
OK, well, it was always going to happen one of these days, wasn't it...
About 10 days back I went on the track with the mighty VFR800. The PB forum organised a day out at Cadwell Park, one of Britains tighter, more twisty circuits, as used in the British Superbikes, among other things, with about 45 of us in attendance, although only about 30...

I finally swapped the stock Dunlops for some Pirelli Diablo Stradas at about 4980 miles. Cords were beginning to show on the rear tire. I neglected to take any photos illustrating the condition of the Dunlops.
A friend and I cut some rubber tubing in half to protect the rim and then set to work with a bead breaker, a valve stem tool, a couple of...