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You don't have to tell me they work!

Although they don't grip any better on sand or gravel than street tires. Another thing, when they start going off and losing grip, they don't give you much warning,a nd you are leaned over...don't ask me how I know this...

I can't see how rubber that soft could last longer than 1000 miles, although I did get a LOT of trackdays out of a set of RS125 rains I had mounted on my Derbi Supermoto...that was a lot of fun!

-Gabe

 

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You're Kind of All Over the Place, There...

You say you want another choice of middleweight that is less track-oriented and more street-focused, and then you say it should have expensive stuff on it that offers little practical advantage (to a street-focused rider) over cheaper components. Inverted forks and radial-mount brakes cost more money, and how does adding that stuff make it a better sport-tourer? The guy who wants that stuff is going to want a 110hp motor as well, and will spend the extra $1500 to get it.

The main problem is that Americans want driveway jewlery, not motorcycles, so what they buy fulfils their image-fantasies, whether it's a "Fast and the Furious" super-racer boy or a Village People leather-and-chains cruiser badas$. Standards and sport-tourers are less than 10% of the streetbike market, so go to the back of the bus and enjoy the selection that we do have.

-Gabe

 

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To quote Honda...

Only 5% of CBR riders EVER do a trackday or racing with their bikes.