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Lifts - RE: [ST] Pilot Road's (was Dunlop)



This may open a can of worms but I use this bike lift for all of my 
bikes.  It's really well made and very sturdy!!!  A little costly but you 
can get both wheels off the ground at the same time.

George

http://www.bike-lift.com/

At 10:23 AM 7/1/2004 , Nathan Maher wrote:
>Wow, now that's weird.  When I first got the Sportecs mounted on my RS I
>swore up and down that the front was mounted backwards or something as it
>felt like the bars were fighting me when I wanted to turn into a corner.
>They felt very stable once leaned over but seemed extremely slow to turn in.
>This was coming off 020's, which I felt turned in very predictably but
>lacked a little stability while leaned.  It's taken me a full 2k to get used
>to the Sportecs and now they're spent and on their way out (I got them used,
>long story...).
>
>BTW the local dude wants $50 to mount a front and $60 for the rear (wheels
>on bike), HOLY COW! Anyone got any bright ideas how to support the front end
>while the wheel is off?  They do wheels off the bike for $30 each.
>
>Let the quagmire continue...
>
>Nate
>00SprintRS
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Brian D .
>Sent: Thursday, July 01, 2004 11:01 AM
>To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [ST] Pilot Road's (was Dunlop)
>
>The PR seems similar to the 020, though the PR might be even more
>"neutral" (slower to turn in).  To me, all the Dunlops I've ran fall in
>very quickly.  They are more peaky, as are the Pilot Sports and Metzeler
>Sportecs.
>
>Laters,
>Brian
>--
>Ft. Worth, TX
>'97 VFR 750 (red, of course)
>'99 Sprint ST(black, RIP)
>
>
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