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Rear wheel slip, was this "shaft effect"
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<blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 797469" data-attributes="member: 19880"><p>I had new Roadsmarts on the bike when I bought it (used) this spring. They were good tires in terms of ride and control but didn't last very long for me. (YMMV) Didn't get much more than 5000 miles out of them and by comparison, I got more than twice the mileage out of a set of Michelin PR2's. Riding conditions were not the same but, based on the current set of PR2's, they are also going to last a lot longer than the Roadsmarts did for me. Just so this doesn't turn completely into a tire brand-bashing thread, the FJR is a heavy bike and there is a LOT of lateral force on the rubber during cornering. I think you will be pleased with the improvement when you switch to one of the favored tires as discussed in painful detail in the NEPRT section - you won't see a lot of people excited about the Metzelers. There is also the matter of getting used to a heavier machine. By contrast, I came from a Yamaha Venture and the FJR feels like a (very powerful) bicycle in terms of handling.</p><p></p><p>Ross</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RossKean, post: 797469, member: 19880"] I had new Roadsmarts on the bike when I bought it (used) this spring. They were good tires in terms of ride and control but didn't last very long for me. (YMMV) Didn't get much more than 5000 miles out of them and by comparison, I got more than twice the mileage out of a set of Michelin PR2's. Riding conditions were not the same but, based on the current set of PR2's, they are also going to last a lot longer than the Roadsmarts did for me. Just so this doesn't turn completely into a tire brand-bashing thread, the FJR is a heavy bike and there is a LOT of lateral force on the rubber during cornering. I think you will be pleased with the improvement when you switch to one of the favored tires as discussed in painful detail in the NEPRT section - you won't see a lot of people excited about the Metzelers. There is also the matter of getting used to a heavier machine. By contrast, I came from a Yamaha Venture and the FJR feels like a (very powerful) bicycle in terms of handling. Ross [/QUOTE]
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