What Tires are you running?

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  1. Alaskan

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    I run lighter pressures for the adhesion. I NEVER ride with a passenger and my luggage is a light (5 kg) tail bag.










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    Just put a set of PR3's on, and have about 300 miles of good riding in - with some nice twisties and sweepers.

    I should qualify this by saying that the old Dunlops were worn and somewhat flat at the rear, and turn in was not great and they tended to squirm when leaned in.

    New tires always feel awesome - so I am reluctant to say these are incredible - but right now, that is how they feel. I love them. The bike is more nimble, turn-in is excellent and they track well leaned over - no squirmy weirdness. They also seem to stick very well. No word yet on rain - as it has been dry here. The only fault I have noticed - and it is not really a fault - is that they do not like metal bridge gratings much. No problems at all on rain grooves - but they really pull you around on steel bridge gratings - perhaps not dangerous - but a bit unnerving compared to the previous set.

    I am currently running the Honda recommended tire pressure of 42-36 and have not experimented with more or less.
     

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