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I am doing riding in rain on the highway.
It is the purpose to test the performance of the MICHELIN PILOT ROAD 3.
The last test was a dry condition.
And I realized the high performance.
However, the wet condition performance which is another big feature was not able to be tested.
Therefore, I was waiting for rain.
Today's vehicle is HONDA CB1300 SUPER BOL D'OR.
Since it is the same motorbike fundamentally, conditions are almost the same as last time.
The tyre pressure is measured correctly.
There are two features in this tyre.
One of them is 2 compound technology.
The midrange is made of rubber with a high wear-proof performance.
And both the sides of the tyre are made of rubber with high grip performance.
With this 2 compound technology, it is compatible in a wear proof and high grip performance.
It is a tyre ideal as an object for sport tourings.
Another feature is X SIPE TECHNOLOGY.
And it is today's leading role.
Very many sipes, i.e., a thin slot, are engraved on the surface of the tyre.
Thereby, the water screen of a road surface is torn apart and the wet performance of a tyre is raised.
Moreover, as for sipe, the angle of gradient of 15 degrees is given.
It is for tearing apart a water screen efficiently.
I am going to verify the effect of this X SIPE TECHNOLOGY thoroughly today.
Riding was carried out also in the city area today.
As for the lid of a manhole, paint of a road surface, etc., a city area has many places where a tyre slips easily.
Even if it passes through that intentionally, this tyre has a low possibility of slipping.
Even if it slips, there will be little slide width.
Such a feature is the same also in the riding on a highway.
The joining section of a highway.
If the motorbike leans, the grip of a tyre will be lost momentarily.
Although it is a short-time, a motorbike trembles.
There must be such signs also in this tyre.
However, such even case, the drainage performance of this tyre is excellent.
There are very little probability that a tyre will slip, and width to slide.
Metropolitan Expressway near Tokyo.
There, there are many dangerous places where the tyre of a motorbike slips easily.
I recommend this tyre to the rider who has a dangerous experience.
On a highway, I feel that the tyre grips the road surface strongly.
Therefore, a lane change is completed speedily.
Although it is a heavy rain today, the riding on a highway is comfortable.
it should observe -- they are a lot of sprays which a tyre generates.
It can be seen when it looks into a rear-view mirror.
The spray is going up more violently than an ordinary tyre.
This will be an effect of X SIPE TECHNOLOGY.
A sipe tears apart a water screen efficiently.
And the main thick slots suck up water and flip it off with a centrifugal force.
The situation can be seen.
It stands to reason that Michelin advertizes the wet performance of this tyre.
Riding is carried out by the winding road.
The grip of this tyre in a wet condition is wonderful.
The tyre with a wet performance like this has not been experienced until now.
It is a tyre which is reliable.
Rain is becoming strong.
This motorbike has a combined anti-lock device brake.
If the pedal of a rear brake is stepped on, a braking force will occur also in a front tire.
The grip of the front tire at that time is enough.
In a rainy day, you should maintain a upright of a motorbike.
However, depending on the curvature of a curve, it is difficult.
In such a curve, this tyre does not show the sideslipping signs.
In rain, a rear brake is operated than a front brake more often.
I lean a motorbike, stepping on the pedal of a rear brake.
Although a braking force acts also on a front tire at this time, uneasiness is not felt at all.
Contact of a rear tire and a ground is also trustworthy.
These roads, such as paint of such a road surface, have many places which sideslip easily.
The grip performance of a front and a rear tyre is wonderful also at such a place.
Since the front tyre is holding the road surface, the rainy weather of a steering sensitivity is also natural.
This has produced the synergism.
In the riding of rainy weather, power goes into an arm easily.
It gives a stress to a front tyre and can cause a slip down.
This tyre holds the wet road surface firmly.
Therefore, both arms relax.
The danger of carrying out a slip down also decreases.
Since this is a tyre for sport tourings, it also suits a long touring.
Many sipes are minced in the same depth of cut as the main slots.
Therefore, they do not disappear to a tyre wear.
It is a very conscientious design.
Unfortunately, a rider may encounter rain cloud.
Now, since Japan is the rainy season, there are not many opportunities to ride on a motorbike.
However, there are also many people who have to do riding unavoidably.
This tyre is the best selection supposing it thinks that you want to reduce the danger of the slip down by rain.