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I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but my buddy Ben and I took a ride over to T Rd on Sunday and did a few passes. I had recently put on a new Pilot Road 2 on the rear and really wanted to see what it could do, since I was coming from a few consecutive ContiMotions and wanted to see what I was missing. Verdict: A lot. These tires stick like glue, with no unease at all, which is a lot considering I was flogging the 520 pound beast they call a Sprint. Ben was following me on his Daytona 675 with his GoPro and got some video of the last run. It's not great quality because his windshield is tinted and had something smeared on it, but it's good enough (setting the quality to HD helps a lot).
‪Keith Leads last run‬‏ - YouTube
How good are the tires? I was able to get my knee down on the Sprint, with my top case and lowered foot pegs installed, without any complaint from the bike or the tires. I was pretty impressed, as I have never had the Sprint anywhere close to that far leaned over. Yes I know that I shouldn't have, and I don't usually ride at this pace, but everything was clicking and I decided to pick up the pace a little bit.
Oh yeah, and T Rd is in killer shape, there was maybe one tiny bit of gravel in one corner, and one new turtle popping up in the road, but it was in a very easy to manage spot. EP Rd is closed though.