a mate has these Bridgys on his bike and they offer incredible grip, in wet they are brilliant, in dry they are great, acceleration they don't like to slip, under brake they pull up very quickly and quietly, long sweepers and leaning her over as far as she'll go under extreme speed holds very well, I find that cracking throttle on exit of apex the bike still won't break traction...(yeah yeah yeah, i know you are meant to give it smooth constant throttle increase and not just crack it open but the the flipping heck said i was racing, truth is i was having fun and exiting an apex a little sideways with a bit of opposite lock blowing up some smoke as your engine screams "move the fark outta my way" is all about fun) anyway bike was all over very sticky remembering he is only running 140 bhp at rear wheel.
1 down side to this tyre is you have to work much harder at getting bike over to her side as it is a much squarer tyre than the metz. jumping off 1 bike and straight onto the other the difference is very obvious and you do have to muscle the bike much more to et it to lean. not so much a problem except for when you are going through a chicane or s bends as the meat rolls from left to right and back seamlessly, the bridge has to settle at 90 degree before you lean in again.
If you are into riding straight and not fussed about flicking the bio from side to side the bridge is a great option. if ease of covering is of concern then the Metz is best. Mind you it only only when you back to back the tyres you noticed the difference. My mate swore it wasn't the case until he umped on mine then straight on his.
All said, he loves the Bridgy as he feels much safer around town and doesn't punt it hard enough to warrant the down side through the hills. I think his bridgestone donuts match his skirt and bra very nicely! LMAO, he loves it when i say this!
