Cold Temps , cold rubber ='s -------> catching a drift.

Dayum ....... didn't get the tires sufficiently warmed up this afternoon
made for an interesting event when I had her wot coming thru' a sharp
turn ........ heh heh ......... a "note to self" moment ....... "warm the ****en
tires up before pushing her to the max in a turn" ....lol

Leads me to something else ....... some tires warm up way faster than others

My Michelins ......... hey 5 min's ....they're good to go.

The Battleaxes on my 93 ..........they take waay longer !!!!!

You Guys notice same about any other brands ?????? any opinions on it ??

 

Hey:

I am running strickly Metzelers and Shinkos Raven 009 nowadays, both warm pretty quick and have good cold weather adhesion, maybe look at going to either of them when the axes wear out. I will probably never run Bstones or Dunlops any more because of that. Mich and Pirs are both good just cost to much compared to Avons or Contis. It just hard to beat Shinkos or Metzelers to me. My next choice would be Avons or Continentals as they both work good in the wet and cold, just not as sticky.

Dub

 

You know me I am running Michelins

 

yeah the Shinko's seem like they can't be beat from a $$$ value perspective somebody
on here got a set for like $164 bucks ............ unreal

Might try 'em next time out

those PR3's holding up good Indy ??

 

The bike is up on stands

 

I have Avons Storm Ultra2, they ask a bit of time before warming up but once warm they ar pretty good, in the rain they are incredible, in cold weather i am already very very cautious so i am not pushing her right now... up here we are cruising between -2 at night an 10 maximum during the day and you wait until 12 or so as we have black ice in the morning, season is almost at an end!

 

Heard those Avons were a pretty good tire too Carl and we are not far behind you temp
wise these day mon ami

 

Hey man, the thing is, sport tires work when they heat up. Only then do they get sticky. More stickier than other types of tires. They are a bitch to get up to temp. on cold or rainy days. That's why I stay clear of them. I had to many, oop!, moments on them. Not many real hot, low moisture days in my riding season. I have not tried Battleaxes but My guess is that they can be fussy on humid days. A good S/T tire works best in the northeast USA. As I am still here in Canada land, with heavy frost in the mornings, I don't know what my Shankos will do in the cold. They work well in rain so I can only guess they work in the cold.

Peace brother