Taking the SPORTS out of the ST

[ST2UP]

NOOOOOO.......!!!





Make the bad man stop 

Although on the upside you could save some weight and remove the side stand 

[jimwilly]

Might be OK for a run over the Nullabor.

[StinkyPete]

Benefits
Cheap
Last forever
Conversation starter
No need to put feet down at the lights
Downside
Handles like rubbish
All your mates laugh at you
Handles like rubbish
Questionable legal/insurance status
Handles like rubbish

My mate fitted a Commodore tyre to his Suzuki 109 on one of our trips, and we discovered all of the above.

[Biggles]

Questionable legal/insurance status

My mate fitted a Commodore tyre to his Suzuki 109 on one of our trips, and we discovered all of the above.

All of the above?

[Diesel]

It's a thought that crossed my mind when considering doing 'a lap' once.

Apparently the handling isn't as bad as one may think. The grip levels are fine too, as the tread goes around the corner of the edges a little.

Some insurance co's are fine - others won't touch this with a barge pole.

[StinkyPete]

It's a thought that crossed my mind when considering doing 'a lap' once.

Apparently the handling isn't as bad as one may think. The grip levels are fine too, as the tread goes around the corner of the edges a little.

Some insurance co's are fine - others won't touch this with a barge pole.

By running the Commodore tyre at 23psi, the tyre side wall flexed quite a lot as the bike cornered, and she could be muscled around a bend.  With it set at 30psi the bike would not corner.   As it tipped over, the flat contact surface tends to try to life the bike, so it strongly resists tipping into a corner.  With the right tyre pressure, the handling is marginally OK, but with the wrong pressure, it's a disaster waiting to happen.

[Biggles]

By running the Commodore tyre at 23psi, the tyre side wall flexed quite a lot as the bike cornered, and she could be muscled around a bend.  With it set at 30psi the bike would not corner.   As it tipped over, the flat contact surface tends to try to life the bike, so it strongly resists tipping into a corner.  With the right tyre pressure, the handling is marginally OK, but with the wrong pressure, it's a disaster waiting to happen.

Sounds brilliant.

For someone else.

[saaz]

Someone posted the pros and cons of this on a trophy website. Basically came out negative if you like the way a bike handles, but may be ok for gentler riders or things like long straight roads

[Gavo]

 

It's a thought that crossed my mind when considering doing 'a lap' once.

Apparently the handling isn't as bad as one may think. The grip levels are fine too, as the tread goes around the corner of the edges a little.

Some insurance co's are fine - others won't touch this with a barge pole.

There are far more riders gone Darkside than our little collective
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