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Impressed with the wear. Front starting to feather slightly on the shoulders, but that's probably because with the warmer weather I'm pushing harder and I do tend to try to carry as much speed through the corner as possible. Rear shows no appreciable wear on centre or shoulders. Centre strip on front - again, no appreciable wear.
Did some hard charging this past weekend following 3 Ducati Monsters through some very twisty runs at... errr... shall we just say... a "reasonable" pace. No problems tracking with them - but, I was working harder than they were, especially with tip in's and left/right/left tight sequences. Where I was concentrating on pre-corner set-up, gear selection, weight transfer, picking apex (yadda yadda) they seemed to be just skimming through with a minimum of fuss.
Admittedly, they have a weight advantage on me but I'd set out with the intent to track with them through the corners as much as possible rather than rely on superior horsepower to make up any gaps that developed as a result of the mechanics of cornering (make sense??). In other words... I wanted to test the tyres and suspension, not the ponies. All up, I'd have to say I was well pleased with the result and my companions were suitably impressed. Mind you... on the way home I let the ponies run free and the words 'no contest' spring to mind. LOL.
These tyres do have a shallow, rounded profile and require more rider input than most sports oriented rubber - especially on tip-in. Lifting out is easier provided you're under power but if you're under brakes can be just as demanding of input as tip-in. The bike is about 208kg dry and I started out with an almost full tank so lets assume around 245kg. The bike has standard suspension, set pretty close to factory settings (I'm pretty light so they suit me). Tyre pressures really do make a difference with this rubber if you're going to play in the twisties. At factory recommended pressures -3psi (cold) you really notice it. I'm using factory recommended settings +2 psi (cold) and checking before each ride.
They feel grippy and confidence inspiring. When you're keeled over, they don't tend to react to wet patches or crap on the road - except for gravel (as you'd expect). It something does break the contact patch, recovery is almost immediate and fuss free.
Still happy with them. I'm interested to see how Bruce's Shinko's fare on the long trip with Heidi and Simmo.
Impressed with the wear. Front starting to feather slightly on the shoulders, but that's probably because with the warmer weather I'm pushing harder and I do tend to try to carry as much speed through the corner as possible. Rear shows no appreciable wear on centre or shoulders. Centre strip on front - again, no appreciable wear.
Did some hard charging this past weekend following 3 Ducati Monsters through some very twisty runs at... errr... shall we just say... a "reasonable" pace. No problems tracking with them - but, I was working harder than they were, especially with tip in's and left/right/left tight sequences. Where I was concentrating on pre-corner set-up, gear selection, weight transfer, picking apex (yadda yadda) they seemed to be just skimming through with a minimum of fuss.
Admittedly, they have a weight advantage on me but I'd set out with the intent to track with them through the corners as much as possible rather than rely on superior horsepower to make up any gaps that developed as a result of the mechanics of cornering (make sense??). In other words... I wanted to test the tyres and suspension, not the ponies. All up, I'd have to say I was well pleased with the result and my companions were suitably impressed. Mind you... on the way home I let the ponies run free and the words 'no contest' spring to mind. LOL.
These tyres do have a shallow, rounded profile and require more rider input than most sports oriented rubber - especially on tip-in. Lifting out is easier provided you're under power but if you're under brakes can be just as demanding of input as tip-in. The bike is about 208kg dry and I started out with an almost full tank so lets assume around 245kg. The bike has standard suspension, set pretty close to factory settings (I'm pretty light so they suit me). Tyre pressures really do make a difference with this rubber if you're going to play in the twisties. At factory recommended pressures -3psi (cold) you really notice it. I'm using factory recommended settings +2 psi (cold) and checking before each ride.
They feel grippy and confidence inspiring. When you're keeled over, they don't tend to react to wet patches or crap on the road - except for gravel (as you'd expect). It something does break the contact patch, recovery is almost immediate and fuss free.
Still happy with them. I'm interested to see how Bruce's Shinko's fare on the long trip with Heidi and Simmo.