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Well having read all the hype on these tyres I have had a set fitted. Underwhelmed so far. After 500 miles I find them 'ponderous' as the best way to describe them. Lots of understeer and in this poor weather the grips nothing to shout about. I would class them as feeling akin to an average sports touring tyre. On a Fireblade. Just my thoughts.
I use them on my S1000RR on track and on the road and I’ve been really impressed with them.
The first time I didn’t use tyre warmers I ended up getting cold gear, but I was pushing too early. But impressively it came back from that and it’s been perfect ever since. They’ve never moved around on me on track, I run them at about 25F 22R and they come up nicely.
Really like them on the road too, although they are soft, so I’m not expecting much mileage out of them
The first time I didn’t use tyre warmers I ended up getting cold gear, but I was pushing too early. But impressively it came back from that and it’s been perfect ever since. They’ve never moved around on me on track, I run them at about 25F 22R and they come up nicely.
Really like them on the road too, although they are soft, so I’m not expecting much mileage out of them
If they're like the serious Michelins from recent years, due to the lighter construction, they can apparently cool off a bit quickly on the edges if you're not getting over onto that part of the tread regularly (like on a track). They're quick to heat up and quick to cool down. That's on top of the other things like profile (versus your old tyre), suspension settings and geometry....
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