[Crash Dummy Denno]

Originally Posted by Degsy

Tire delaminations happen all the time, but when a company recalls tires people start to post pics everywhere showing tire delaminations. I don't know whether I believe that any of them are genuinely caused by a manufacturing defect. You can bet your life that we will find out eventually what the exact real deal is. I have seen threads all over the internet now where everyone who crashed on a trackday in the last 2 months is blaming the Michelins. I don't buy it. I have over 300 hard trackday miles on my 2CT french made Michelins and not a problem.

People are jumping on the bandwagon because Michelin have done the right thing by recalling the tires because of a problem they have found. No-one has brought up the fact that you can have a total instant deflation on a modern sport motorcycle tire and still ride to a stop. Hell, you can ride on the carcass alone if the tread comes off completely. All the delaminations I have seen online so far have resulted in a controlled stop.

All I'm saying is don't get sucked in by the hype just yet.

derek

thank god for that post - i was just about to take a leap off a bridge hugging my front tire ever so tightly - man I'm a sucker for hype and peer pressure... or is it booze and cheap women... who am i and why am i posting - oops I pissed myself again

[Jingo_Maze]

Originally Posted by Degsy

lol, that was Akira's point. I don't charge $80 tire. :-)

Doh!!!!!

And thank God for Spain!!! I'm in the clear!!