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Old 17-01-06, 11:55 AM   #21
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I guess my in-town riding isn't suffient to get them up to temperature. I think they are a nighttmare and I am totally paranoid about corners in the wet.
No it wont be, your riding around on cold tyres thats probably why you have lost confidence in them

Take them out on a bit of a run and get them warm then see how different they feel
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Old 17-01-06, 12:01 PM   #22
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Yeah I know that's the problem, but I don't have the time to get out for a proper blast at the moment.

Joe has used them for some decent riding and says they're fine, but we both agree they have very little feel, and don't hold heat well either.
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Old 17-01-06, 12:08 PM   #23
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If the road is dry they are fine, if the road it sopping wet they are fine to
I reckon this is true for a lot of tyres. Damp conditions always seem far more slippery than proper wet conditions.
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If the road is dry they are fine, if the road it sopping wet they are fine to
I reckon this is true for a lot of tyres. Damp conditions always seem far more slippery than proper wet conditions.
Probably, but to me this is the one area where the Standard Dunlops really let themselves down, you go from a dry road under some trees or something where there is a damp patch and then you loose all the feel / feedback from them and then they feel horrible, as soon as you go back to a dry bit of tarmac again then they feel OK.

TBH I never found the 020's to be bad like that or the Z6's I have on my bike at the moment
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Old 17-01-06, 10:25 PM   #25
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on my 2nd set of 020,s. no problems whatsoever in any conditions. however, i have a question; when i,m on it i,m a fairly fast rider and have been happy with the 020,s and av45/46 (in dry) and never felt that a stickier tyre would make any difference especially considering the power output of the sv. any opinions from those who have swapped to stickier tyres and noticed a difference would be interesting
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Old 10-02-06, 12:58 PM   #28
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The Roadtecs are fantastic for cold and wet conditions... They're better when not warmed up than most tyres, because of the high silica content, and warm up faster. Not as good as Randy's tractor tyres though- he knows things about bad weather riding that I hope to never have to learn

I commuted through my first winter on Sportecs and they were a complete pain... Skitey as anything until they were warmed up, which just didn't happen at all on some really cold or wet days. And white lines, forget about it. Better in the dry of course, more grip than I ever managed to use.
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Oh aye, I meant to add... I've been running around with some sort of Avon Azaro- 45/46 I think? Which honestly, I hate in the wet with a passion. But in teh snow, these things are like voodoo, really good.
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Old 19-02-06, 05:04 PM   #30
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Default Type of tyres you run in this awful weather!

Switche from the stock Dunlops a few years ago. Looking back, they inspired no confidence at all - even at slow speeds, it doesn't take many leaves on a wet country lane to upset its balance.

Riding all year, I'm n my fourth set of Bridgestones BT020s - I've never changed 'cos I'm happy with them, especially in the wet. The times I've fishtailed from uneven brake pressure, the tyres turn to grip just that much faster. Definitely prefer the Bridgestones BT020's.
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