What should I do

Comeon Biggus, even I had a virago out to 140kph. Ok, it was downhill
and a long time ago, before I got fat, but they're not _that_ bad. Try
to turn a corner OTOH...

 

145 not really downhill

 

Bet you had your chin on the tank though!

 

I'm remembering the time one went around the outside of me up the Old Rd at
about 130, dragging everything, rider looking calm and collected in his
t-shirt and cargoes.

Didn't end up feeling too embarrassed seeing as I was returning from
watching the same bloke pull 200m-long balance-point stand-up wheelies on
that same 250 Virago for half an hour.

 

Putting aside the 'should they or shouldn't they have substituted..?'
argument for a second I can say that I've replaced worn 010s with new
012s and can't pick any discernible difference in normal road riding.
I took my TLR to a track day in November and it went fine on them.
Haven't taken my YZF to the track yet but expect the same results if I
do.

The only thing I can offer on the 010s is that they seem to drop off
rapidly in grip when at the end of their wear limit. I had two
seperate two-wheel drifts at EC a couple of years ago in the same lap
(toward the end of a push-on day) when the 010s were pretty well
shagged.

If you don't end up swapping the 010 for an 012 I doubt you'll have
any major dramas, as the later version is a refinement rather than a
revolution of its predecessor.

MB