toddv@copper.UUCP (05/14/86)
> I had posted earlier on the subject of MP7's, but I want to second >Todd's favorable opinion and add a few questions of my own. I have used the >tire only on the rear (with a Laser front) and noticed no handling change >except almost total wobble-elimination. Qualitatively the steering feels >about the same. I didn't notice the steering change until I went to the front radial. New tires always feel better (as someone pointed out to me), but my bike practically *falls* into the curves now. I had to be careful not to turn too much at first. > traction is not as good under hard accelleration as My bike doesn't produce hard acceleration. :-) I haven't ridden any wheelies with the front tire more than six inches off the ground since I switched tires. (I try not to pull wheelies but sometimes I let the clutch out a wee bit fast. . . ) > Under pure cornering loads the tire >slides very predictably and it's great in the rain. My experience also. > Now for the question, Todd: how's the front? My new lane-splitter is >a BMW K100 with the OEM Phantoms, and the ribbed front tire wiggles badly >on road irregularities parallel to the bike's path. This is annoying on rain >grooves at 55 and scary on rough roads at 130. I've been thinking of getting >MP7's when the Phantoms wear out but I'm leery of ribbed Pirellis. I noticed the greatest improvement with the front tire (I put the rear on first and a front later.), in the turns. The bike falls into the turns, but it resists fast weaving down a straight stretch of road. It still does the rain groove dance and it still feels the same over steel bridges. >P.S. How are the pickup truck drivers in Portland these days? :) Don't ask. Todd Vierheller Software Development Products Tektronix, Inc Portland Or