[Theric]

Well, I don't drag my knee but I have scraped the kicks off the ground a good amount and no problems. I'm pretty sure its 34\36psi.

[Layinlowstang]

I gotta say that kid at 16 is killin it!!! Sorry thats so off-topic

[JZ67]

it's so wrong that this thread made me horny

[cpark_12]

Okay, I'm 6'2 205. I'm gonna drop the pressure a bit and see if that helps. But, if not, I'll still say they aren't the tire for me!

[whitecl0ver]

add me to the list with Stada's I took them through N. GA Mountains and touched knees several times on my kitty 600 never a slide....

I'd buy them again for sure!!

[DOCTORNITRO]

I love my Stradas! Had 'em on my Kat (34f/36r). Loved 'em so much, that was the first purchase when I got my CBR!

[md86]

Wow , I run 35-36/39-40 on mine . Only time I ever felt them slip was threshold-braking when cold , and when I do something REALLY ham-fisted . But then , I do my best to be as smooth as possible with the inputs ALWAYS , and don't go balls-out all that often .

[cpark_12]

okay, i dropped pressure down to 38psi rear and rode up 188 (see map). It felt a little better, but slid again around the 1st hard right in that road. Now, they just paved that road, so i know it wasn't the road being bad, or oil, or sand. I was doing 90 or so. i'll try dropping it a little more and see if that helps, but it ain't looking so well.

oh, here's a link to a map of 188. it's the best road we have down here!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Cairo,+GA&daddr=30.919604,-84.144974+to:GA-188%2FRR+1+to:Ochlocknee,+Georgia&geocode=%3B%3BFUBo2AEd-aT8-g%3B&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&via=1,2&sll=30.920046,-84.120941&sspn=0.125176,0.209255&ie=UTF8&ll=30.922844,-84.107552&spn=0.250344,0.41851&z=12

oh, and here's the road i slid on twice the other day.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Lakeshore+Dr+E&daddr=30.506186,-84.291272+to:Lakeshore+Dr+W&geocode=FUxR0QEdyAb6-g%3B%3BFWEX0QEdDqX5-g&hl=en&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=15&via=1&sll=30.495093,-84.294147&sspn=0.031432,0.052314&ie=UTF8&ll=30.494687,-84.294319&spn=0.031432,0.052314&z=15

[Zepp]

okay, i dropped pressure down to 38psi rear and rode up 188 (see map). It felt a little better, but slid again around the 1st hard right in that road. Now, they just paved that road, so i know it wasn't the road being bad, or oil, or sand. I was doing 90 or so. i'll try dropping it a little more and see if that helps, but it ain't looking so well.

oh, here's a link to a map of 188. it's the best road we have down here!

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...4,0.41851&z=12

oh, and here's the road i slid on twice the other day.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&sour...,0.052314&z=15

38psi in the rear is ok for riding around. If you're going to be hitting the twisties, try dropping the rear to 36 and the front to 35.

[LAsunbird86]

My bike has michelin pilots on them....and I am totally in love with them. I want to try other tires, but I dont want to waste the money in case they suck hard

of course, since I've never tried other tires I'm a little biased. What do you think about pilots cp?

[thetable]

First off, you don't eliminate much of Michelin's product line when you say Pilot, as they have a close to 10 different tires all sold as Pilots. Secondly, if you are looking for opinions about a tire other than Stradas, you might get the best results from starting a new thread.

[Enjay386]

I've heard nothing but good about those tires... interesting...

[cpark_12]

okay, i've went through my pirelli diablo strada rear tire and with 6,500 miles on it, i think i can make an decent review. as i stated in the first post, it slipped. i started with my normal 40 psi, then went to 38, then to 36. it handled okay and was a fairly smooth riding tire. it's definately not the best tire i've ridden, but okay. i can say that i won't be putting another strada on my bike. i know "to each his own", and for some riders it may be the "bees knees", but it's still just not the tire for me. it slid on me a couple times and as it got more miles on it it started cupping. now, i've never had a rear tire cup on me except for a dunlop on one of my cruisers, so i don't know if this is normal for this tire, but i didn't like that. also, the mileage was dissappointing...only 6500! i know i'm not gonna get 10,000 out of a tire, but i got 6000ish out of an Avon Viper Sport rear tire. i do have to say that i've always been an avon fan, but i'm open minded to all tire brands. heck, i have a shinko podium on the rear now just because i wanted to see how it is. i have a set of Michelin Pilot Powers waiting to be put on for the mtns, so i'll review those too. now, i don't want this to be taken as a bash, just an opinion. hope i haven't ruffled too many feathers!

chris

[md86]

Huh . Well , I'ma fittinta order up another set of Stradas muhself . Be like my 5th or 6th set prolly . I had Avon AV44/45's several years back . Didn't realize how sucky they was until I got the Pirelli Sport Demons . After that I decided to styick with Pirelli

[JokerZwild]

LUV my AVONS!! It Never felt better! But in all fairness I like a lil push outta the corners.