| Author | Message | ||
     Deerhunter17 |
Whats a good tire for colder temps? I'm talkin normal street commuting, temps above freezing. My bike has the Dunlop D207 ( stock front , 6K miles, RR on rear, 1K miles )and feels like I'm riding on marbles for the first few miles, even worse after they cooled back down ( after a fuel stop ) | ||
| Steve_mackay |
And I quote one of the BrewCitybrag members... "I've never met a Dunlop that stuck in the cold". He was running on Metzler Z6 front, and Z4 rear on his S3T. I agree Dunlops seem to suck in the cold. | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
I have had my Pirelli Diablos out in the upper 30's & so far they have stuck fine even when cold & thats on my R1. I agree that both my 207's & the 205's I had on my X1 felt rather loose & the front felt a lot worse than the rear to me. That was in the 20-40 degree range. Anything above upper 40's & I didnt seem to have any issues with them. | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
1 other thing, the Dunlops I run on my Dyna tend to get a bit slippery when its cold out. Or maybe that was just the 18" of snow on the ground causing the problems? And no im not kidding about that. | ||
| Easyflier |
Starting my second winter on Diablos here, much better than the Dunlops. I do drop my tire pressure 2-4 lbs this time of year since most of my rides are considerably shorter than usual and it helps them heat up quicker. | ||
| Reepicheep |
D220's are downright hazardous. The new Scorpians seem reasonably sticky, 32 F is the coldest I have ridden them so far. Didn't push them though, but they were clearly better then the D220's. | ||
| Cataract2 |
Guess that's a reason to like Florida right now. Besides the fact we get 365 riding days. Only problem are the roads here on the coast. | ||
| Buells Rule! (Dyna in disguise) |
Guess that's a reason to like Florida right now. Besides the fact we get 365 riding days. Rode during those 3 hurricanes did ya?  | ||
| Moe03xb |
I agree that the Dunlops suck in the cold. Second gear burnouts at 30 mph are interesting. The Pirelli Corsas on my dad's Duc seem to work real well though. | ||
| Nick |
The Scorp Syncs on the CityX seems good in the cold. I lean in hard and gas it within about 2 mins of setting off at < 5C. Not sensible but no bother (yet!). | ||
| U4euh |
Rode during those three hurricanes did ya? Only thing they had to do then was role it out in the drive, start it up and enjoy the 110 mph winds.  , hope they had their helmets and leathers on for all the flying objects.}} | ||
| Jeremyh |
i am running the same tires in the winter as in the summer Michelin Pilots. Keep in mind i am not aggressive at all in the cold weather but i have been testing them out a bit to see how well they stick afte about 10 minutes of riding. they stick good i guess |
