Dan - looking at that tyre I'm wondering about its load rating.
I run Avons on the RF - a Storm rear and a Viper front as the bike seems to push the front a bit unless you go for a sports front and doesn't seem to have enough power to spin up the rear in the dry with the Storm.
Both of my Avons are the "B" load rating, for heavy bikes. It could be possible the Dunlop is an "A" rated tyre, in which case the carcass will be too flexible for the weight of the bike, leading it to heat up too quickly.
And I'll throw my weight behind the Storm as well. A great tyre, wet or dry.
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
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