It didn’t at all behave like I thought it would.
It offered relatively high levels of grip, good
stability despite the flat-track-type tread, and
amazingly smooth transitions from side-to-side
as I negotiated a wealth of bends up behind
Santa Monica and Malibu. I wasn’t hanging
around, either. The pace the English pendejo
set was lively.
The Dunlops were designed and made for
the FTR by Dunlop North America. They are as
American as baseball. But like baseball, they do
have their entertainment limitations.
The FTR will lean to 43 degrees. Not because
its pegs or undergarments will start to grind,
but because you have come to the edge of
the tyres.
As Hedgie [Trevor Hedge] at MCNews.com.au
observed, this would only become very exciting
if you were getting your Hell on in a decreasing
The Dunlops were designed
and made for the FTR by
Dunlop North America.
They are as American as
baseball. But like baseball,
they do have their
entertainment limitations
100 KIWI RIDER
radius corner and just ran out of tyre.
No, I do not know what happens if you try
pushing past that cliff-face. I’m sure someone
will find out. But that someone will not be
me. You know why? Because by the time you
reach the outer limits of the tyre, you are really
shuffling along. Like, really.
Could you change the tyres to more
conventionally profiled hoops? Well, the sizing
is a bit weird, but the Internet will certainly
assist you in your searches.
Do you need to do this? I don’t think so.
I reckon the tyres suit the FTR and its
performance perfectly. The engineers who
made this work need to be congratulated. This
was no small feat. The package is sure-footed,
predictable and very easy to get familiar with
fast. I was confident to push on pretty hard
pretty quickly.