Essex Rospa Advanced Motorcyclist monthly ride

I went out with the others in the eram club yesterday for my first day out riding in a few months. the weather held good all day apart from a few small rain showers that only lasted a short while but not long enough for me to get wet inside my NOT waterproof clothes. the roads stayed damp to wet most of the day so it gave me a good chance to learn about the new conti's. They seem to take a while to warm up but it was only 7deg for most of the day so thats not a big surprise. but when they really do offer great grip and feel, even on the damp roads i was able to get pretty good lean angles with confidence. A good day out was had by all those that attended with a stretched out route from The BP services in Boreham to a small cafe a the side of a fishing lake in Stowmarket.

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Tyres Update

Well i have now done a couple of hundred miles on the new Conti Road Attack 2's in the cold wet mornings and the dry but still chilly evenings and i must say i am very happy with them. They respond well to steering inputs and feel confident in the wet and dry under acceleration and braking. Just have to see how long they last now, i think that with some months of winter riding ahead the center will wear somewhat more than the rest from the lesser lean angles so it wont be a fair test but thats just the way it is.

New tyres fitted today

I went for the new Conti Road Attack 2 tyres as the few reviews i had read all said how good they are. They are right there very grippy straight out the box and very quick turners, it shocked me at first how easy the bike turned into corners these are quicker than the Mich pr'2 and there quite sporty for a sport touring tyre. The Conti's seem quite confident in the wet as half the roads home were still wet. I really need to get used to the quick turn in as it did catch me out a few times in the 20 mile ride home. Also i saw a great custom painted new fireblade while at Essex Honda today. They sent the panels away for painting for the customer before collection.

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Rothmans Fireblade

Tyres Oh Tyres

Well the Avon Storm 2 Ultras have been very nice to ride on. plenty of grip and feel and i recon the best in the wet out of Mich Pilot road 2's and Dunlop Roadsmarts. The rear tyre has done 8000 Miles and is now starting to flatten on the top, but the front has done about 1000-1500ish miles less and is on the wear limiters in the middle and half way around the tyre. Also i have noticed that when at just the right speeds that the way the tread has worn makes the bars vibrate quit bad these speeds are when very slow,about 40-50mph and 90-100mph at 120 the vibration is so bad it makes my eyes shake and i cant see anything. I have noticed that with these tyres i dont seem to get to the edge on the front but the back has nearly no chicken strips either side. So what to do now i need more tyres. Go back to PR'2 which last well but dont perform quit as well for me or give avon a 2nd chance?

PS i know i said there was next to no chicken strips on the rear and the picture makes it look like ive never been around a corner, its because its crappy weather lately so the edges that dont get used get dirty. i was below the word Storm on the edge of the treads in the summer.

Had a great ride with the ERAM group on Sunday to Ely.

Was knackered when I got home 260 miles richer.

The VFR performed perfectly as she always does.

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