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From: Huntingdon, TN
We just did a PGR send-off ride this past Tuesday, from Jackson, TN, to Fort Campbell. The forecast was for 80% chance of rain. Just outside of Paris, it hit, and hard! There were times it was coming down so thick it almost seemed like riding in fog. Some idiot cager cut me off from the rest of the group, and when a dotted line came up I passed him...had to get to 75mph to do it. When I caught back up to the group, they were still doing 65mph and the roads were easily with a quarter inch of water (it was raining so hard it just couldn't drain fast enough, also bad winds and gusts). Not once did I feel ill at ease or a wobble or a slip or even a tiny hydroplane (like I have with my p/u truck!). That's with the stock 160 on the back.
My experience is like another said, it's how well the tire is made.
My experience is like another said, it's how well the tire is made.
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Mostly depends on tread pattern,and speed,how long it has been since a rain storm,a lot of factors actually.
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Road Warrior
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From: pasco county FL
Thin is better overall , unless dealing with a really high performance tire , usually not designed for Harley sizes........... think of how a razor thin knife cuts thru thick paper on a board , MUCH less resistance and effort as compared to a knife thats thicker (at the cutting point)
Road Warrior
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From: Simpson County Kentucky
Thin is better overall , unless dealing with a really high performance tire , usually not designed for Harley sizes........... think of how a razor thin knife cuts thru thick paper on a board , MUCH less resistance and effort as compared to a knife thats thicker (at the cutting point)
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