Pilot Road2 Tire review

"saddlebag" <saddlebag.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Sep 30, 12:21 am, "TroytheTroll" <f4_....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > Turns out I didn't need em anyway:
>>
>> >http://www.members.aol.com/saddlebag/seat1.jpg
>> >http://www.members.aol.com/saddlebag/seat2.jpg
>>
>> Now that looks like a seat for a man with a big ass.
>
> I have one ten speed bicycle gel seat cover for each cheek in there.
> Jealous?
>

Take it out for an extended ride yet?
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"saddlebag" <saddlebag.TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in message
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> On Sep 30, 7:54 am, "D" <d....TakeThisOut@d.DDD> wrote:
>> "saddlebag" <saddle....TakeThisOut@aol.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1191127368.452239.155100@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
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>> > On Sep 30, 12:21 am, "TroytheTroll" <f4_....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >> > Turns out I didn't need em anyway:
>>
>> >> >http://www.members.aol.com/saddlebag/seat1.jpg
>> >> >http://www.members.aol.com/saddlebag/seat2.jpg
>>
>> >> Now that looks like a seat for a man with a big ass.
>>
>> > I have one ten speed bicycle gel seat cover for each cheek in there.
>> > Jealous?
>>
>> Take it out for an extended ride yet?
>
> Yeah, mama and I took it out for about 50-75 miles yesterday. Much
> improved. I carved a verticle piece of the seat cushion out that used
> to irritate the hell out of my tail bone. The pads give it a lift
> that rotates my pelvis just that much higher above my knees.
Cool.

> It's still very much sportbike like in that you have to constantly be
> tightening your midsection and squeezing the bike with your knees to
> fight the wind and prevent your back from slouching and thereby
> straining.
Well, the Warrior is more sporty than most cruisers, no? With a more upright
seating position than most and pegs not as far forward?

> Prolly not a bad way to get a little exercise. And I still got the
> FJR for the need to travel without the hassle of contiuous
> calisthenics.
>
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On Sep 28, 11:47 pm, Vaughn <vbra....RemoveThis@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 28, 4:57 pm, saddlebag <saddle....RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote:
>
> > For my money, the PPs are superior
> > to any of those in everyway. And now they come with hard rubber down
> > the middle, yippie! I'll have to wait for a good sale though. Them
> > Frenchies don't work their 32 hour weeks inexpensively.
>
> Yeah, I gotta wonder if the Michelin Pilot Power Recall this year
> really cause them to jack the prices on the new tires. I'm not sure
> how much of a loss the company took on those, but there were quite a
> few "Made in France" PP's that were subject to the recall. And only
> two instances I ever heard of where there was a failure.... But kudos
> to them for actually refunding/replacing all those tires if there was
> a chance of failure.
>
> Economically on my biike, I actually think I'll spend less on the PR2
> rear if the longevity is anywhere near their claim.



Just an update here:

Hit another 250 miles today on the PR2 rear / PP front combo. Totally
loving the bike and the tires.

Rode a spit of gravel, a bit of wet asphalt in the shade, and lots of
great ridge and valley sport riding (away from the cornfields). The
tires a reallly performing as good as a PP rear, with a distinct
feeling of hooking up in even modest lean angles.

After running them a bit hotter, you can see where the PP rubber
starts to get melty and the PR center stripe does not. But on braking
and accel. the center strip of slightly harder rubber seems to perform
just fine. If anything, under very hard braking it is ever so
slightly inferior to the PP rubber, but for street riding I don't go
rushing into corners under braking power - so they work just great.
But it is interesting being able to subtly feel the difference in the
rubber.

Anyway - it was an amazing day to ride. 80's here, and north of
Spring Green the fall colors were just about at peak.

Totally beautiful, with crisp fall air and an occassional shower of
yellow leaves in the valleys.
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On Oct 7, 12:41 am, Vaughn <vbra... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 28, 11:47 pm, Vaughn <vbra... DeleteThis @gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > On Sep 28, 4:57 pm, saddlebag <saddle... DeleteThis @aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > For my money, the PPs are superior
> > > to any of those in everyway. And now they come with hard rubber down
> > > the middle, yippie! I'll have to wait for a good sale though. Them
> > > Frenchies don't work their 32 hour weeks inexpensively.
>
> > Yeah, I gotta wonder if the Michelin Pilot Power Recall this year
> > really cause them to jack the prices on the new tires. I'm not sure
> > how much of a loss the company took on those, but there were quite a
> > few "Made in France" PP's that were subject to the recall. And only
> > two instances I ever heard of where there was a failure.... But kudos
> > to them for actually refunding/replacing all those tires if there was
> > a chance of failure.
>
> > Economically on my biike, I actually think I'll spend less on the PR2
> > rear if the longevity is anywhere near their claim.
>
> Just an update here:
>
> Hit another 250 miles today on the PR2 rear / PP front combo. Totally
> loving the bike and the tires.
>
> Rode a spit of gravel, a bit of wet asphalt in the shade, and lots of
> great ridge and valley sport riding (away from the cornfields). The
> tires a reallly performing as good as a PP rear, with a distinct
> feeling of hooking up in even modest lean angles.
>
> After running them a bit hotter, you can see where the PP rubber
> starts to get melty and the PR center stripe does not. But on braking
> and accel. the center strip of slightly harder rubber seems to perform
> just fine. If anything, under very hard braking it is ever so
> slightly inferior to the PP rubber, but for street riding I don't go
> rushing into corners under braking power - so they work just great.
> But it is interesting being able to subtly feel the difference in the
> rubber.
>
> Anyway - it was an amazing day to ride. 80's here, and north of
> Spring Green the fall colors were just about at peak.
>
> Totally beautiful, with crisp fall air and an occassional shower of
> yellow leaves in the valleys.

One more vote for the PR2's here.

I've got about 1000 miles on them now, and they are holding up very
well.

Today it was fairly cold out (50's most the day), and I noticed that
on the center rubber the rear would slip out a bit, but then if the
bike even started to come around in a curve the PilotPower rubber on
the edge would hook up nicely and bring it under easy control with
little input changes.

So, although the time might slip when upright and under power, the
edges make up for all that and give you the cornering confidence that
makes motorcycling fun.
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