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Re: Michelin Pilots - temperature sensitive



Keith,

You've got that right. It got a little warmer today and it started to feel
better.

Kyle

- -----Original Message-----
From: Keith Formosa <keithf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, April 27, 2000 3:10 AM
Subject: Re: Michelin Pilots - temperature sensitive


>Kyle,
>
>I assume that you are referring to the Pilot Sports as opposed to the Pilot
>Race tires. I also have noticed (here in still frosty Canada) that the
>Pilots are temperature sensitive and tend to slide more when cold  although
>I find they're very predictable compared to the BT57s. They are just heaven
>when it's warm though aren't they?
>
>Keith Formosa
>Toronto, Canada
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kyle Rocke" <kyle.rocke@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: "Sprint ST" <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 5:33 PM
>Subject: Michelin Pilots - temperature sensitive
>
>
>> These Michelin Pilots do have good grip but I didn't expect them to
change
>> so much due to temperature changes.
>>
>> I had spent a day riding and tuning in the bike for fast 2up riding with
>my
>> girlfriend last Saturday. The final adjustments allowed us to take 100mph
>+
>> curves. We were very happy to find the correct setup. We really had a
ball
>> using up every inch of the rubber! Today, while out with friends, the
back
>> end wasn't able to hold a line at the same speeds that we were doing last
>> Saturday. The rear was constantly getting all squirley on us! I checked
>the
>> settings and the tire pressures and everything was the same as last
>> Saturday. The only difference I can find is that it was approx. 10
degrees
>> colder today. Can that be the reason for the instability? We had almost
no
>> instability at all, Saturday.
>>
>> Is this the nature of softer tires? I had BT57s and Michelin Macadams
>before
>> (I never did get them up to 100mph in the turns). But due to a nail in my
>> rear tire, I had to switch over to Michelin Pilots. It was the only thing
>> they had in my size. So I'm giving it a try.
>>
>> Is this what they mean when they talk about track and ambient air
>> temperatures affecting tire performance?
>>
>> As you can see, these are my first pair of soft  ....... ahhhhh ......
>> softer tires.
>>
>> Kyle
>> Stockholm Sweden
>> 99 ST "Black Widow"
>>
>>
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