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Need tires soon.

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Hello all. Been reading the posts re: tires on this section and in the tires sticky also. Will reduce my tire pressure from 35/41 to about 34/38 per your recommendations. Hopefully that should cure some of the handling ills. Have little tread left on the Michelin Pilot Roads that were on the bike when I bought it, will need tires soon. Not crazy about the Pilot Roads, this gives me a chance to change. I have heard (here and elsewhere) great things about the Z 6s and BT 014s. Here I can ride year round, and we are now in rainy season. I also ride on back roads, which often have poor surfaces. Now through March or April, there is a lot of sludge, muck, gunk, slop, ****, leaves, twigs, branches, trees, sand, gravel, mud, mudslides and general debris on the roads. So, due to 1.) poor roads, 2.) rainy season debris, in addition to the usual assortment of sport / sport touring tires, I was thinking about tires such as the fairly new Dunlop D 616 or the Pirelli Scorpion Sync, which are both marketed as dual-sport tires, with an emphasis on road performance, both of which seem like they could handle less than optimum road surfaces. Anyone have any experience with these two tires or similar or recommendations ? Or should I just be the guinea pig for the D 616 or Scorpion Syncs as my contribution to this forum?

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[ This message was edited by: jeffster on 2006-12-20 01:06 ]
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Jeffster, I think we need to persuade DaveM to test the new Avon Storm ST which replaces the Azaro ST. I fancied the Azaros at change time next year, but need some pioneers' comments on the new one before I take the plunge! Chances are, the Azaros won't be available by then. The only problem with DaveM is that he'll wear them out in Sydney's summer so we won't know how they are in the wet! :razz:
Jeffster,
You may find the following link interesting.Please note Dunlop's nationality!John Boyd Dunlop
Good luck with the tyre quest. :)
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