Why would anyone buy a top-of-the-line hi-fi, when all they use it for is to listen to the radio?
Horses for courses...
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
No it can't. The Qualifier 2 tyres that came on my bike were great, nothing inadequate about them when compared to the range of replacements available. I thought maybe brake pads were a better comparison, but no, they're generally better OEM than aftermarket for the road use that Jim stated. After thinking about it, gear is probably most comparable, but if protection is the metric then that isn't applicable either.
Ignorance is a wonderful thing when it comes to suspension. It lets you ignore things that would be blatant to others. Sometimes that only extends to being too ignorant to have your upgraded suspension properly tuned by a man who is happy to keep trying until your completely satisfied, but oh well
That just shows you don't know much about tyres. "Stickiest" is dependant on usage. Most people are absolutely fine with the touring end of the sport-touring spectrum of tyres that are designed to reach optimal operating temps at everyday speeds, maximising avaialble grip. Some people have to use near-slicks because they ride at a pace that would overwhelm a sport-touring tyre.
Underpinning both of those types of tyres is suspension which has the job of keeping your tyres in touch with the ground as much as possible, not hanging in the air after a square edged bump or bouncing off normal ripples in the road, or deflecting in a direction that reduces the available grip budget.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Normally I would agree but as I said Ohlins aren't the only aftermarket suspension company operating in NZ. Why single that particular company out if not to grind your axe?
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Meh, there all just cans of old tranny fluid. Move on.
It's obvious that tyre grip is proportional to temp, and some are speced for more grip at higher temp than others. But as I understand it, there are tyres in the same temp/riding range that have different levels of grip, and different levels of durability, that is the comparison I was making.
"A shark on whiskey is mighty risky, but a shark on beer is a beer engineer" - Tad Ghostal
I put racetech emulators in the front of my SVS when I had it. Despite being another nana rider, I do believe that it was worth the money. Because, amongst other things, it stopped the front from diving into the ground whenever I touched the front brake. Which is what that bike did with standard forks.
I also quite liked the better road holding in corners.
However, the gixxer is still way more better again.
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
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