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Sometimes, that something runs into *you*. At least when you're faster you'll see it coming.

There is only one speed. faster.

http://www.almax-security-chains.co.uk/index.asp?pg=7 I'm still shocked people don't get their helmets stolen all the time. It stuns me the number of people who leave their lids on their bike for the entire day. Who knows if somebody knocked it off?

This is part and parcel of our need and desire for lane splitting. If you have a problem with this you should be driving a car, not a motorcycle. Your motorcycle does not take up very much space, so why not have cars take advantage of that as well? The outcome of this is better traffic flow...

It does take some practice. It's a bit more dangerous when it's wet since now you're on the painted lines and you'll lose some traction there. Other than that, you'll quickly start picking up the subtle movements of cars that telegraph their actions long before they become a danger. The...

Sounds more like "I'm used to squared-off tires" than oil-slicked new tires. The bike wants to collapse... Are you running Metzelers?

I got into it so I could park on the sidewalks for free.

You must have had a lemon. I had a 250 and the maintenance was cheap. There's only half the parts to break, for one. Sure, you have to travel with a litre of Castrol Syntech 2-stroke racing oil, but that's no biggie. It's not like you have to mix. I'd also recommend against the 125 as a...

lol

The only "break-in" period there has been was getting the release compounds off the tire. Scrubbing the tire is a process that should be complete by the time you get home, or else you should be trying harder. As reciprocity suggests, looks like the slick release compounds are no longer used, so...

Sweet! When did they start not doing that?

Primarily I'm curious about the sport-touring offerings from Dunlop. I'd run D207s long ago on two radically different bikes; on the touring bike they felt meh at best with poor wet grip, and on the trackbike they felt like wood with very little feedback at all. Perhaps things have changed...

I'll bet there's lots of guys out there who have never had their bike setup optimally to begin with :) I'd *love* to go on a blind-tire test. I would also insist on not even seeing the tread before mounting the bike. Everybody has a bias to some extent, and that's the only way to remove it.

I stand corrected.

I've done some touring and some trackdays. I agree, there are lots of people out there who do their riding or their sessions without any thought to their tire pressure that day or their front/rear profile, but I think saying 95% of people can't tell is going too far. Getting back to the...

Oh, that's a requirement to continue this discussion now? Nope, I haven't had tire brands changed on me mid-session. I think you'll find that the riders that can't tell the difference don't ride very much to begin with.

If you think *you* can't tell the diff between tires, then you're kidding yourself. Q.E.D.

That guy was riding too fast in stopped traffic, and really should have noticed that van, as it had its signal lights on. Bike's fully at fault.

That's laughable.

Replace them with tires that act exactly the same way, and I'd agree with you. Otherwise, what you're saying here is that there's actually very little difference between manufacturers.