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So I got the 709/706 set mounted on the Wing on Friday. My hat's off to Don and Vance at Riverside Honda in St Albert for their awesome job getting me in and out so fast and efficiently!!! To any of you in the Edmonton vicinity I can only say good things about the way I was looked after there.
After almost 20,000 km on the D250 OEM rubber, (I'm more than impressed with them all round too) I can say that my first impression of the 'stones is they are silky smooth and handle fabulously. My first jaunt was a daring (ok read "illegal") dash down the Groat Road to test them out. those of you that know the road understand it's a great place to let her run a bit without being so stupid as to really cross over into the land of the insane squid, but still allow the bike do what it is actually able to do. Traffic was light and no Leos around so...
. Out on the highway on the ride home, she was quiet, rock stable and sooooo smooth. I'd say that is a fair bit to do with the difference in the prior year's Wings and the '12 model's smooth differences. The bike now has a much more 'on center' feel and really stays planted on a line in corners. Handling responser is way more direct and responsive, and the heel over transition is clean and predictable. This could be as much from the wear on the old shoes and replacement with new rubber than the tread design of the 'stones so time will tell the story there. I'll post more as the miles rack up.
After almost 20,000 km on the D250 OEM rubber, (I'm more than impressed with them all round too) I can say that my first impression of the 'stones is they are silky smooth and handle fabulously. My first jaunt was a daring (ok read "illegal") dash down the Groat Road to test them out. those of you that know the road understand it's a great place to let her run a bit without being so stupid as to really cross over into the land of the insane squid, but still allow the bike do what it is actually able to do. Traffic was light and no Leos around so...