Michelin Man is Taunting Me!!!!
08-25-2004, 06:18 AM
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Michelin Man is Taunting Me!!!!
Well, Biker2K and I installed the Pilot Roads last week in place of the 8500+ mile 020s.
WOW, what a nice tire! Went for a 300 mile round-trip ride on Sunday with 6 others, a lot of high-speed twisties incuding 3 trips down Route 301 out of Cold Spring in NY. The tires just inspire a new level of confidence in the bike, doing just what I wanted it to do. The bike just falls into turns with little effort.
Chicken strips are non-existant, but the damned Michelin Man on/near the edge of the tire is taunting me.... I need to scrub him off
Now, I have no direct comparisson to the 020s because they were installed 2 years ago with much less experience under my belt... But I can not see a tire being much better than the Roads for my type of riding which consists of weekly commuting and weekend corner carving.
WOW, what a nice tire! Went for a 300 mile round-trip ride on Sunday with 6 others, a lot of high-speed twisties incuding 3 trips down Route 301 out of Cold Spring in NY. The tires just inspire a new level of confidence in the bike, doing just what I wanted it to do. The bike just falls into turns with little effort.
Chicken strips are non-existant, but the damned Michelin Man on/near the edge of the tire is taunting me.... I need to scrub him off
Now, I have no direct comparisson to the 020s because they were installed 2 years ago with much less experience under my belt... But I can not see a tire being much better than the Roads for my type of riding which consists of weekly commuting and weekend corner carving.
08-25-2004, 02:42 PM
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thanks for the feedback. keep us posted on how they last too, ok?
for what it's worth, I am liking the new Dunlop 208 ZR on the bike (not the fancy stuff, just the normal ones.) I will see how they last though.
for what it's worth, I am liking the new Dunlop 208 ZR on the bike (not the fancy stuff, just the normal ones.) I will see how they last though.
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