25-06-18, 12:23 AM | #11 |
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25-06-18, 04:06 PM | #12 |
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yup but it does not state how far over in the band the original tread must go.
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05-08-18, 01:54 PM | #13 |
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I've never seen a tyre turn such a weird colour
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06-08-18, 12:31 PM | #14 |
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nowt to worry about. good news is that your suspension settings seem to be in the correct ball park.
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06-08-18, 12:44 PM | #15 |
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Oh good. So I was right to leave them completely stock
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Nearly 5k miles on these and they still look and feel great! I can see these lasting longer than any other tyre I've had. I will say though, that about 1.5-2k of those miles were mostly motorway blasting. So quite gentle in terms of acceleration. The rest though has been heavy handed B-road blasting
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6k miles. It's looking like it might be nearing the end. They seem to just wear in the middle and very edges
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Not bad for a Michelin 'Road' tyre. I get somewhere between 6-8K on the rear of a Pilot Power 2CT on my F800ST.
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I barely rode it in the wet. The only time I did was blasting down the motorways to France, so I can't really comment on wet grip performance
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They are great in the wet. Just wish I could comment on longevity as the last rear lasted 1200 miles before a puncture ruined it, though the one that replaced looked good after 5000 miles... still waiting to wear out a PR5. Wish people would stop dropping **** out of their cars/vans onto the road.
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