| SVeeedy Gonzales |
05-10-07 08:13 PM |
Re: How To Rate A Tyre In The Wet
It's subjective - go round a corner cranked over in the wet and hit a manhole cover and they'll all slide. I never had the OE Dunlops slide on anything other than white lines and manhole covers in the wet but I did get them both locked and the whole bike sliding once in the dry, upright when braking hard on the Dunlops.
Got Pirelli Diablo Stradas now and they're fine - they'll let go on mud and manhole covers in the wet yet they're reliable elsewhere in the wet even under hard braking.
Consistency is an important thing too - it's ok (I think) if they always skid on the same road features in the wet e.g. white lines as you can then avoid them. The Dunlops were scary because they would grip fine at times and not at others that were similar conditions. If you know the tyres will let go on the manhole cover, when they do let go it's expected and something you just ride over, literally.
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