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[Skip Faulkner]

Speaking of tires, Mollye now has around 3000 miles on the Kings and they`re holding up good. They did well at Moab (dirt, gravel, sand, water-crossings) and have done well on asphalt ( 2600 + miles) including nine hours in the rain and a little snow. When on wet pavement, Mollye`s F650 was loaded and doing anywhere from 70 to 75mph, and she says she didn`t experience any slippage or loss of traction she could tell. She did notice a little squirminess at around 80mph and I noticed it also, but we`re not sure if that`s related to the loading of the bike, the stock front tire, or a combination of all. I finally got to try them in some good mud and slush this past weekend, and for not being a full knobby, they were hands down better than any other tires I`ve tried ( Gripsters, Dunlop Trails, Sahara 3`s, GP110 and Bridgestone Trailwings). Good solid traction with little slippage except when I`d goose it, and even then it would still catch once I let off a little. They appear to have lost about 1/4 of their tread with 3000+ miles ( we measured them new) so they may hold up well. I`m not used to having such an aggressive tire hold up this well on pavement. More later. Skip