Boy Howdy Valium, I had just the opposite experience on one wheel with powers. You didn't notice much when as long as you didn't get to high but once the front was all the way up, the side to side stability was not just bad, but awful. I only ran the powers for a couple of weeks and couldn't take it any longer. I took them off, replaced them with 14's and gave the almost new powers to a friend who still has them on his gixxer. IMO powers are good tires but there are much better ones out there. I have Super Dragons on now and those puppies put the powers back into the dark ages.Jinkster....I like the "Verbage" change, and ya can use my name ya know...lol...anyhow, like I said..above 85 F, Im getting Squirmy feel....maybe I might try the Q's after I get done with this set.well folks...here's an update regarding a verbage change after answering a pm from another board member who claimed to experience the same "squirmyness" of the powers at elevated temps (85 and higher)...here's my copied and pasted long winded response to his question...which after typing I thought I should share here with you all..
"Hey XXX...here's the deal..honestly?.."Squirmy" is the word that tufbusa first used to descibe what he experienced with his powers at the track and hence is the "word" which stuck in my mind when I first pushed my busa hard enough to experience the same...annnd?...maybe "Squirmy" is just a tad too strong of a word for the masses to appreciate and/or accept for a tire that has served so many so well..so?..I'd like to formally re-word "squirmy" too..."Too Lively For My Taste When Pushed Hard"...but it was with the mounting up of the oh so awesomely stable and sticky qualifiers that brought to my attention that the powers were indeed even a tad "lively" even when not pushed so hard..at the absolute limits of my riding skills...as the qualifiers feel far more planted,sticky and stable when pushed hard as they do even when NOT being pushed so hard there is a slight yet noticable dif in stability with the qualifiers even at lower speeds and aggression..damn..now I typed so much I need to post this. LOL!
But to answer your question?...no...my powers were just as...uhem..."lively"...on 50-60 degree days as 80-90 degree days...as the sidewalls of the powers are just too flexible..for my agressive riding style and taste...and I was shocked to find that the qualifiers stability and stick took my confidence and riding skills to the next level..like immediately...powers are still a great handling tire that yield a real plush ride and mega milage for what they are with real adequate stick...but only for those who who don't push their busa's hard enough to notice..."The Livelyness Of The Powers".
L8R, Bill.
Oh, the Pilot's do work great on 1 wheel....the squirm, mushy, plush feeling is nice for Busa 1 wheel 12'O clock-High fun
I'm glad the Jinkster became schooled on the powers. I told him about the hard braking instability of the powers when he got his first set and he thought I was smoking crack. And if you don't ride very hard, you'll never notice. But then if you don't ride very hard a touring tire is all you need. Most riders will never exceed the ability of the stock 56's but once they do, they'll know exactly what the term "Squirmy" means when they use any tire with a soft flexible sidewall such as the powers.
