the rear around with control also . Speaking of a trained right wrist , the STR is fine in more slippery off-road conditions if you can get a feel for the throttle . Come across some mud on a trail ? Well , every tyre has its downsides , and these aren ’ t amazing in mud , but it ’ s not as though we play in the mud all day , every day , right ? With a bit of momentum and power , I ’ ve not found a muddy hole or wet grassy paddock I couldn ’ t get through yet and having all the knobs in a row does make for a reasonable sand tyre . It ’ s not all roses though , the front tyre is a little vague off-road . I can only really put it down to
the lack of a hard edge on the knobs . That said , the profile of the STR tyres on-road really does make them feel like a street tyre , allowing the motorcycle to lean over and maintain traction beautifully in the tarmac twisties . It ’ s all a tradeoff , right ? I guess tyres are one of those things where one man ’ s trash is another man ’ s treasure . Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR tyres are far better than some on the internet would have you believe . But feel free to keep swapping out perfectly good , brand-new tyres because it ’ s keeping me well stocked .
Pirelli Scorpion Rally STR Sizes : Fitments for front in 17-21 ”, rear in 15-18 ” Info : pirelli . com
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