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14-07-10, 06:32 AM

Aha, Sorry I read it wrong. I thought you'd written Powers.
The road 2Ct's do have an abrupt curve at the edge of the tread and You'll be doing well to get right to the edge. I understand what you mean now.

With the Powers the contact patch gets bigger as you lean over, with the Roads it gets progressively smaller. As the rear on the road 160 is pinched on the SV then this is going to make the transition even more abrupt and a 150 would work better.

Having the 120/70 on the front is helping tip the bike into the turns more than a 120/60 and the profile of the rear Pilot road is trying to stop the bike leaning so you have the same effect as a squared off rear tyre. They are fighting each other.

You could go back to Powers

C

14-07-10, 06:32 AM	#11
Berlin Guest Posts: n/a	Re: tyre size - 120/70 and 150/70? Aha, Sorry I read it wrong. I thought you'd written Powers. The road 2Ct's do have an abrupt curve at the edge of the tread and You'll be doing well to get right to the edge. I understand what you mean now. With the Powers the contact patch gets bigger as you lean over, with the Roads it gets progressively smaller. As the rear on the road 160 is pinched on the SV then this is going to make the transition even more abrupt and a 150 would work better. Having the 120/70 on the front is helping tip the bike into the turns more than a 120/60 and the profile of the rear Pilot road is trying to stop the bike leaning so you have the same effect as a squared off rear tyre. They are fighting each other. You could go back to Powers C Last edited by Berlin; 14-07-10 at 06:34 AM.