AL7 tyre recommendations for large mileage?

[Frank_drebbin]

Hiya,


I need new tyres on my bike and will be commuting 40-50 miles a day in all weathers.



So my annual mileage will be 11-12k.


Can someone please recommend some hard wearing all weather tyres. I don't ride particularly fast or aggressively (maybe sometimes on a nice road) and the main factors will be cheap price, wet weather grip, and long life.


Please could anyone provide suggestions, and I'd like to spend the minimum possible without buying poor quality.


Thanks again and cheers to everyone who has replied to my many threads. It's my first big bike and I am loving it and want to make the most of it - hence all the questions :)

[Talking Heads]

If its cheap you're after tyretectrading.co.uk are usually hard to beat on prices.
They can deliver you a pair of Metzeler Roadtec Z6 for £132.50 and they have some tyre pairs slightly cheaper.

[shiftin_gear98]

PR4s - I commute about that mileage. One front two rears will just about cover it.
Great all round tyre - not the cheapest but as it's the only thing sticking you to the floor...
And I don't pootle, so I'm quite hard on tyres.


Oponeo or Tyreleader

[Craig380]

Another vote for Avon Storm 3D X-Ms here. I've done 6,000 miles on mine and the rear isn't even half-worn yet, and I do ride quite briskly. Excellent grip in the dry. Can't talk about wet grip 'cos I take the car if it's wet.

[SV650rules]

Another vote for Avon Storm 3D X-Ms here. I've done 6,000 miles on mine and the rear isn't even half-worn yet, and I do ride quite briskly. Excellent grip in the dry. Can't talk about wet grip 'cos I take the car if it's wet.


We have Avon tyres on both our cars and I find them pretty damn good, they are quiet, grippy in both wet and dry and steer well. If Avon motorbike tyres have same compound I would have them in a heartbeat, and will get them when my present tyres are worn out on SV.

[Red ones]

I get upwards of 14,000 out of BT021 on a similar length commute.

[Bibio]

i cant see past PR3's. ok so the mileage is not that great for me as i ride like a loon but the wet weather grip is stunning. i personally dont care about dry weather grip as any tyre will do that but wet weather grip is what matters in my book and the PR3's are like glue in the wet.

[sputnik]

Got well over 10k out of all of the last sets of tyres I had on my SV doing 50 mile a day commutes and a wee bit of fun stuff too. I'll leave it for other people to gauge what sort of rider I am.

Pirelli Angel STs then GTs, followed by PR3s then PR4s. They were all pretty decent tyres but the PR3s were my favourites. The PR4s were good but I found them less confidence inspiring than the 3s and they seemed to wear in a slightly unpredictable way and then seemingly recover themselves - odd! That said, by the time the SV went at 75k the suspension was probably shot to hell so it may not be a fair comparison.

[Corny Gizmo]

PR3 or PR4, had them on the SV plenty of times, brilliant grip in all weathers.

Got PR3s on the GSXR 1000 that I use for 11k ish a year now, they are wearing quicker due to power but they still grip unbelievably well. In summer they tend to slip a bit when giving it full beans tho, but the SV has roughly half the power, I had no issues on the SV at all.

[Frank_drebbin]

Thanks all.


The recommendations seem to be:
Metzeler Roadtec Z8 or 01
Michelin Pilot Road 3/4
Bridgestone Battlax BT021


Most positive views seem to be of the Michelins.


I will look for prices, thanks all :)

[Qkley]

One more vote for PR4s for commuting. I had an emergency braking situation in the wet and they proved that they are easily worth their premium.

[Artstu]

Road 5's have replaced the PR4's. I've seen people rate PR3's higher than the PR4's too.

https://youtu.be/Znm2cCGB1YY

[Talking Heads]

Last August I got a good deal on a pair of PR4 tyres from a well known specialist fitter in Aberdeen.
Ride in ride out, £230ish as far as I recall.
Pays to shop around the local guys as well as looking online.
The local guy fitted them cheaper than I could get them via the interweb.
Have been well pleased with the PR4s so far.

[R1ffR4ff]

All of the above tyres are great recommendations but if you are strapped-for-cash and need some fresh rubber on the bike I can recommend,"Maxxis" budget tyres.They are nothing exceptional but have never let me down in Wet or Dry and about average mileage.

Reviews on here,

https://www.oponeo.co.uk/moto-tyre/maxxis-m6029

My SV came with Metzeler Z6 front and back but the front was past it's sell-by-date and had been squared off and after a few thousand miles I couldn't live it it so fitted a Maxxis 6029 to the front(£55).Instant better cornering etc.

The rear Metzler is still doing a great job and plenty of tread but when it's time to replace I'll fit a Maxxis 6029 to the rear as well.

Tyre makers will tell you you shouldn't mix brands but I've never had any trouble so long as they play-nice with each other and you ride within their envelope but do prefer,"Matched" tyres.

I'm not a mad fast rider but I do ride,"Spirited" on the right roads.My,"Chicken-Strips" are 1" on the rear and around 3/4" on the front :)

I am fortunate inasmuch as my local Bike Mech does a Tyre change and balance for a tenner(Wheel off).I used to do my own but at that price I can't be bothered.

HTH :)

[R1ffR4ff]

buy British, buy Avon :p Maxxis are Cheng Shin Rubber which doesn't sound too British.

Heh Heh.There aren't any,"British" tyres as we don't have,"Rubber Trees" here ;-)

[SV650rules]

Heh Heh.There aren't any,"British" tyres as we don't have,"Rubber Trees" here ;-)

Germans and Italians don't have rubber trees either :rolleyes:

[R1ffR4ff]

Germans and Italians don't have rubber trees either :rolleyes:

Buy Blitish :drink:

[Talking Heads]

buy British, buy Avon


Ah no.
Although they are the last company making motorcycle tyres in Britain, Avon are owned by Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. of the USA.

[SV650rules]

Ah no.
Although they are the last company making motorcycle tyres in Britain, Avon are owned by Cooper Tire and Rubber Co. of the USA.

They do make tyres here though and Cooper invested money in UK. Local jobs for local people.

[PyroUK]

They do make tyres here though and Cooper invested money in UK. Local jobs for local people.Sorry couldn't resisthttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180520/1adf1f8d2d5fe873339e9eb50959f27d.jpg

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[garynortheast]

Sorry couldn't resisthttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20180520/1adf1f8d2d5fe873339e9eb50959f27d.jpg

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Damn! You got there before me Pyro!

[Frank_drebbin]

I bought the Pilot Road 4's. Decided to get the best ones for safety I could afford. Thanks for the recommendations :)

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