The fact that I just pulled off a set of original Pilots that I put nearly 6k miles on, I was extremely anxious to check out the new 2ct version. I was very satisfied by the performance I had got from the PP, especially on the mountain twisties during hard riding. I always felt confident in the fact that no matter what lean I needed to go into a corner with, the tires had a nice grip on the surface and I would have a controlled exit.
I've only had a chance to ride back and forth to work twice so I will take that into consideration. Luckily my ride everyday includes straights, long sweepers, two 90's, and one over 90 turn that drops in elevation as your coming out of it(this one is my favorite). Needless to say I have fun riding to work everyday!
Day one, I take it pretty easy because these puppies are slick out of the box. I spun the tires a few times cranking the throttle. Coming home I was able to get a little more response from them, being the temp was almost 80deg out by then. Very nice feel leaning into the turns, but just a tad slick still. I continued to push them a little more into each turn to try and scrub as much of the surface as possible. Crappy first ride as I had thought...
Day two(today), I was determined to find out what these tires were about, so I took my ride in to work closer to the speed I'm used to. The ride today was awesome! The cornering response I received was phenominal. Very quick turn in in the corners, felt like I was riding a smaller bike. Side to side flick is smoother than before and I can come in a little hotter into the corners than before, feels like a different bike. I was thinking about messing with my suspension adjustments, but I'm going to hold off for a while. I can't wait to get up to the mountains this weekend to get in a real ride. Even the grip through the corners is softer and grippier(is that a word?). With the old PP I had great grip but it was harder like I knew I little more throttle and they would give way, but these....WOW! No matter how much I leaned into these and gave more throttle, especially at the apex and coming out of the turn, I felt like I could drag elbows with no problem.
Anyway, I'll try to give a little more feedback after I go out this weekend. I'll also try to get rid of that last 1/8th-1/4 inch that is left untouched from my first two short rides.
Later,
Dan
Here's a couple of tread pics from after work today:
I've only had a chance to ride back and forth to work twice so I will take that into consideration. Luckily my ride everyday includes straights, long sweepers, two 90's, and one over 90 turn that drops in elevation as your coming out of it(this one is my favorite). Needless to say I have fun riding to work everyday!
Day one, I take it pretty easy because these puppies are slick out of the box. I spun the tires a few times cranking the throttle. Coming home I was able to get a little more response from them, being the temp was almost 80deg out by then. Very nice feel leaning into the turns, but just a tad slick still. I continued to push them a little more into each turn to try and scrub as much of the surface as possible. Crappy first ride as I had thought...
Day two(today), I was determined to find out what these tires were about, so I took my ride in to work closer to the speed I'm used to. The ride today was awesome! The cornering response I received was phenominal. Very quick turn in in the corners, felt like I was riding a smaller bike. Side to side flick is smoother than before and I can come in a little hotter into the corners than before, feels like a different bike. I was thinking about messing with my suspension adjustments, but I'm going to hold off for a while. I can't wait to get up to the mountains this weekend to get in a real ride. Even the grip through the corners is softer and grippier(is that a word?). With the old PP I had great grip but it was harder like I knew I little more throttle and they would give way, but these....WOW! No matter how much I leaned into these and gave more throttle, especially at the apex and coming out of the turn, I felt like I could drag elbows with no problem.
Anyway, I'll try to give a little more feedback after I go out this weekend. I'll also try to get rid of that last 1/8th-1/4 inch that is left untouched from my first two short rides.
Later,
Dan
Here's a couple of tread pics from after work today:
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