THE FINAL !BT - SV650.org

05-06-05, 08:25 PM

enough!

which tyer is the best! i want a new front tyer ! my ME Z4 isnt good enough

sorry if this is already been done!

05-06-05, 08:56 PM

hahahahahah they are all good for different things........ What do you want out of a tyre? And don't say, slick like dry grip, excellent wet grip, quick warm up, immensely long life, and low in price. Tyres are all about compromise.

Dan.

05-06-05, 10:14 PM

Z6's IMHO

Sid Squid · 05-06-05, 10:43 PM

Of those choices:

Best grip: BT014.
Shortest life though.

Best everything else and plenty grippy enough as well: Conti Road Attacks/Z6/Diablo Strada.
Very little separates all three of those tyres in all the relevant areas, I'm now running Diablo Stradas on my 1000, and I think I slightly preferred the shape of the Contis, and considering they're the cheapest they're hard to beat.

Oldest design and probably now outclassed by all the others: BT 020
Still a useful bench-mark for SV tyres and far from poor, but too dear and the newer tyres are better.

Richie · 07-06-05, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloggsy

Z6's IMHO

Me TOOO !

Biker Biggles · 07-06-05, 06:30 PM

Ive got a new z6 on the front and a fairly shagged old Pirelli on the back.Front is so much better and who cares what the back does anyway?

Ill put a z6 on the back shortly as funds allow,or should I really sort the front with a spring job?

08-06-05, 11:18 AM

its got to be 014's. There AWESOME! ive got so much confidence in the tyre.

08-06-05, 02:24 PM

need more options...I have z6's now and like them but preferred the feel of my 010/020 combination. The zeds win in the wet though and are reputed to last much further if uncle Rictus is to be believed.

Can we have a sit on the fence vote?

08-06-05, 04:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rubberduckofdeath

And when voting, could you also say which tyres you've actually tried?

I don't think there's any point saying tyre 'b' is best when you've only tried tyres 'b' and 'c' for example...

good point. I have only tried stock dunlops, bt010/020 combi and z 6's .

08-06-05, 04:48 PM

Out of the ones you've listed, (which I'll admit, I've only tried 2 of) I would say the road attacks. Having talked to people who have tried all, there isn't alot in it between them and the road attacks are just a bit better in the wet as well as being a bit cheaper.

Of course, if you were to add the Avon Vipers, I think I'd vote for them. I've only done 100 odd miles on them so far, but I'm definitely having some fun with them.

I've tried D220s, road attacks, BT020s and now Avon Viper sports.

View Poll Results: Which is the best?
Z6	9	40.91%
BT020	1	4.55%
conti road attack	5	22.73%
Pirelli Diablo Strada	1	4.55%
BT014	6	27.27%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

05-06-05, 08:25 PM	#1
suzsv650 Guest Posts: n/a	THE FINAL !BT enough! which tyer is the best! i want a new front tyer ! my ME Z4 isnt good enough sorry if this is already been done!

05-06-05, 10:43 PM	#4
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Of those choices: Best grip: BT014. Shortest life though. Best everything else and plenty grippy enough as well: Conti Road Attacks/Z6/Diablo Strada. Very little separates all three of those tyres in all the relevant areas, I'm now running Diablo Stradas on my 1000, and I think I slightly preferred the shape of the Contis, and considering they're the cheapest they're hard to beat. Oldest design and probably now outclassed by all the others: BT 020 Still a useful bench-mark for SV tyres and far from poor, but too dear and the newer tyres are better. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

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05-06-05, 08:56 PM	#2
Dan_SV Guest Posts: n/a	hahahahahah they are all good for different things........ What do you want out of a tyre? And don't say, slick like dry grip, excellent wet grip, quick warm up, immensely long life, and low in price. Tyres are all about compromise. Dan.

07-06-05, 06:30 PM	#6
Biker Biggles Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Barnet Herts Posts: 5,071	Ive got a new z6 on the front and a fairly shagged old Pirelli on the back.Front is so much better and who cares what the back does anyway? Ill put a z6 on the back shortly as funds allow,or should I really sort the front with a spring job?

08-06-05, 11:18 AM	#7
$i Guest Posts: n/a	its got to be 014's. There AWESOME! ive got so much confidence in the tyre.

08-06-05, 02:24 PM	#8
chutz Guest Posts: n/a	need more options...I have z6's now and like them but preferred the feel of my 010/020 combination. The zeds win in the wet though and are reputed to last much further if uncle Rictus is to be believed. Can we have a sit on the fence vote?

08-06-05, 04:48 PM	#10
Carsick Guest Posts: n/a	Out of the ones you've listed, (which I'll admit, I've only tried 2 of) I would say the road attacks. Having talked to people who have tried all, there isn't alot in it between them and the road attacks are just a bit better in the wet as well as being a bit cheaper. Of course, if you were to add the Avon Vipers, I think I'd vote for them. I've only done 100 odd miles on them so far, but I'm definitely having some fun with them. I've tried D220s, road attacks, BT020s and now Avon Viper sports.