a traitor to my kind!!

[daemon]

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!

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

[daemon]

i'm going to do my best to be true and to the point in this post!!!

I'M SINGING PRAISES,SO PAY ATTENTION!!!

i have finally swapped out the pair of "strada's" that i have been using all summer.
remember that i was forced to swap out the back tire unexpenctently.


final ### stand as :
front tire 9200+ miles
rear tire 6200+ miles

here are the pics of progress!!

tires are off the bike and ready for swap...


notable flat spot on both...



swap done and ready to place new tread on the bike!!!
note the difference in the amount of tread from new to old!!!



more comparisons....

front!!!


rear!!!


on the bike and looking good!!!



more and to the point i wish to point out a few things!!!

the front withstood 4 "mini" track days. the last of which was near the 9k mark for the front tire.
i will most likely never be referred to as the fastest guy out there(nor will i asspire to be),but i do well to hold my own.
here is a pic that was taken during my last track day when i was nearing the 9k mark on the front tire!!!

there are a few videos of me running this "mini" track and i can say that i thought that i lloked good for a "slow old man"
be gentle...this was from my first time there!!
YouTube - Z1K with blueflame EVO3's
and a second one 2 visits later!!
YouTube - IMI-072308


now i'm just gloating and i know it.


down to the hard ###
depending on what was in store for the ride of choice i picked a decent tire pressure to run!!
typically 2-up was 38.5/37
single riding was 35/33.5
track day events were 34/31
i may try to lessen the amount during track days in the future....


it's all in the test and show!!!


so to sum up.
i believe i have found a new almost all-purpose tread for me.
grippy enough to handle the twisties,but strong enough to handle the daily commute.

not everyone want to buys 4 sets of tread in a season.




any question's class???

[blue moskito]

I ride 77 kz 650 c-1. got the p2 match set of these in 92. rode them in summer only until 03. SLC,UT. Moved to tucson,az. got the new ones and am still amazed at the response.ride ALL year now. road on conti's back in the day. easy to get flats. tried many others. these are the best for 450-700lbs bikes. see photo...blue moskito