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Got a closeout deal on Dunlop 207's at a local Yamaha dealership. Not sure if I want to change the tires right away or wait til the treads get a little lower
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I wouldn't get D207ZR's or GP's (those are ZR's), you can get a set of D208ZR's for about $220...
It's a MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better tire. I mean, leaps and bounds better.
If you do mainly freeway riding and don't really care about corner grip, then go with the cheap D207's, otherwise go wtih the D208ZR's.
Dont *ever* get a D208GP though, it's a track tire so people always think "Oh it must be super sticky", then problem is; they do get super sticky - but they arent designed for multiple heat cycles, so what happends is after the first 3-5 times you take it out and heat it up real good / let it cool down, it never gets nearly as sticky as it once did. That's why you should always go wtih a street tire (like a D207ZR in your case, or a D208ZR in mine), because it gets NEARLY as sticky as the track tire; and is designed to handle TONS of heat cycles.
Did that confuse you yet?
It's a MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better tire. I mean, leaps and bounds better.
If you do mainly freeway riding and don't really care about corner grip, then go with the cheap D207's, otherwise go wtih the D208ZR's.
Dont *ever* get a D208GP though, it's a track tire so people always think "Oh it must be super sticky", then problem is; they do get super sticky - but they arent designed for multiple heat cycles, so what happends is after the first 3-5 times you take it out and heat it up real good / let it cool down, it never gets nearly as sticky as it once did. That's why you should always go wtih a street tire (like a D207ZR in your case, or a D208ZR in mine), because it gets NEARLY as sticky as the track tire; and is designed to handle TONS of heat cycles.
Did that confuse you yet?
04-26-2004, 03:20 AM
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Originally Posted by antarius
I wouldn't get D207ZR's or GP's (those are ZR's), you can get a set of D208ZR's for about $220...
It's a MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better tire. I mean, leaps and bounds better.
If you do mainly freeway riding and don't really care about corner grip, then go with the cheap D207's, otherwise go wtih the D208ZR's.
Dont *ever* get a D208GP though, it's a track tire so people always think "Oh it must be super sticky", then problem is; they do get super sticky - but they arent designed for multiple heat cycles, so what happends is after the first 3-5 times you take it out and heat it up real good / let it cool down, it never gets nearly as sticky as it once did. That's why you should always go wtih a street tire (like a D207ZR in your case, or a D208ZR in mine), because it gets NEARLY as sticky as the track tire; and is designed to handle TONS of heat cycles.
Did that confuse you yet?
It's a MUCH, MUCH, MUCH better tire. I mean, leaps and bounds better.
If you do mainly freeway riding and don't really care about corner grip, then go with the cheap D207's, otherwise go wtih the D208ZR's.
Dont *ever* get a D208GP though, it's a track tire so people always think "Oh it must be super sticky", then problem is; they do get super sticky - but they arent designed for multiple heat cycles, so what happends is after the first 3-5 times you take it out and heat it up real good / let it cool down, it never gets nearly as sticky as it once did. That's why you should always go wtih a street tire (like a D207ZR in your case, or a D208ZR in mine), because it gets NEARLY as sticky as the track tire; and is designed to handle TONS of heat cycles.
Did that confuse you yet?
Budget racer 
