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ME880 Rear tire test results
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<blockquote data-quote="HaulinAshe" data-source="post: 253095" data-attributes="member: 1875"><p>Steve,</p><p></p><p>IMO, you might want to reconsider the double-880 setup for brisk riding. The rear 880 works very well as long as you have a super-polygrip front to match it with. I'm pretty sure it's the combination of the Diablo Strada front and ME880 rear that makes it a suitable combination for me.</p><p></p><p>Case in point, yesterday I charged a little too hard into a corner and had to get on the binders quickly. I immediately felt the rear start to skip a bit and had to compensate by grabbing even more front brake and holding my line even longer before laying the bike over. If I had anything less sticky than the Strada on front, it might have been real "ditch-bound" trouble for me.</p><p></p><p>At least for me, the back end coming loose is much easier to handle. I'm much more comfortable managing that condition, than if the front washes. If the front end washes I'm a goner. If you get the chance, I would give a different front like the Strada, Z6 etc. a try with the ME880 rear.</p><p></p><p>Jeff</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HaulinAshe, post: 253095, member: 1875"] Steve, IMO, you might want to reconsider the double-880 setup for brisk riding. The rear 880 works very well as long as you have a super-polygrip front to match it with. I'm pretty sure it's the combination of the Diablo Strada front and ME880 rear that makes it a suitable combination for me. Case in point, yesterday I charged a little too hard into a corner and had to get on the binders quickly. I immediately felt the rear start to skip a bit and had to compensate by grabbing even more front brake and holding my line even longer before laying the bike over. If I had anything less sticky than the Strada on front, it might have been real "ditch-bound" trouble for me. At least for me, the back end coming loose is much easier to handle. I'm much more comfortable managing that condition, than if the front washes. If the front end washes I'm a goner. If you get the chance, I would give a different front like the Strada, Z6 etc. a try with the ME880 rear. Jeff [/QUOTE]
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