--- >May be that's why I've had worst luck with Dunlops, and excellent mileage/performance from MZ4's. -Pete > > The GTS is simply hard on tires! It seems that the > tires that do best on > the GTS are those that have fewer horizontal or > cross tread blocks near the > centerline of the tire (since that is where most of > the braking occurs). > For example, the Bridgestone 020 looks like this: > http://www.tiresunlimited.com/images/bridgestone/BT020F.jpg > > Too many tread blocks near the centerline. Whereas > the Pirelli MTR23/24 > GTS(concidence? I think not!) looks like this: > http://www.tiresunlimited.com/images/pirelli_motorcycle/dragongts.jpg > > Fewer tread blocks and farther away from the > centerline. We've also had > good reports on the newer Macadam 100s. They look > like this: > http://www.tiresunlimited.com/images/michelin_100x_tires.gif > > Looks like a tire that will cup badly to me, EXCEPT > the size of the tread > blocks is much larger than the previous Macadam 90s. > Let's look at one > other tire...the Metzeler Z4: > http://www.tiresunlimited.com/images/metzeler_motorcycle/mez4.jpg > > Nevermind, that's just too ugly to put on a GTS! :^) > Actually, there are > lots of blocks on the centerline, but they tend to > be more diagonal. > > > Kevin Hawkins // Greensboro, NC > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.kevinhawk.com > Y2K Kawasaki ZRX1100 //'93 Yamaha GTS1000 > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Jerry Wills wrote: > > Why do front tires cup? So we are all talking about > the same > thing, cupping is a hi lo wear pattern. Right? > > Road conditions can also create a problem, and the > ABS could be > at fault also. What is the frequency of the cups, > does it match > the ABS frequency? > > Jerry Wills
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