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Though "completely unworthy" probably doesn't need explanation... Can you give me a couple examples?
Being a Bear of Very Little Brain, I bought this tire because 1) of so many good reports on the Hondapotamus board of its RF version and 2) it was so cheap (like me).
I don't usually allow price alone to drive my decisions, but "it seemed like a good idea at the time".
Sorry, I thought I already replied to this. My experience with the Yokohama is somewhere in this excruciatingly long thread. I'll see if I can find it.
OK, I mustered up my best searching skills and found them.
Post about getting the tire mounted
Post where I gave up on the tire and put a moto-tire back on
Maybe the most important for your question is the post where I detailed what I did and did not like about the car tire
This will be old news to all the seasoned darksiders, but you may find it of limited interest.
Thanks, Fred, for taking time to respond and for the links.
As I read the posts at those links, I realized that I'd read them about a year ago - when I'd read through the entire DS thread. It's my fault that, at the time, I was impressed by the thoroughness of your evaluations - but "interpreted" them more as the impressions of a new Darksider and less about the specific tire (even though you clearly stated that you'd wished that you'd tried the Exalto so that your experiment would have been a comparison of the "best" choice. Mea Culpa.
On my Hondapotamus I'm currently running a cousin of the Exalto, the Michelin Alpin. Like most 'Wing DS choices, it's a Runflat, so the comparison isn't a direct one. At the time I first went Dark on the Wing, the most popular tire was a Kumho RF. By the time I'd worn it out, the Michelin Alpin had supplanted the Kumho in popularity, with it's more rounded shoulders offering an easier turn-in.
Lately, the Yoko RF has become another favorite for the 'Wing, with many riders evaluating it as a more nuanced improvement over the Exalto.
There is a lot of discussion in the Wingabago World DS regarding comparisons among tire choices - and many reviews from riders who have worn out several different options. Once in a while a tire 'new' will get mentioned and the evaluation will end with "don't waste your time - stay with one of the 'tried and true' options" and list the NKOTB's shortcomings, such as poor traction wet/dry, wears out too fast, etc.
Though I'm not new to the DS generally, I will be on the FJR. Having bought the Yoko, I'll follow Eric's suggestion and offer my impressions - once I wear out the current PR2. Like you, I'll be comparing it to a Moto tire since it will be my first on the FJR. Unlike you, my roads are mostly slab, I rarely find rain, and the minority of my miles are true twisties - and I'm already familiar with the general differences in DS versus moto tire performance.
Again, thanks for the time you took evaluating!
