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Old January 24th, 2020, 01:13 PM   #10
Yakaru
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Name: Yakaru
Location: Issaquah, WA & Las Vegas, NV
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Motorcycle(s): Perigee (250), Hotaru (250), Saturn (300), Pearl (300), Zero (S1000RR), Chibi (Z125), Xellos ('18 HP4R)

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Originally Posted by Worldtraveller View Post
Pirellis are stickier in general for similar conditions. The flip side of that is that they tend to break loose a little less predictably.

The Dunlops are a little less sticky, but more predictable.
One line I recall is "Pirellis hold you up with the hand of god... until they don't" with Dunlops being compared similarly to what you said. This was for Superbike sized slicks, but I suspect it applies across the line. I like Perelli on my Ninja and Dunlop on the bigger bikes.
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