Hydroplaning?

[Pap]

I had a Avon Venom R 250 on the rear of my Suzuki M109 and when I tell you my a$$ was at a pucker factor of 10 from hydroplaning is putting it lightly. The Venom is a cycle tire! The wider the tire tread/thread with insufficient groves/sipes the more likely any tire will hydroplane, be it a MT or CT!

I'm a Dark Sider which almost 35000 miles on General G- Max's and never had a issue with hydroplaning. I ride 12 months out of the year with 6 of those months in sunny Florida between Oct/Apr and have had my share of quick Florida downpours without incident. The Max is rock solid wet or dry!

A few pics of the Mac's thread for clarity!

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I also had the pucker factor running a 280 on the back of my 109. I put a Dunlop Direzza Star Spec ( CT ) on and found it had had way better traction on wet and dry roads.

[seadog]

If the water is deep enough your going to hydroplane. They don't make a tire that won't

[shooter]

Ding ding ding. Give the man a prize. Dog you are exactly right. Some tires are better than others. If that water is deep enough you will hydroplane. Unless you can fly.

[Steve 0080]

Ding ding ding. Give the man a prize. Dog you are exactly right. Some tires are better than others. If that water is deep enough you will hydroplane. Unless you can fly.

+2...although like Bob, I have not had the CT hydro !!!!!

[bob109]

If the water is deep enough your going to hydroplane. They don't make a tire that won't

If the water is deep enough one should be in a canoe and not on a motorcycle

[BIGLRY]

If the water is deep enough one should be in a canoe and not on a motorcycle

got ya covered.


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[bob109]

got ya covered.


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That's "Priceless"

[BuzzzPhotos]

I was thanking God for the Michelin Alpin some of you guys recommended when I drove over a mountain on highway 170 in Tennessee during a strong downpour a few weeks ago. Couldn't stop but I didn't slip once. Real confident with this CT & the stopping grip is really good.

[shooter]

I was thanking God for the Michelin Alpin some of you guys recommended when I drove over a mountain on highway 170 in Tennessee during a strong downpour a few weeks ago. Couldn't stop but I didn't slip once. Real confident with this CT & the stopping grip is really good.

That Michelin is good stuff isn't it. I say that it inspire confidence. I have another tire I would like to sing its praises. I have ridden in two hard rains lately. My Metzeler 888 grips the road better than any front tire I have ever used save for my 880 on my 109. Its a solid performer.

[shooter]

I've just got one more thing to add to the subject. You guys watch Moto GP?. I never miss it. Several times a year they ride in the rain. Riders are losing the front in the corners like crazy. They are hydroplaning. On the best rain tires known to man. These guys don't use second best. We can't even buy what they use. The very definition of hydroplaning is when the surface of your tire is no longer touching the surface of the road. Instead your tire is running on a film of water. And down you go. I don't care if you are running on a 280 , a 180 , or a CT.