Tire or the Rider ?
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Robert I think they go hand in hand.... Put a great rider on vaseline and he isn't going to turn well.. Vice Versa put the best tires and an inexperienced rider and he is going to crash too...
I think to Babusa's point the rider can make more happen with less...
I think to Babusa's point the rider can make more happen with less...
A pro rider will ride to the tire's limits...he will be slower on crappy tires, but he will out ride many people that are on better tires.
A novice on the BEST tires is still gonna be slow and make many mistakes...it takes skill, good equipment, and smart decisions (back to the skill thing)
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A novice on the BEST tires is still gonna be slow and make many mistakes...it takes skill, good equipment, and smart decisions (back to the skill thing)
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Wider is better too
Performance tires does not improve ones skills.
However, a sticky tire does give the rider a larger margin for error over a shinko.
OOPS! I mean touring tire!
Use your spell check! It's spelled "Stinko". Silent "T" or something.
Of course we all Know that PP's are the best money can buy.
fastblackblur
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Generally speaking I don't think you can compare anything vs. the importance of the rider's skill.
Tony Nitrous
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A great rider with cr@p tyres is a lot more
competitive than a cr@p rider with great tyres.
Rider Skill/ Tires & Motorcycle design, everything has it's value and all is important. A skilled rider knows the importance and capability of all aspects of his/her machine as well as how to use them 
and unskilled rider should know his limitations
And find the proper venue to improve his or her skill
He could have lost his leg he is lucky
and unskilled rider should know his limitations
And find the proper venue to improve his or her skill
He could have lost his leg he is lucky
+1 , rider
i think its important to have better tires- it helps inspire confidence and encourage learning to be a better rider. i think maybe skills come from running the good equipment and allowing a bit of rider error. if a rider has crap tires, its hard to get better because the tires have a definite limit, and the new rider wont know where that is untill he finds it (read-> crashes). whereas if the tires are more capable, the rider will follow more easily down the skill path and get better. just my thoughts...
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