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- Subject: Screw tires
- From: jim schroeder <cretin@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 05 Aug 1999 22:17:07 -0700
The street is a tough place to run, much tougher than a racetrack! I've lost a
few friends, but I suppose we all have. The D-205's have been so much more
comfortable and confidence inspiring, that I would suggest them without
regret. For the record, I don't have unused rubber, as I'm sure most will
attest with this most awesome bike!!
I love you all,
Jim
Bruce McCurdy wrote:
> Msg to Paul
>
> I must respectfully disagree with your statement below. I do not ride
> that hard and still have unused rubber on the edges of my tires (3600
> miles later, I might add) to prove it. On weekends, I do go out and
> ride on some of the wonderfully twisty roads that are plentiful in
> Northern California. I have been sliding the rear tire all too often.
> This almost never happened on any of my previous bikes in eight years
> and 75,000 miles of riding. And my riding style hasn't changed all that
> much with the ST.
>
> I had some suspension adjustments made today by my dealer, a former
> tuner and racer himself. He admitted that several ST owners had
> expressed similar concerns about the stock tires. He recommended a tire
> change to the MEZ4's. I am also considering the Dunlop 205s. These are
> both rated as sport-touring tires and not race rubbers. If I find
> myself still sliding after testing these brands, I will concede your
> point. But until then, I don't think we as a group or the ST as a new
> entry into the market have developed sufficient scientific evidence to
> draw the kind of conclusion you propose.
>
> Opinions are great, and I think we SHOULD share our respective
> points-of-view here, but they're not facts. And I would object to the
> implied suggestion that anyone sliding a tire is riding too hard for the
> street. I would counter by saying that's a dangerous
> over-simplification. Let's wait until the results come in before we
> declare a position. Whaddaya say?
>
> *****************
> Bruce McCurdy
> '99 Sprint ST
> Black is *Beauty*ful!
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Steinbacher [mailto:psteinbacher@xxxxxxxxx]
> > I really don't think there is much
> > of an issue with sticky vs 'non'? sticky. If you are spinning
> > up tires or sliding through corners due to insufficient
> > traction.......you really need
> > to stop and go to a race track for your fun.
>
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