Pilot Road 2's 4,500 miles on. [Archive] - SV650.org

petevtwin650

10-09-07, 10:27 AM

Well I've had my PR2's for a while.

Can't recommend them enough. Remind me of the BT 010's.

Very confidence inspiring and good in the wet.

Been running mine at 34F 36R using a digital pressure gauge.

All those miles have been two up.

The rear has still got maybe 500 miles left in it but we're off for a long weekend so can't afford to chance it, therefore total rear mileage will have to be established on another rear.

REAR
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/tyres/reartyre.jpg

FRONT
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i184/petevtwin650/tyres/fronttyre.jpg

injury_ian

10-09-07, 10:46 AM

its strange, i cant get rid of the last 10mm of chicken strip either, must be the way its formed?

petevtwin650

10-09-07, 10:55 AM

its strange, i cant get rid of the last 10mm of chicken strip either, must be the way its formed?

Glad it's not only me. Thought I wasn't trying hard enough.:D

Interestingly the strips front and rear are about the same. Normally there is quite a difference.With my Diablos the fronts were less and on 010's the rear had no chicken strips at all but the front had loads.

Luckypants

10-09-07, 10:58 AM

Glad it's not only me. Thought I wasn't trying hard enough.:D

That was never the issue. ;)

JamesMio

27-09-07, 01:25 PM

Thanks for the info - my tyres are in need of a change - they're currently looking like this:

\_/ both F & R!

Had it pretty much narrowed down to PR2's, Z6's or BT021's but couldn't really find anything to separate them.

hovis

27-09-07, 02:17 PM

have you seen the busters link? 2 pairs for £240

plowsie

27-09-07, 02:20 PM

Who wants some with me?

hovis

27-09-07, 02:21 PM

Who wants some with me?

i'll have some

plowsie

27-09-07, 02:52 PM

i'll have some
Halves?

hovis

27-09-07, 02:54 PM

Halves?

yes?

JamesMio

28-09-07, 07:02 AM

I'll have some of that - if anyone else fancies going halvers on a pair?

I'm only new on here so can't really get anyone to vouch for me but I'm proper 'onest guv!! 'Onest!!

plowsie

28-09-07, 08:18 AM

I'll have some of that - if anyone else fancies going halvers on a pair?

I'm only new on here so can't really get anyone to vouch for me but I'm proper 'onest guv!! 'Onest!!
I'm a bypasser i dont know anyone on here either :|

JamesMio

28-09-07, 08:45 AM

Hovis - where abouts is that link please fella? I had a look on Busters but couldnt find any PR2s?

Cheers
JM

Smudge

28-09-07, 08:51 AM

I'm a bypasser i dont know anyone on here either :|
you little liar

hovis

28-09-07, 09:00 AM

Hovis - where abouts is that link please fella? I had a look on Busters but couldnt find any PR2s?

Cheers
JM

http://forums.sv650.org/showpost.php?p=1298030&postcount=7

dunno if there the right ones

plowsie

28-09-07, 09:03 AM

Hovis - where abouts is that link please fella? I had a look on Busters but couldnt find any PR2s?

Cheers
JM
http://www.busters-accessories.co.uk/products.asp?id=437
you little liar
Hi mate i'm Stu i ride a 99 SV650s, got a few mods on it will list them all in idle banter.

P.S. Whats the top speed your SV can do? How many miles can you get out of a full tank??? :smt110

JamesMio

28-09-07, 09:14 AM

Thanks guys, call me thick (go on, I can take it!) but are the Michelin Pilot Sport & PR2's the same?

The ones on Busters are Pilot Sports...

Apologies in advance if I'm being a spanner here but thought it best to check before buying them!!

plowsie

28-09-07, 09:20 AM

No they are not! I have done some research on Pilot Sports here (http://two-wheels.michelin.com/2w/front/index.jsp?codeRubrique=2092004103801&codePage=2092004103801_09092004115144&lang=EN). They dont look too bad to me.

JamesMio

28-09-07, 09:24 AM

Hmmm, ok they look pretty good. Has anyone here used them? Anything will be better than my current ones, and that seems to be a pretty good price at £117 ish a pair to be honest!

plowsie

28-09-07, 09:25 AM

Yer then £4.99 postage :)

JamesMio

28-09-07, 09:28 AM

Yer then £4.99 postage :)

Yeah, I could probably just about stretch to that!! (Although only just after spoffing out for 4 tyres for the car, ouch!!!)

JamesMio

28-09-07, 02:24 PM

Well that's 2 sets of 120fr/160rr ordered!!

I've offered a pair to the g/f's brother who's also got an SV but if he doesn't want them I'll happily go halfer's with an 'orger?

Tim in Belgium

29-09-07, 11:20 AM

Luckypants

30-09-07, 03:33 PM

Those photos were taken after the last N. Wales Rideout.

petevtwin650

01-10-07, 08:37 AM

Nope not done a track day on them, but a mate of mine who does trackdays on his R6 reckoned he might try them instead of Corsas.

As Luckypants says, pic taken after Wales Rideout, where the pace was leisurely. ;-)

Luckypants

01-10-07, 08:52 AM

As Luckypants says, pic taken after Wales Rideout, where the pace was leisurely. ;-):-dd
:smt046

JamesMio

04-10-07, 02:03 PM

2 Pairs of tyres arrived this morning - Ordered on Friday, Dispatched Tusday, Arrived today - can't be bad, oh esp as I got a cheeky little 10% discount on them too - good old Google!!)

JamesMio

10-10-07, 10:42 AM

Well, the other person that orignally wanted a pair now doesn't - so got a spare set (also listed in the For Sale bit) if anyone's interested?

£120 plus carriage (shouldn't be more than £6-7 I wouldn't think) sound fair?

10-10-07, 11:04 AM

where are you based out of interest. I dont really need any tyres just yet, but still interesting for people to know if they were close enough to pick up

JamesMio

10-10-07, 11:28 AM

where are you based out of interest. I dont really need any tyres just yet, but still interesting for people to know if they were close enough to pick up

Good point!!

I live in Carlisle but work in Dumfries (where my folks still live) so spend most of my life travelling between the two places.

Could drop them off within a reasonable distance... I'm often in Kendal/Glasgow so could easily stick them in the boot of the car when I'm there.

10-10-07, 12:21 PM

Good point!!

I live in Carlisle but work in Dumfries (where my folks still live) so spend most of my life travelling between the two places.

Could drop them off within a reasonable distance... I'm often in Kendal/Glasgow so could easily stick them in the boot of the car when I'm there.

Stick them in the for sale section ;)

JamesMio

10-10-07, 03:52 PM

Already have done chief, cheers!

Biker_Billy

10-10-07, 06:18 PM

2 Pairs of tyres arrived this morning - Ordered on Friday, Dispatched Tusday, Arrived today - can't be bad, oh esp as I got a cheeky little 10% discount on them too - good old Google!!)

im thinking of ordering these too - cheeky I know, but how did you manage to get the 10% discount?