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It's a useful test as far as it goes John but it leaves out 2 important characteristics.
1; Tyre life
2; Tyre degradation
They are also only assessing the tyres suitability for one bike, the VFR800.
The front OEM BT-021 on my 1400 changed it's character drastically between 1500 and 2000 miles. The bike became harder to turn in and started suffering from white lines and tar-snakes (overbanding) and other road hazards. The front lasted 7000 before hitting the wear-bars but the last 1000 miles were a pain in the a**e as the tyres were just too wierd to inspire any confidence at all.
In the BIKE test they are really only comparing grip and feel/feedback.
The PR2 seems to be a popular choice for the 1400. Several people in the US are now on their second set and that's a recommendation in itself. Hardly anybody seems willing to replace the 021's with another set. Some are using Storms and some have Z6's. One has the Diabolo Strada's and one had the RoadAttack's but they lasted only 3000 miles so I think he has gone to the PR2 now.
The Dunlop is another possible but my experiences with them in the past have all been poor so I'll let someone else try the RoadSmart and see if they like them or not.
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