Are the KingTyre K00 Slicks any good?

Track Tyres

KingTyre K00 Slicks: Cheap Slicks, Serious Track Tyres?

Slick Tyres
Track Use Only
KingTyre K00 Slick
Track Day Tyres

Slick tyres are for track use only, and track use means speed and cornering speed well beyond what is possible on the road.

Speed is 2 things........ fun & dangerous.
We want the fun, we don't want the danger. The faster we go the more we factor in safety.

From approved helmets, air bag suits down to little details such as crash bungs to try and reduce damage.
Utlimately, what we need to trust most is our tyres, so we turn to the big names that have proven themselves in racing over the years....

Premium Slick Tyre Options

Michelin Power Slick 2
Bridgestone Racing Battlax V02 and the highly anticipated Racing Battlax V03
Pirelli Superbike Slick
Metzeler Racetec RR Slicks
Dunlops Sportmax GP Racer D212 Slicks
Continental Conti Track Slick

All premium brands with names that we recognize, and more importantly, trust.
Big brand names do command big prices and with the cost of everything going up, it's making track days harder to justify.

Metzeler Value Options

Metzeler have come to the rescue with their very excellent Racetec TD Slick being cheaper, easier to use and the rear tyre is reversible making them even better value! Some riders love the value of the rear TD slick, but wan't the full race slick on the front, so we do pair deals with a Racetec K1 Slick front with a TD slick rear, which you can find here.

These are all excellent options, and the while TD Slick doesn't dent the bank account quite so hard..... there is a cheaper option available.

BUT CHEAP MEANS RUBBISH? DOESN'T IT? CHEAP MEANS SLOW? CHEAP MEANS DANGEROUS?

Apparently not! Meet the KingTyre K00 Slick.

Available Sizes and Compounds

Available in a wide range of sizes and multiple compounds:

95/75 R17 Front Medium, Soft & SuperSoft
100/90 R12 Front Soft & SuperSoft
115/75 R17 Rear Medium, Soft & SuperSoft
120/70 R17 Front Medium, Soft & SuperSoft
120/80 R12 Rear Medium, Soft & SuperSoft
125/70 R17 Front Medium, Soft & SuperSoft
125/75 R16.5 Front Soft & SuperSoft
160/60 R17 Rear Medium, Soft & SuperSoft
180/60 R17 Rear Medium, Soft & SuperSoft
190/60 R17 Rear Medium, Soft & SuperSoft
200/60 R17 Rear Medium, Soft & SuperSoft
200/65 R17 Rear Medium & Soft

These guys are serious about providing tyres for a big range of bikes, and scooter options ... even a 16.5" front tyre!

And.... these guys ARE serious about making a good tyre, they don't just make them and sell them.... they actively test and prove the product in the World Endurance Championships with the KingTyre Full Gas Race Team, which is worth a quick look on their website.

What Do Riders Say?

So what do the real people say about it? The UK customers who buy and ride and rate their tyres in real world decisions....

The feedback is .......... GOOD!!!! Pretty much universally good!

The tyres get praised in such ways as:

As good as the big name brands
Pretty much as good as the big name brands
90% of the performance as the big brands but 50% of the price
Performance per £ they are unbeatable!

There will of course be one or two people who will say that anything is rubbish.
And with anything, this needs some consideration ...

Perhaps the product WAS rubbish at the exact application they were in, but did they run the right compound? Did they run the right tyre pressures? Did they continue to monitor and adjust the pressures throughout the day?

Or... was there the classic ... I nearly crashed and it wasn't me it WAS DEFINATELY THE TYRE IS RUBBISH!

A Note from the UK KingTyre Importer

Finally .. a note from the UK KingTyre importer:
It’s important to note that these are not a plug and play product, and require pressure checks and maintenance throughout the day should ambient and / or track temperatures change.