First of all I should say that my bike (XT660X)was sitting in a showroom for over 2 years until I bought it new in Febuary this year. It is actually a 2010 model on a 2013 plate. It has Pirelli Dragons on, and I cannot seem to gel with them. Every bike I have ever owned from DT125's up to GSXR1000'S i have always managed to get to the edge of the tyre, with no 'Chicken Strips' or slipping issues. Now whether the tyres have gone past their sell by date, I dont know, but now Ive run the bike in and riding it how it should be ridden I've still got about 7mm of untouched tread on the edge of the rear tyre. I purposely took the bike round the twisties and roundabouts and each time I cranked right over I got that small warning 'slip'. Should I get rid of these and go for something like distanzias instead?

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