Never got the fixation people have with this. Having been a fan of the late great Dave Jeffries and watching his road "upright" riding style, Its certainly no measure of speed or ability. If anyone is wearing a tyre like that on the roads then they have a wide birth from me
Actually, I was a bit harsh with my comment. I too have about 5mm, but when on track it's a different matter. When I traded in my old R6 for the 848, the dealer tried to knock me down in price due to the tyres being ragged on both sides... I told him where to go with that one...
Tis indeed a brand spankers tyre which has barely been off the forecourt. I can't get to the edge of a 190 on my 999 on the road. But I don't care. I seem to be going fast enough. It's a lot to do with riding styles in any case.
The state of the roads in UK (Essex anyway) makes me nervous about going gung ho. If there's not a bump or pot hole on line there's the possibility of gravel just round the bend. That's my excuse anyway. Can't be bothered to lap roundabouts to get the edge scrubbed.