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Originally Posted by kingofwings
Gotta say I'm loving these tires. About 1000 miles and the last 200 in pouring rain. Handled the "Wet Tar Snakes" of the Adirondacks quite well.
Thanks Mayo!
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my pleasure!!!
i may be a convert myself!!!
1.because the dealership almost always has these treads on hand.
with my luck i usually need tread quickly for the invaders that typically fail my back tires before they are done!!
2.they handle a whole lot better in all aspects of riding that i have endured.
for example.
y'all know that recently i had to replace the rear just before my trip to illinois!!!
i kept the front because it looked to have life left in it!!
here are a few pics....
front with better than 6k for mileage!!
you may or may not be able to see the somewhat flat spot here!!!
here are couple shots of the rear ...3k in mileage so far!!!
a somewhat noteable flat spot here,but keep in mind that the trip to illinois was mostly highway miles(2700 round trip) and very few twisties to name.....c'mon...illinois!!
about the only complaint i may find with these treads is that i have found that you may have to keep a closer eye on the pressures...tend to lose a bit over a small period of time.
i found that after checking them before i left for illinois and the day i was to leave(9days)that i had lost better than 6# of pressure!!
this may have also been attributed to the change in elevation...IDK.
also another experience i was able to endure!!
when we left out of stuart,iowa on our second day,we had the grand oppurtunity to see just how well they handle in the rain....
for an hour and a half we did our best to get ahead of the storm.
riding to beat the devil...so to say.
never was there a moment of slippage,nor hydroplaning.
on one ocassion i encountered a low bridge with at least 5 inches of standing water that we plowed through with no problems.....at better than 70MPH
not even a wobble.
the force was enough to nearly tear my boot from the stirrups,but all i got out of it was soaked feet
ride on pirelli brothers....ride on