How many ks are left in this tyre?

[Kornholio]

- Just ask James Toesland, this degradation was what forced his exit at Monza in superbikes last weekend.

That was funny aye

[JayRacer37]

That was funny aye

More so for us than him - "hmmm...if i keep it off the center it MIGHT make it to the end - initiate plan weave...."
haahahaha

[smoky]

They say nothing about DRY grip though....thats why we avoid rain!!

I purchased them heading into winter - wet grip kinda appealed to me, I dont have a lot of down time and just get out for a blast when I can - wet or dry.

Pah, duel compound is old hat...I dunno how Michelin claimed/s to have 'the first'

Do they say that?

"unstable transition period" - duel comp is horrid when going from the 'soft' to the 'hard' parts of the tyre.

haven't noticed that yet, I'm real happy with the handling

Duel Compounding is not a good thing anyways, not for tyre life....or safety really - you can peel it apart where the diffrent pieces meet. The same goes for the meet of compuonding in a tyre - Just ask James Toesland, this degradation was what forced his exit at Monza in superbikes last weekend.

I don't think the perfrmance pressure I put my tyres under will be the same as what he puts his tyres under. but I guess I'll find out if they do the k's or not.

[JayRacer37]

I purchased them heading into winter - wet grip kinda appealed to me, I dont have a lot of down time and just get out for a blast when I can - wet or dry.
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haha, yea we put wets on when it rains...

Do they say that? .

That is the message i took away from their new ad...

haven't noticed that yet, I'm real happy with the handling.

Yes, I belive they are talking about in a more race application - though i noticed it when i was riding a bigger bike on them - handling really changes when you go over the 'step'

I don't think the perfrmance pressure I put my tyres under will be the same as what he puts his tyres under. but I guess I'll find out if they do the k's or not.

you surely will.....might be load related, might just be a weak tyre...noone elses did it. It IS another weakness the tyre can have though.

[smoky]

"unstable transition period" - duel comp is horrid when going from the 'soft' to the 'hard' parts of the tyre..

Damb – puttn things in my mind; I was out riding today and after a while I was sure I was beginning to feel the “unstable transition period" you talked about. I was happy with my tyre until today, or was there some auto suggestion crap goin on? but then;

When we stopped my friend who was following me drew my attention to the white stuff coming out of the back of my bike – I keep a tyre panda under my seat for emergencies, it had a hole in it and was slowly discharging, and running down onto my rear tyre !!!

Got a bit slippery
Cleaned it up and now it’s all good again. Guess I won't get a leak in my tail light now

[cowboyz]

damn that sucks. At least you found the trouble.

First run yesterday on the new tyre and it was expectedly slippery for a while until it was scrubbed up and then I was pleasently surprised how it sat on the road. very stable and a great feeling riding on new tyres that you can trust.

[smoky]

a great feeling riding on new tyres that you can trust.

You can say that again
I had two new tyres, new o'ring chain and both sprokets changed, and I had the bike serviced, WOF an all. About $1000 spent - but man the difference in the bike was great.