Re: [ST] The Dreaded Tire Thread....

["Zoltan Pavlakovich" <zpavlakovich@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just installed a 021 rear, sofar so good after 1000 miles of flogging.

On 6/21/07, JES_VFR <jes_vfr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> At 10:44 PM 6/21/2007, you wrote:
>
> >John,
> >
> >Care to expound on your reasoning ?
> >
> >I would think the same tire would work the best on
> >both bikes....they are within 5 pounds of each other,
> >very similar geometry, etc...now you have me
> >curious...
> >
> >John
>
> I'll certainly share my thinking John.
> I've owned and ridden a couple of hawks and I guess I'll always
> consider them to be a fairly racy v-twin, as compared to the RS which
> I thought was more a of  supersport touring bike.
> So while I can see putting lots of miles on the RS in longer more
> Sport touring type riding (you know 500 mile days with several hours
> of good twisty roads), I would only consider the hawk for short
> bursts (lots and lots smaller trips).
>
> That might not be your take on how the bikes get ridden but that was
> my thinking.
> With my back, leg and wrist concerns it's hard for me to consider
> riding the hawk more than a hour or so a day.
>
> Now I thought the RS had more relaxed rider ergonomics and therefore
> would be more of the long distance bike.
>
>
>
> JohnS
> A Dragon Ascending
> "Forging my body in the Fires of my Will"
>
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