Which tyres?
 

hi folks

so new season is apon us and new tyres are needed as this is going to be my first tyre change on the sv i was wondering what everyone else is using and what you personally enjoy using i do have 2 posibilities the first being dunlop roadsmarts and the second pirrelli angels any info will be greatly appreciated :D

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tyres are individual choice i believe but if you look here

http://forums.sv650.org/forumdisplay.php?f=138

you will see what most people are using. Avons and Michelin PR's are very popular.

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thank you i do agree with the personal choice thing it was just to see what was going finding the link useful cheers mate

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always here to help :D

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I am using Angels as my normal Rossos were out of stock. Not yet inspired by them. Seem a bit hard.

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Loving my Bt-023's. Wet grip is fantastic as well.

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When my first set of tyres ran out I changed to the Dunlop roadsmarts the front will last easily 8000miles and the rear 6000miles. I've done 20k since the first set and I wouldn't change them for anything else. The grip is brilliant both in the wet and dry.

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Curse you and you ever so slightly too late comments! I'm booked in to get a pair of Angels tomorrow having read (virtually) nothing but good things about them. That said, I'm currently on the original Dunlop D220s which I hate with a vengeance but I was too tight to change whilst they still had rubber ... that said, they are now squared off to a right angle and have the wire coming through at the rear :smt011:oops: (I know, it's not clever) so I think anything is going to be a serious improvement!

£209 a pair for ride in/out didn't seem outrageous either. Besides, they apparently do some sort of novelty face changing thing which must be much more important than their handling, right?

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Lol I think its time you get rid of those tyres. Even with tread the Dunlop 220 arnt at all confidence inspiring lol

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The d220's on mine make it feel like the roads have permanent black ice, going around a roundabout in the wet at 20 mph gave my sphincter a good work out, I can't decide between angels, roadsmarts or bt 023's.

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Fair point and I'm sure everyone agrees with that statement. I also know others with the roadsmarts and they don't have one bad thing to say about them

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Mich PR3's, dual compound so good at not squaring off, plenty good enough grip when dry and awesome in the wet...got through 2500 miles on a pair and still fine and dandy

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Well, I got my Angel STs put on this morning. Far too early for any sort of proper evaluation but to paraphrase the wise words of my old chum Darth Vader 'I sense something, a feeling I have not felt since having horrid Dunlop D220s':riding:

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BT-023 --- Brilliant

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DITTO the BT-023's, brilliant!