NobodySpecial
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Not sure if this is an OK thing to post or not, but I thought I might get some opinions.
My 2004 ST got new Continental Road Attack III tires (w/the heavier GT rear) earlier in the year. So far, they're flippin' awesome (although I'm not a fan of the GT rear, I can feel the profile difference at high lean angle and I don't care for it). On my other bike (a 1999 Triumph Trophy 900), I put on Dunlop RoadSmart III's replacing the very old and totally sketchy Metzeler MEZ8s. For all sorts of reasons, mostly shipping and parts issues, I wasn't able to test-ride the bike until a week ago; a day before the bikes both went into winter storage for the year.
I put a whopping 30 miles on the new Dunlops in 50F weather. :-(
I've never had Dunlops before, but so far I love the way they communicate and I was very impressed by the smoothness. However, I noticed at high lean angle (the last maybe 15% of the tire) that they felt a bit squirmy. Now, new tires take some time to scrub in, and cold weather wasn't my friend, but I don't recall other tires I've used in the past being squirmy like this. Only the rear, for what it's worth. I'm reserving judgement until I can get another 100 miles on it in the spring, in preferably warmer weather. In comparison, the Continentals on the ST seemed to grip from day one, and I've pushed that 730 pound beastie pretty hard (which reminds me -- I need to upgrade the suspension and I need new footpeg feeler things).
My 2004 ST got new Continental Road Attack III tires (w/the heavier GT rear) earlier in the year. So far, they're flippin' awesome (although I'm not a fan of the GT rear, I can feel the profile difference at high lean angle and I don't care for it). On my other bike (a 1999 Triumph Trophy 900), I put on Dunlop RoadSmart III's replacing the very old and totally sketchy Metzeler MEZ8s. For all sorts of reasons, mostly shipping and parts issues, I wasn't able to test-ride the bike until a week ago; a day before the bikes both went into winter storage for the year.
I put a whopping 30 miles on the new Dunlops in 50F weather. :-(
I've never had Dunlops before, but so far I love the way they communicate and I was very impressed by the smoothness. However, I noticed at high lean angle (the last maybe 15% of the tire) that they felt a bit squirmy. Now, new tires take some time to scrub in, and cold weather wasn't my friend, but I don't recall other tires I've used in the past being squirmy like this. Only the rear, for what it's worth. I'm reserving judgement until I can get another 100 miles on it in the spring, in preferably warmer weather. In comparison, the Continentals on the ST seemed to grip from day one, and I've pushed that 730 pound beastie pretty hard (which reminds me -- I need to upgrade the suspension and I need new footpeg feeler things).