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TUG
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PostPosted: 18:46 - 18 Sep 2010    Post subject: Quick question Reply with quote
Hey guys i need some tyres.
Would Michelin Power One's be ok as its getting colder and wetter now? They're for a VTR1000F.
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Blue_SV650S
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PostPosted: 18:52 - 18 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
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TUG
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PostPosted: 19:45 - 18 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Blue_SV650S wrote:
No

What would be a good tyre then?
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TUG
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PostPosted: 20:33 - 18 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Doesnt matter bought myself a part worn dunlop sportsmax qualifier.
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TUG
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PostPosted: 16:41 - 19 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Would anyone ever use Race wets in winter? or is it not worth it?
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PostPosted: 16:45 - 19 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
TUG wrote:
Would anyone ever use Race wets in winter? or is it not worth it?


Not legal (except for one particular make which apparently are). And you'll completely fuck them unless it is actually wet enough for them to work.
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TUG
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PostPosted: 16:49 - 19 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bendy wrote:
TUG wrote:
Would anyone ever use Race wets in winter? or is it not worth it?


Not legal (except for one particular make which apparently are). And you'll completely fuck them unless it is actually wet enough for them to work.

Doing anything over the speed limit is illegal, but we still do it Wink and i see, i was aware of the dry road would chew them up, is it because they are so soft?
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PostPosted: 17:01 - 19 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
TUG wrote:

Doing anything over the speed limit is illegal, but we still do it Wink and i see, i was aware of the dry road would chew them up, is it because they are so soft?


Not only that, the blocks of tread move a lot generating heat which results in even more softness Wink
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TUG
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PostPosted: 17:08 - 19 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Not only that, the blocks of tread move a lot generating heat which results in even more softness Wink

Thats awesome, i always wondered that! I had a theory but was unsure, anyway i'd love to fit some for wet weather.
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PostPosted: 21:24 - 19 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
TUG wrote:

Doing anything over the speed limit is illegal, but we still do it Wink


True, but I'm a bit 'funny' about things that have the potential to render me un-insured and liable for massive amounts of money should I balls it up and take someone else out, and illegal tyres have that potential in spades.
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PostPosted: 21:32 - 19 Sep 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote
You can do over the speed limit, then slow when you pass a police vehicle.

Much harder to stop using race wets; which are pretty obvious in a lot of cases.

As mentioned, they get absolutely mullered in dry conditions. Talking new to dead in ten laps of hard riding. Longer on the road, but it's not great.
Further, for 'block pattern' wets, they can feel a bit 'lumpy' to ride on, especially as they'll probably wear unevenly.
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