Road Smarts

[RudyT]

A side note:
My GS fitted with spoked wheels is a road going bike with only off-road aspirations as far as the next gravel road goes.

Correction: I have cast aluminum wheels fitted not spoked wheels. Sorry.

 

[bisbee]

No further posts in this thread for a year So should I try road smarts for my european trip inc the stelvio or stick with my trail attacks and tiptoe around the bends in the wet

 

[Rasher]

I am getting a set of Roadsmarts fitted in the next couple of weeks as I want new tyres on for the fitting / setting up of my Wilburs next month.

They managed well over 4k on a 220kg, 170BHP ZZR1400 (mainly two-up use) so cannot see the GS wearing them out too quickly.

The bloke at the tyre shop pointed out it would look a bit odd, I prefer odd looks to odd handling though.

 

[Bones]

No further posts in this thread for a year So should I try road smarts for my european trip inc the stelvio or stick with my trail attacks and tiptoe around the bends in the wet

I'm chuffed with the extra grip an handling since fitting Roadsmarts. As long as there is no snow, the Stelvio should be the ideal place to get your knee down on a set

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259809

 

[bisbee]

I'm chuffed with the extra grip an handling since fitting Roadsmarts. As long as there is no snow, the Stelvio should be the ideal place to get your knee down on a set

http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259809

Thanks for the link I'll be trying some then

 

[Achim]

Bisbee, the Roadsmarts are excellent tyres, but in June Michelin will bring out Pilot Road 3s in GS size. Based on my experience with PR2s on my R850R I'll definitely give those a try. The grip of those in the wet was unreal.

Achim

 

[Rasher]

Bisbee, the Roadsmarts are excellent tyres, but in June Michelin will bring out Pilot Road 3s in GS size. Based on my experience with PR2s on my R850R I'll definitely give those a try. The grip of those in the wet was unreal.

Achim

The Roadsmarts were launched with a dry and wet track with competitors tyres to try alongside, I think every journo on the launch went quicker in the wet on Roadsmarts.

I later saw a mag test with the sports touring tyres being tested on a wet track (by Jamie Whitham) and the Roadsmarts came out top again.

If the PR2's were great, the Roadsmarts even better and Michelin now improve on them with the PR3's that will be awesome!

I need my tyres in the next 3 weeks otherwise would be tempted to try PR3's, maybe they wil be in the shops for my Alps trip in August.

 

[phooey]

The Dunlop website will tell you their recommendation, 2.2/2.5 bar I think irrespective of load which would be 36/42 plus change in psi. I ran mine this high for a few k miles but the rear seemed to be wearing quite quickly in the centre tread. I have now dropped them to 34/38 one up and 36/42 two up or luggage. Seems to be getting better mileage but thats maybe just my impression.

2.2bar = 32psi
2.5bar = 36psi

08 GSA (rider no luggage) or so it says under the seat.