site links.
http://www.sumomoto.com/tw11.htm
http://www.sumomoto.com/images/tw/UPGRADE-to-V5-32 plug.jpg
Started browsing around other forums to get idea about their quality:
Originally Posted by marmaladeboy
Digital supposedly lets you set the temperature at which you want the warmers to be at.
...
A friend of mine just tested some Sumomoto warmers (a local shop is about to import a large number of these) and he had nothing but good things to say about them.
from WERA forum:
lzcztq
Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Birmingham, AL
Posts: 35
I emailed one of the guys who bought a pair and the following is the response I got. I got a set on the way, we'll see how they work out.
> After receiving the warmers and then visually comparing them to my
> friend's set of a couple of year old Chicken Hawk's, I literally
> couldn't tell the difference between the two. Except that mine had a
> fixed thermostat (a tiny bulge a few inches below where the power cord
> connects) , and his didn't. I even e-mailed tirebaker and asked him if
> he manufactured Chicken Hawk's warmers. He replied that he does indeed
> manufacture for a few of the high-end tire warmers brands (which ones
> he wasn't at liberty to disclose), but not the Chicken Hawks. He said
> the materials he uses are similar, though. In any case, they are
> quality constructed, and warm the tires to the right temperature in
> 20-40 minutes, and don't seem to overheat them. I have an infrared
> pyrometer and tested the tires myself, and all the claims on
> tirebaker's auction page seem to have checked out so far.
> FYI, those are sized for 120/180 cross-section front/rear. I use them
> on my 120/160 SV650, and the rear fits OK with maybe an inch of extra
> warmer material hanging off the sides. Seems to work just fine.
__________________
"If the tires ain't sliding... go FASTER"
There are other forums that I bookmarked at home, and all the reports seemed to be good. I did not come across any negative feedback.
