Over the winter I put on a set of Continental Trail Wing 2 tires and man, the little 450 feels like a completely different machine! Got on the interstate yesterday and was able to comfortably hold 80 mph and it just glides along. As to cornering, again, whole 'nuther animal. Really can't say that they're stickier since I never push that hard anyway but the way to now feels inspires a lot of confidence.
One thing that's a bit concerning though is I can now lock my back tire when braking. That never happened before even with Kendas on it, my guess is because they're a harder compound. Also, it's easy to get a chirp out of them while downshifting to do engine braking.
After running Kendas, two different sets of Shinko and now these, I wish I'd have not cheapskated out before. I'm quite happy with the milage the the old ones gave me, the Shinko 705 in particular. We'll see how this set pans out.
The rear has a date code if 3115 so I hope to put in a lot of miles before August is over since my hair will fall out, I'll suffer from macular degeneration and my motorcycle will exode if I don't promptly change it by then.
One thing that's a bit concerning though is I can now lock my back tire when braking. That never happened before even with Kendas on it, my guess is because they're a harder compound. Also, it's easy to get a chirp out of them while downshifting to do engine braking.
After running Kendas, two different sets of Shinko and now these, I wish I'd have not cheapskated out before. I'm quite happy with the milage the the old ones gave me, the Shinko 705 in particular. We'll see how this set pans out.
The rear has a date code if 3115 so I hope to put in a lot of miles before August is over since my hair will fall out, I'll suffer from macular degeneration and my motorcycle will exode if I don't promptly change it by then.
