I can't let a mention of the GP110 go by without heaping on my scorn....even on seal it would slip,kinda fun....but a full knob was just as secure on seal,and a whole lot better everywhere else.
I fitted a 130-80 TW42 on the XT600 saturday - this is a big sucker meant for the Triumph Scrambler,and on the skinny 2.75 Yamaha rim the profile is a bit round.So it was a bit loose on the loose bits,and hooked up well on the hard pack.But bejeezers,these things hang on to the seal real good - and matched to the K180 flattrack front I was in 7th heaven.NO chicken strips on the wide 130 on my first ride....lean angle a sprotsbike rider would be proud of.The TW42 was the only tyre that could cope with the XLV750 on seal,everything else would step out on entry,but the TW42 was sticky enough to cope with the massive engine braking.I was looking forward to this combination,and it's going to be good.....for my riding anyway.
I've come to the conclusion that a totally worn rear tyre....that is worn to a flat or square profile has more grip on gravel than a new tyre.I've noticed that everytime I fit a new rear tyre I find it doesn't hook up as well as the worn tyre I just took off.More rubber on the ground means more traction than a new tyre with a rounder profile.
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