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Old 30-May-2005, 11:45
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Well tyres are on now and first ride out today so will feedback when i know more.

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Old 02-Jun-2005, 23:02
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Well, the first road ride went well after I scrubbed the tyres in and I felt pretty comfortable on them straight away, although its hard to tell on the road as suspension is pretty stiff so it moves around a fair bit on the road anyway.

Took them on track today and I have to say I was very impressed. Having ridden with 208gp before I figured they would be fairly similar in the wet so I was wary on the first session i ventured out and kept it pretty upright and smooth with only a few sketches in return.

The 208 often had a slightly unstable feel at the front which took some getting used to but was fine once you were expecting the feedback. The 209 didn't share this characteristic and the front felt much more in control and determined to grip no matter how random my lean angles were.

All round pretty pleased so far.

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Old 06-Jun-2005, 20:02
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jpm, can you explain to me about 208gp's and now the 209gp please. Is this a track tyre really as apposed to a road tyre?

As imnot really using my bike on the road, i thought i would look at my tyre options, as apposed to going to full slicks!
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