Avon cobra or Bridgestone exedra rear?

I run the rear bias ply 170 excedra up front and a 205 Yokohama in the back. I have 4k miles on them and they still look new.
 
Geezuz Paul...I had close to 10000ks out of my last Exendra Max...I must ride like a grandmother!!
This tyre was done by 4K Miles :(
Mind you the Fun Factor was high :D and no chicken strips :thumbsup:

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So.....whats the matter with that tyre???still got a bit left in her.....

What I tend to do Tal is, I notice that the tyre is getting low in the middle, as it does, so from there on out I know I have to replace the tyre so I head for the hills and really get to balance up the remaining tread on the sides with the middle section :D
Check out the Ngaruawahia/Waingaro Hot Springs Road.
It's 15 miles point to point, my best time, home to the pub, 13 minutes, and that's slowing down to the posted 50KPH through the wee township of Glen Massey.

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Definitely a case of 'show no mercy', you must have that rear tyre spinning in the corners Freddie Spencer style! :):D:thumbsup:
 
Definitely a case of 'show no mercy', you must have that rear tyre spinning in the corners Freddie Spencer style! :):D:thumbsup:

Well, on my Trident (1000cc's, Carrillo Rods, etc etc) I would lock up the rear brake and slide into a corner, on the Apex I'd turn the 'bars in the direction I wanted to go, let the brake off, .... then give it full throttle, so the molten rubber between me and Tera Firma instantly changed from locked up sliding to wheel spin with a power slide out of the corner. :D

I tried that on the Rocket ............... :eek:
I locked up the rear brake to set up a slide into the corner ....... the bike stopped...., dead in it's tracks ! :confused:
Too much rubber on the ground, wouldn't slide.
So I had to change my tactics, I still brake real hard deep into the corner, but then I use that God Awesome torque to catapult me outa the corner, hence balancing the overall tyre wear :D

This straight below would be about a ¼ mile, easily top 120MPH down here, into a 10° R/H tight kink (at 100+MPH) corner, then another 100+ short straights heading towards a 3rd gear 100KPH corner.

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A couple more top end straights and into a 65K it's going round, still going round, it's going around some more L/hander.

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