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rain tires

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ok. so I have now been down twice as a result of having to do emergency maneuvers in the rain. this i find generally unacceptable, so I'm looking for tires that will perform well in the rain.
I originally purchased ChenShin hiMax tires, which were perfect for using the bike as a recreational/joyride bike. However, I have come to depend on the bike for intercity travel, as well as commuting to and from school and work.
 
My Perelli MT-90 Scorpions work exceptionally well in the rain.
 
I'm sure the Scorpions are nice, but they don't come in sizes for a GS400...

IMHO, Avon's new RoadRiders have excellent wet traction manners. They come in a huge array of sizes, and stick fantastically in the dry, too. I figure if anyone would know about riding in the rain, it would be the British.

Pirelli Sport Demons are also another tire with excellent handling wet or dry.

However, I've ridden a LOT of miles on my GS850 in nasty weather on Cheng Shin HiMax tires with no trouble -- what leads you to believe your tires are at fault? Are the Cheng Shins more than two or three years old?
 
my himax's have about 7000km on them now, and while i know that they would suffice if i were a better rider, the fact is that I'm not yet very experienced, and I would like a tire that will perform well in emergency situations. having gone down once because i had to swirve in the rain, and once more because i had to break hard, I feel better tires might help my plight
 
Sounds like you might have gotten into situations where just about anything short of full race wets would have reacted the same way. City streets are slick enough in the dry, in the wet the worn out, oily pavement doesn't give much traction. I try to stay in the left hand side of whichever lane I'm in even in dry conditions to stay out of the mess that is usually found in the middle of the traffic lanes.
 
"Wipe off 10 in the wet" is a common road safety expression in Australia. This is in reference to kms/hr and is a good rule of thumb to follow IMHO.
 
I have ridden CS HiMaxes in the rain a bit with no trouble. Can't say I remember having to do any extraordinary emergency maneuvers though. But I'm not sure you can expect your problem to be solved by tires...
 
well, T3rmin. Your advice, as well as the many other contributing members here, has always been reliable, right from my first thread.

I will probably ask around again after i let these tires finish their life on my bike
 
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On the Four GS's I have tired in the last couple of years I have put Bridgestone spitfires on 2 bikes and chen shin 's on 2. The bridgestone bikes have moved on to new homes and Now I am riding the Chen shin's. The Bridgestone spitfires always surprised me with their stability in the rain. But they were the tires I used when I just started riding. The chen shins I have used less often in the rain but I have found them to be just as stable.
 
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