tyres for your SV.....

[jessie]

what tyres have u got on ur sweet SV?

[derbybiker]

Pirelli Dragon GTS MTR 23/24

[Viney]

Bridge 020. Suit me down to the ground.

[purple eyed pig]

D207. Better than MEZ4 but cheaper than BT's

[jonboy]

Bridgestones. 010 front, 020 rear.


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[Viney]

Tyres on your tank!!!

http://www.lockhartphillipsusa.com/pages/product-sub3.asp?id=174

[MitchC]

Hey,

Hm.... EEEE.... (pulling out shirt collar) :o

Mitch

[Luckypants]

Avon Azarro III's AV45 front AV46 rear.

[vtwin]

Avon Azarro III's AV45 front AV46 rear.

Snap! Best combination so far. And I get them CHEAP cos my cousin is the northern area sales manager for Avon. Which is nice!

[rictus01]

Avon Azarro III's AV45 front AV46 rear.

Snap! Best combination so far.

I concur, on my second set, 8'500 mls out of the last rear.

[weegaz22]

ok im assuming that u are all talking about the grip and confidence they give when used in the dry, but what about in the wet? which is what most of this country see's during the year

[jessie]

i had avons (45/46) on my SV, inherited them from previous owner. i did 2000 miles on the avons, rear goosed, but front tyre started perishing (from age rather than use)
Thought that they were ok, just the bridgstns bt010's now on are better. Done 1500 miles on them. Feel more response/control when cornering, and great in the wet.

[darylB]

BT 020,S front and rear, can't fault them yet!! :D

[Marv]

O2O's are OK but I go off the side of the front before the rear, which is crap.

Going to get another O2O on back but O1O on front to get a bit more lean cos they are a bit more peaky.

My mates tell me the O2O's are useless pieces of wood! But their bikes have 120 bhp and tyres do 3000 miles tops. So why cant they get me off their wheel on B roads then?

[vtwin]

The Avon combination is the best I have tried for wet and dry weather riding. I cover 20-25000 miles a year in all weathers, commuting and scratching. Bridgestone's were good, too, but didn't last as long.

[bobbydaz]

metz sportec m-1s front n rear, only done 50 miles on em so far - keep y'all posted

[haggis.hunter]

bt010 on the back and new bt012 on the front whick is stated as the best bridgestone tyre in the wet but better not get used to the 010 and 020 as bridgestone are discontinuing them at the end of the year to promote the 012 range :cry:

[Anton]

Michelin pilot road. Great tyres :!: Works for me. long mileage and good grib :wink:

[peteee]

So how are the BT012s? Good in the wet?

And how would a 12 on the rear work wth a 10 on the front? My 10 rear is now utterly bald.

[haggis.hunter]

bto12 are excellent in the wet had to do an emergency stop the other day back 010 locked up with downshifting but the front was very stable even when i grebbed a handfull :P :P

[willis]

got metz mez3 on front which is very good in all conditions, it's just about shot after 5k, got through mez3 and m-1 rears which were brilliant, and have pirelli diablo on rear now which is even better.

[Painterman]

Just had some Dunlop D207's fitted and so far they're great, the bike feels more agile, turns quicker, and doesn't seem to "track" white lines and grooves in the road like my MEZ4's did. Oh and the rear looks a lot fatter :D

[Neohope]

I just bought a beautiful 2002 SV650S, and I am hearing from this disscusion thread that the Avon & Bridgestones tires are very nice tires. I am about to buy a set (the cheaper one probably:) and I don't know what size to go with for the front/back. It has a 160 on the rear now, and some random guy I met, said I could fit a 180 - 200 on there. Is this true?!?!?,,, and if so, should I do it? I don't know anything about bikes, yet, but I am learning. TIA!!!
--BTW-- I was also wondering if anyone could recommend any improvents to the bike, that I could gain some good power without doing anything to crazy (aka. new motor or something)? Exhaust is going on the bike after tires, and I don't know which to go with, and if I should get a slip-on or a full system.

Sorry for ALL the newbie questions. I promise my next post will be less annoying :)
-matthew

[purple eyed pig]

I'd stick with standard sizes (120/60 and 160/60) for tyres.

Re: exhaust, you'll get LOTS of opinions on makes, but whatever make, I'd say go for road legal cos you have to cut the pipe on the SV and a road legal will save you hassle with plod and at MOT time.

[Neohope]

Super... Thanks for the info. Does Renegade make a good exhaust? I personally think they look wonderful on the SV.

[sevy]

I put a set of Michelin Pilot Sports on mine, I dont rate them much, any views on them?

[weegaz22]

the biggest size u can fit on the sv rim is a 170 section tyre but i would strongly advise against it, there are a number of reasons for this

1. u go round a corner, bin your bike into a hedge, insurance assesor comes out and says "oooo deary me those tyres arent the correct size im afraid that could have caused your crash" subsequently shagging your chances of a succesful claim

2.when u fit a wider section tyre onto a smaller rim it can cause the tyre to go more oval shape/deform leading to a different contact patch on the road when leaned over, leading to poor handling when pushed hard, ie going round a bend at 70mph the back will slide out causing a lowside crash

3. adding a wider tyre at the rear will also cause your turn in speed to be reduced(slower) and that is one of the sv's good quality's

if u want a bigger back tyre fit a gsx-r600/750 rim and tyre onto the sv, but personally i wouldnt bother unless the parts came to me for free :D

[Aaron]

vtwin - you said the Avons lasted better than the Bridgestones - are you talking about BT010s or 020s....?

Im replacing the crappy MEZ4s and was going to go for the 020s as thats what I had on my last bike, but if the general consensus is the Avons are better and last longer then will go for those instead!

Cheers

[clanger]

D207's are superb.....talk about giving me extra confidence! Wicked tyre choice...should have switched years ago

[Mech]

Bought my bike a month and a half ago 2nd hand, untill they wear out I'm running a MEZ4 on the front and Bridgestone (020 I think) on the rear. Not quite decided what to run next, there's a good chance it'll be bridgestones all round, although maybe Avons. I know running mis-matched tyres isn't a great plan, but frankly, I'm not riding particularly hard yet, and I haven't got the experience on bikes to be able to tell the difference yet.

[FUBAR]

:D


BT010 front and BT020 rear, confidence inspiring rubber........bike has never felt better, best £160.00 i spent in a long while............

Have a nice day y"all................... :wink:

[Coké]

Avon? over here in belgium, no-one buys that.
a this time most people choose BT010/020(NT), D207/208 or Diablo's for a sporty use of the SV. i chose the Pirelli Diablo's, they're the most expensive, but i had them on my RS125 as well and on the track, i had to be pretty hard on the bike to get them to slip.. so i chose them for the SV as well.

[kemd]

So far I am more then happy with the BT 020's... seem to suit everyday riding... although they might be as grippy as the racier tyres.

Horses for courses... :lol:

[jonboy]

:D


BT010 front and BT020 rear, confidence inspiring rubber........bike has never felt better, best £160.00 i spent in a long while............



Couldn't agree more - chicken strips? What chicken strips?!! ;)


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