Was this at Honda Yamaha of Memphis? I only ask because it sure looks like the place I bought my new '12 last year in October. They had a blue '13 there that I passed up on because they wanted $9000...at the time.
I remember those days. Now, however, I enjoy the ease and comfort of staying dry on a daily commute as opposed to being blasted by the elements and dealing with all the wet mess when I get to work. I love riding, but I don't get carried away with the hardcore thing anymore.
Cut my windscreen down further and put on a 16t sprocket. Started to leave in my truck this morning, saw the sunshine so I did a re-check on the weather. The bike is sitting outside my office.
Got the tire mounted just in time for a week's worth of rain. The 40 miles I did get to ride it was very promising, though. Bike seems to turn in a bit easier or something.
Oh, I see what you're saying now. Yeah, my focus changed a little as I read up on tires more. I started thinking about tread life after all (since I'm cheap), and general all weather riding since I've been flirting with the idea of putting the enormous stock rear fender back on (taking it off...
I've finally had to force myself to stop researching tires (I only need the rear one due to a nail). Analysis Paralysis has set in. 95% of my riding will be twisty back roads and commuting, so any of the well thought of tires out there should be more than enough. Like everything else, each...
Thanks, Dustin. That's pretty much what I thought I was supposed to be looking at, but every thread on every forum I'd visit always focused on touring tires so it seemed like I was doing something wrong by not looking at them for this type of bike...
What category of tires should I be focusing on if my only concern is for dry weather traction on city streets and twisty back roads?
In my research it seems all the sport touring tires focus quite a bit on wet weather performance, which to me, indicates that if it's good at everything then...
Although I'm a Honda fan at heart, and have wanted a VFR for a while, the riding position on these appears to be a bit more aggressive than I'd like (my 500R was just right), and the Interceptor is just plain too expensive compared to what I'm willing to part with for a bike.