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Question by Andy S: Which motorcycle tires slide? I was griping about my Bridgestone Battlax BT-020 tires not gripping (sliding) at their limits until this past Friday. I remembered at the last second that I needed to go to the grocery store. A late stab at a corner and impulsive grab at the brakes had me sliding both wheels while leaned over way too far. "High side or low side?", I thought. But I steered into the slide and the Ninja 650R stood upright without drama. Now I LIKE the idea of tires that slide at their limits, except that I'd like the limits to be greater than those available on the BT-020's (especially when wet.) Any personal experience, recommendations, or suggestions would be welcome. By the way, the tires grip great as long as they are not underinflated or cold. Correction: They grip great unless they are wet, cold, or underinflated. The slide was unintentional. But it beats the hell out of being high sided into a bus or low-siding underneath its wheels, wouldn't you say? Any chance that the Metzeler tires might overwhelm the frame and cause head shake or rear wheel shimmy problems? Technically, I was in a skid and not a slide. I found this very informative link: http://www.msgroup.org/Tip.aspx?Num=001&Set=001-031 After reading it, I realize how lucky I am that the bike and tire combination are so closely matched that the bike could actually stand back up after having been leaned over 45 degrees or so and I skidded out the rear tire! Thank you Kawasaki and Bridgestone engineers! Hey Camel, It wasn't a power slide. It was technically a skid. This described the physics of what happened: http://www.msgroup.org/Tip.aspx?Num=101&Set= I just can't imagine a set of sticky rubbers letting my bike come back up to vertical without bouncing my helmet off the high side first. I'm looking for tires that let you know they've reach their limits by slight drifting and not surprising you with a sudden low side. Also, am not looking for ice-skating rubbers. Thanks to everybody for their concern and advice, but maybe I should rephrase my question. "If I should inadvertently slide, which tires are known for recovering from slides safely?" Or conversely, "Which tires seem to set their riders up for violent high sides, and should be avoided?" Best answer:

Answer by desert camel
are you mad?..now what would have happend during your ''powerslide come drift'' around the corner and they ended up scraping you off a bus screen?...would you still ask the same question?

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