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exhausting slipping in and out of six gears, picking a way through bumpy | exhausting slipping in and out of six gears, picking a way through bumpy | ||
corners and praying to the Heavens that the still rather hopeless Japanese | corners and praying to the Heavens that the still rather hopeless Japanese | ||
tires wouldn't give up their task in protest at a normal day's work. The | |||
bike would buck and leap ov'er bumps, wallow and skip and generally sap | bike would buck and leap ov'er bumps, wallow and skip and generally sap | ||
every ounce of confidence. | every ounce of confidence. | ||
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propping up the fence. Doubtless some of them think I'm an eccentric bike | propping up the fence. Doubtless some of them think I'm an eccentric bike | ||
freak who buys a new cycle every other week, but those who know The Truth | freak who buys a new cycle every other week, but those who know The Truth | ||
hang around prodding | hang around prodding tires, bouncing on dual seats, until I poke me nose | ||
around the door. | around the door. | ||
Naturally, word of the up-coming | Naturally, word of the up-coming | ||
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If the handling was so reasonable then, how, you may ask, did I fall off it | If the handling was so reasonable then, how, you may ask, did I fall off it | ||
twice in one day? Same reason everybody falls off 250 Suzukis, that's how. | twice in one day? Same reason everybody falls off 250 Suzukis, that's how. | ||
Pissing | Pissing tires that arc made of nylon. I spoke to several guys who had the" | ||
same problem including the owner of a messenger firm who had six bikes | same problem including the owner of a messenger firm who had six bikes | ||
crashed at least three times each before changing to rubber, so it ain't | crashed at least three times each before changing to rubber, so it ain't | ||
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Bridgestones again are they? Nuffink wrong wiv 'em mate.' Satisfied of | Bridgestones again are they? Nuffink wrong wiv 'em mate.' Satisfied of | ||
Bognor. All I can say. Satisfied, is that you must ride like a toad, and you | Bognor. All I can say. Satisfied, is that you must ride like a toad, and you | ||
don't go out in the wet. These | don't go out in the wet. These tires are really lethal. | ||
It wouldn't be so bad if they | It wouldn't be so bad if they | ||
only put them on commuter style machines, although maybe that's cruel | only put them on commuter style machines, although maybe that's cruel | ||
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Almost without exception, these | Almost without exception, these | ||
kids will act for a while like loonies, till they get to learn what biking's | kids will act for a while like loonies, till they get to learn what biking's | ||
about. And with a bike fitted with Bridgestone Nylon | about. And with a bike fitted with Bridgestone Nylon tires, they'll not only | ||
drop it first time they brake hard in the wet, they'll also stand a good | drop it first time they brake hard in the wet, they'll also stand a good | ||
chance of losing it in the dry the first time they try braking late and deep | chance of losing it in the dry the first time they try braking late and deep | ||
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this probably doesn't matter. Fuel consumption is average, I got 44mpg, | this probably doesn't matter. Fuel consumption is average, I got 44mpg, | ||
ridden hard. It isn't going to be ridden any other way. Just change the | ridden hard. It isn't going to be ridden any other way. Just change the | ||
bloody | bloody tires first. | ||
Barnaby W | Barnaby W | ||
Summary | Summary | ||
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The Yamaha, for example, is the | The Yamaha, for example, is the | ||
ultimate hard charging 250cc street bike so why hasn't the job been | ultimate hard charging 250cc street bike so why hasn't the job been | ||
finished with the quirky high speed handling smoothed out. and decent | finished with the quirky high speed handling smoothed out. and decent tires | ||
fitted to contain the power? Likewise, the MZ. with that amazingly refined | fitted to contain the power? Likewise, the MZ. with that amazingly refined | ||
specification, is hardly a plodding economy bike. Yet the weirdo clutch and, | specification, is hardly a plodding economy bike. Yet the weirdo clutch and, | ||
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time to follow their own guidelines and start with what should be the simple | time to follow their own guidelines and start with what should be the simple | ||
job of making their lightweights handle predictably. Still more important, | job of making their lightweights handle predictably. Still more important, | ||
they should fit to their bikes | they should fit to their bikes tires that can live with some of the rather | ||
fine engines they produce. If only it were possible to statistically | fine engines they produce. If only it were possible to statistically | ||
calculate how many motorcycle accidents might have been avoided over the | calculate how many motorcycle accidents might have been avoided over the | ||