Originally Posted by
Sneakin Deacon
eh, in my more "spirited" riding i've worn D206's and pilot powers right to the very very edge. i started to pick up knee dragging and worrying much less about "chicken strips" shortly after an incident where i assume i ran out of tire during a lean. luckily i didn't go down, if it had been the back tire i figure it'd have kicked out on me and probably hi side me, but it was the front, and it literally didn't even push, just slid about 10 feet from the looks of the marks on the road.
One benefit of doing track days is that for the most part the track is maintained.
The streets are not, so your assumption may be correct, but I would be more inclined to base any hypothesis on the matter on poor road conditions when riding at the limit on the streets than running out of tire.