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- Dec 13, 2004
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I am in the process of getting my 74 Interstate/Roadster (?) back on the road, after a 19 year rest in a, mostly, dry - though unheated - garage. I am well on my way, but, currently, delayed by the temperatures here near the central USA/canadian border.
I have, recently, replaced the 20+ year old tyres with new - Japanese made - Dunlop TT100's. I never questioned the selection of the replacements, as they were original equipment when new - here, anyway.
I have, however, recently, read comments about their sensitivity to rain grooves. In the day, rain grooves were not too prevalent, but when encountered, damned near put my pants afloat. I avoided them at all costs. A run near the ton, one evening, comes to mind when I hastily exited the motorway to avoid a rain-grooved curve - nearly losing it trying to stop. No problem with the tyres, but too great of expectations from the brakes. It was a close call, and, from the exit, was a sobering, figuratively, ride home from there.
My question is, are these tyres as dangerous as they feel on the rain-grooves, or should one just carry-on riding and try to avoid being disconcerted by the wiggles?
In this area, the practise of grooving the roads is, now, wide-spread.
The drive to my girlfriend's labor-camp, on the motorway, is about 125 miles. It is mostly rain-grooved. It takes me about 1.5 hours to cannonball in my car, but, taking secondary roads on my Royal-Enfield Bullet takes nearly 4 hours! The thought of having, now, re-shoed with new TT100's, enduring 1.5 hours of white knuckled riding fills me with dread. Am I foolish in my concerns about the wiggles? The Commando's, that is, I can deal with the girlfriend's.
Best regards,
Todd
I have, recently, replaced the 20+ year old tyres with new - Japanese made - Dunlop TT100's. I never questioned the selection of the replacements, as they were original equipment when new - here, anyway.
I have, however, recently, read comments about their sensitivity to rain grooves. In the day, rain grooves were not too prevalent, but when encountered, damned near put my pants afloat. I avoided them at all costs. A run near the ton, one evening, comes to mind when I hastily exited the motorway to avoid a rain-grooved curve - nearly losing it trying to stop. No problem with the tyres, but too great of expectations from the brakes. It was a close call, and, from the exit, was a sobering, figuratively, ride home from there.
My question is, are these tyres as dangerous as they feel on the rain-grooves, or should one just carry-on riding and try to avoid being disconcerted by the wiggles?
In this area, the practise of grooving the roads is, now, wide-spread.
The drive to my girlfriend's labor-camp, on the motorway, is about 125 miles. It is mostly rain-grooved. It takes me about 1.5 hours to cannonball in my car, but, taking secondary roads on my Royal-Enfield Bullet takes nearly 4 hours! The thought of having, now, re-shoed with new TT100's, enduring 1.5 hours of white knuckled riding fills me with dread. Am I foolish in my concerns about the wiggles? The Commando's, that is, I can deal with the girlfriend's.
Best regards,
Todd