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- From: marrevola@rediris.es
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
- Subject: Re: best tires for wet
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.092032.51@rediris.es>
- Date: 20 Nov 92 09:20:30 +0100
- References: <Nov.18.17.08.58.1992.159@presto.ig.com>
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- In article <Nov.18.17.08.58.1992.159@presto.ig.com>, steve@presto.ig.com (Steve Barnhouse) writes:
- >
- > OK tire gurus -- I want some factoids and opinions. I have a beemer
- > GS and it's ready for a new rear tire. Currently, I have Pirelli
- > dual-purpose tires on, MT 50's or 60's (I forget). Winter is coming
- > to No Cal which means rain, and since I'll be commuting in the Santa
- > Cruz mountains, it means wet roads with lots of redwood droppings
- > making things slippery.
- >
- > Which tire is best for wet slippery paved roads? I'm thinking of
- > putting Chen Sins on. (NO, just kidding!) I'm thinking of putting a
- > Metzler ME 88 on the rear and leaving the Pirelli dp tire on the
- > front. Should I also put a street tire on the front -- maybe a
- > Metzler ME 33? Or do you think a dp tire on the rear would give me
- > better traction on wet pavement?
- >
- > Thanks,
- > --steve steve@presto.ig.com
-
- Michelin A-M-89 are superb for wet pavement. I hardly recommend them (I don't
- know if there are sizes for your GS).
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- manolo@taf.fundesco.es
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