...to post something.
I fear I am rapidly becoming a Darksider without a voice. My problem being is that I have nothing new to contribute! Since going Double Darkside with the Eufori and the Sport Demon, I dont have anything to comment about other than the same old "It's great!". So, a little update I suppose. Running the Eufori at 32psi and the Sport Demon at 38psi. I have since going Double become a more aggresive rider than I ever have been in the past, regardless of what bike I've been on (and I've had a few).
Most of my iduction to the Darkside has been on wet, icy or snow covered roads, down to about -6 degrees, I've probably only had 3 days of dry roads in the last 3 months, and even than there has been an excess of salt grit on the surface. Far from ideal riding conditions and yet I have enjoyed every single ride out (even the once boring trips to work and back)
On snow and ice I've obviously had a few slips, and yet they have felt far more stable and controllable than with the MC tires. On wet roads, some of them with deep standing water (we have a bit of a flooding issue round here, before moving to higher ground a couple of years ago, my previous house was flooded twice in 18 months, 5 foot of River Derwent and sewage through the house, I almost part exchanged the bike for a jet ski...) the ride was excellent, the Demon ploughing through it and the Eufori leaving a parted wave behind me.
On finding myself faced with a dry road, I 'went for it'. I could not get the Eufori to lose grip at all, high speed overtaking, popping in an out of the traffic like I was on a CBR, a few front end lifts (getting used to those now) and outstanding braking. I sure I've said all this before.....
As for my choice of tire, I originally went with the Eufori simply due to reading the threads on here and the fact that pretty much all of the run flat would handle roughly the same. Rocky had given good reports on the Eufori so I decided on that one. I have certainly not been disappointed. I sometimes see a review on another tire and think 'Hmm, love the look of that tread design' but then think my ride just cant get any better than it already is. If it aint broke, dont fix it. (Or in the case of computers, if it aint broke, keep fixing it until it is..)
The Eufori is not balanced, during the 'excitement' of fitting a CT on a bike, the local shop forgot to do it. I have not noticed any 'out of balance' feelings from the tire, at any speed. The Sport Demon is balanced with sticky weights, I DID have a 'buzzy' feeling through the bars between 45-55mph, which has since gone.
I'm actually waiting for something to go wrong so I have something to write about.....:shock:
Dave
