Michelin Shows New Skins

MICHELIN SHOWS NEW SKINS

MICHELIN CHOSE ITALY'S GP-quality Misano Circuit and the sur-rounding Adriatic countryside to showcase its 1995 line of tires.

Big news for high-performance riders is a further refinement of the Hi Sport radials, now bearing TX15 (front) and TX25 (rear) designations, and available in street and race compounds. For more on the new ZR-rated Hi Sports. read the track-evaluation portion of the Yamaha YZF750 road test elsewhere in this issue.

Riders looking for a blend of handling and high mileage have a new series of Michelins to choose from. The Macadam 90X front and rear radials should prove popular among sport-touring types and even sportbike owners who require extended tire life. On a fast backroad ride aboard a new Honda 600 in Italy. the 9OXs preserved the F3's light, iieu tral steering and excellent high-speed stability. Michelin claims the Macadam's newly developed rubber mix gives rapid temperature adaption, meaning warm-up time is quick, a plus on cold road sur faces and in the wet. Like the

TXs, 9OXs are ZR-rated.

Farther downrange are the new Macadam 50s, bias-ply tires that supersede the popula A49 and M48 series. Michelir refers to the 50s as good all around long-distance tires; available in a wide range of sizes, in H and V speed rat ings, to fit everything from Sportsters to sport-tourers.

Keeping with Michelin's new "asphalt" theme in nam ing models is the Tarmac line of cruiser tires. Available in three 19-inch front widths, plus a 15and 16-inch rear, the Tarmacs feature distinctive tread patterns and raised white lettering on their sidewalls.

Rounding out the line are the Hi Tour 79 bias-ply touring bike tires-a Hi Tour 79X radial is available especially for Honda Gold Wing GL1500sand the Sirac series of dualpurpose tires.

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