How to Gain Confidence in Your Tires

My dad used to say that he'd ride a bad bike with good tires before a good bike with bad tires. Thanks for the video!

I/we appreciate your style of presentation. No hype, no fluff, no preaching. Just solid information given in a tone that keeps things calm.

I was blown away when I first saw that Tech Talk clip where Simon said race slicks were 10x harder than street tires. Made perfect sense when explained, but it was just one of those things I had never thought about.

so many people would ride my bike and say it handles really well, when it's actually because I would always have my tires replaced before time. It can be expensive but it gives you so much confidence on the road.

I am no expert, but I have a lot of sport-bike/ road riding experience. and I feel that everything presented in this video is spot on.

It's not the tires im worried about. It's the Shitty roads my tax dollars don't seem to be maintaining

I took a two hour ride here in Maine when we had a “warm” day in the mid 40s just a couple days ago. I spent just about the whole ride pondering the temperature and grip of my tires in those conditions. This answers all the questions I came up with!

I just bought a Yamaha MT15 here in the Philippines for roaming around. The tires that were on it were off brand and worn. The handling was "greasy". That lasted a week. I replaced with Pirelli Diablo Rosso Sports. What a huge difference. I run them at 32.5 & 36.2 psi.

Always believed in good quality rubber. Can’t say I was diligent enough in monitoring my tire pressures when I was young and bombing back roads on a CBR-600F. Now, however, in my second wave of riding, after about a 14 year hiatus, I check pressures and tire condition before every ride; even the short ones.

I just got a set of Michelin Road Classics for my Moto Guzzi V7. I couldn't believe the difference they made compared to the stock Dunlops. The bike holds lines so much better and no longer tracks into every little road imperfection.

Making informative motorcycle content that doesn't put people to sleep but has plenty of detail is so hard and your videos always do it so well. Bravo 👌🏻

Deadpan humour is strong in this one 😂 Love to see you back! Right on time, me and the boys are getting all amped up for the season! 💪

Brilliant upload and summary. Thank You. Been riding for 45years and been trying to explain all of this to other riders. This just puts it all in a 'nut shell'. Will point people to your vlog. Cheers Tyre pressure monitors are a god send, have them on both my bike and track car, helps so much, and I know when to push or back off.

My Honda CB650R is due for new tires and this video is full of good information. Perfect timing!Thanks!!

Thank you for the lesson man. We appreciate it! Ride safely out there!

after a highside where I broke both bones in forearm, it's trust in my right hand not being too heavy in a turn I have to trust. Elementary mistake sadly. good video.

Thank you for yet another straightforward and "to-the-point" explanation. 56 years old - got my drivers licens for MC 3 years ago. All the good input from your site, have provided me with much more than I could have imagined. Every little piece of advise about being proactive, being prepared, being calm has been a great part of my 3 seasons on 2 wheels so far. Keep doing your great, well explained and beautifully produced instructions. I bet others in my position see it worth while too. 👍

I’m an old guy that went from my big 965 lb Yamaha tourer to a ninja Xr1000 mainly because my wife doesn’t ride anymore and I love to lean into the turns, to me that’s what I love about riding. This was an excellent video,as I remember coming off a wet cloverleaf and my back tire kicked out on an oil snake that I failed to avoid and it definitely woke me up! I was overconfident in my tires at that time and probably riding too fast, I believe about 50 into the curve and this was with my touring bike. So I still lean hard for my age lol but am definitely more cautious. Thanks again for your input!

Dude, you make the BEST videos. I just started riding three years ago, and I'll hit 30,000 miles this summer. A great majority of what I've learned about riding in the last three years has come from you. Thanks for the constant enlightenment!

Good stuff! Was excited to see a new Canyon Chasers video. :)