Tyre question

[Grahamm]

Hi, sorry to kind of hijack the thread, but I think it's kind of relevant, I've got Dunlop D209 Qualifiers fitted, they're virtually new and I haven't had any issues with them so far but I haven't ridden in the wet yet and I'm a bit nervous about the first time I get caught out because I've read a few reviews saying that they're scary in the rain, has anyone here tried them? if so what did/do you think to them

Following on from this hijack (sorry!) I'd appreciate if anyone could give me some advice:

Twice in my life I've had a front wheel slide out on me, once on a bicycle (I think I may have run over a crisp packet whilst turning a corner in the wet) and once on a moped (again in the wet, but for no reason that I could find, other than maybe just crap cheap tyres!)

As such, I'm always extremely careful on roundabouts and corners in wet weather (virtually tip-toeing around them sometimes) because, even though I've got very good reactions, in both of the above examples there was *nothing* I could do, literally it was slip -> bang

I've had the occasional twitch on the rear from putting on a bit too much throttle when leant over in the wet, however I'm much more worried about having the front go out on me again.

So is it more likely to a) have the rear go (potential lowside) which I have a chance of dealing with or b) for the front to slip and have no chance to do anything about it?

Does anyone have any recommendations for good (and safe) cornering in the wet?