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From: donch@teklabs.UUCP (Don Chitwood)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: Re: Pirelli MP7 (Near) Radials
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Date: Thu, 1-May-86 14:44:04 EDT
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Todd,
   My gut feeling is that the cross-sectional shape of the tire will
definitely have an effect on how the tire feels in cornering and
setting up for cornering.  However, the main thing I've noticed whenever I 
change a tire (mainly rear ones since they wear so rapidly) is how nimble
and responsive my motorcycle becomes....regardless of the brand of
tire I use.  Certainly there are major considerations to keep in mind
when selecting a tire, but I'm afraid my sensitivity to the
attributes of one over another aren't very objective when my
sampling rate is once or twice a year.  I'd love to have a spare
rear wheel that I could use for an A/B test in quick succession.
Then I could be convinced of the subtler (or maybe the obvious)
differences.  As it is, I tend to stick with the ones that give me
known performance for my style of riding, which in our part of the country most
definitely includes traction in the wet.