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Mark_h · 21-06-13, 11:04 AM

Another vote for PR3's here too. Also used by a bunch of high-mileage spirited riders I know. Not cheapest but damn good, especially in the wet. Beware though if anything like the PR2's I had before when the front goes off it goes off in a big way as it wears into a strange shape.

21-06-13, 10:08 PM

I've got bridgestones bt023's on mine at the moment no complaints good in the dry and wet, have got 5000 out of the rear starting to square off now thats a 80mile round commute on not so windy roads and the odd thrash round the coast roads when i get the chance. Might be able to get a good deal as their being replace with the s20 i think. If you don't do wet then most tyres will be a match for what you need.

Red ones · 21-06-13, 10:16 PM

Metz Z6 here. 11000 miles out of the rear, 22000 miles out of the front.

Sh*t in the winter when it's wet.

Vibbentrop · 22-06-13, 12:43 AM

I ditched the awful factory Dunlops and fitted a pair of Pirelli Diablo Rosso IIs. They are outstanding. They grip like they're glued and give me the confidence to push to the max. Hopefully, being dual-compound, the rear won't square off too quickly.

22-06-13, 09:19 AM

I would be looking for a tyre that can handle being push when the sun is shining but also when it's very cold give me the confidence to lean it in. Which basically means a good all weather sport touring tyre.

muzikill · 22-06-13, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red ones

Metz Z6 here. 11000 miles out of the rear, 22000 miles out of the front.

Sh*t in the winter when it's wet.

I thought z6's were fine in the wet.

Red ones · 22-06-13, 10:19 AM

With Z6 on I find that if it rains and the temperature is below 5C you and pop the back end out easily and even spin up the rear on the motorway. That said I still buy them and then take it easy.

Ajwou · 26-06-13, 05:20 PM

Question: How much would you pay for Michelin Pilot Road fitted?

Nutsinatin · 26-06-13, 06:04 PM

£228 with loose wheels

Ajwou · 26-06-13, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nutsinatin

£228 with loose wheels

Thanks, I wasn't even expecting such a accurate number

.
I paid £265 today and I wasn't sure if that's normal price (but they had to take the weels off), so I suppose that's not far from the normal value.

21-06-13, 11:04 AM	#31
Mark_h Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fleet, Hampshire Posts: 2,448	Re: Which new tyres? Another vote for PR3's here too. Also used by a bunch of high-mileage spirited riders I know. Not cheapest but damn good, especially in the wet. Beware though if anything like the PR2's I had before when the front goes off it goes off in a big way as it wears into a strange shape. __________________ Don't want to be the quickest; don't want to be the best; just want to be the one having the most fun. XL125Varadero -> Curvy SV650N-Y -> SV1000N-K3 -> Multistrada 1200s Twin-tastic stuff. Minister for Sustainability *Aliquid prudentissimus delectabiles et intelligentes in adamasset lingua.*

21-06-13, 10:08 PM	#32
savage86 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Which new tyres? I've got bridgestones bt023's on mine at the moment no complaints good in the dry and wet, have got 5000 out of the rear starting to square off now thats a 80mile round commute on not so windy roads and the odd thrash round the coast roads when i get the chance. Might be able to get a good deal as their being replace with the s20 i think. If you don't do wet then most tyres will be a match for what you need.

21-06-13, 10:16 PM	#33
Red ones Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,422	Re: Which new tyres? Metz Z6 here. 11000 miles out of the rear, 22000 miles out of the front. Sh*t in the winter when it's wet.

22-06-13, 12:43 AM	#34
Vibbentrop Junior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Bedfordshire Posts: 3	Re: Which new tyres? I ditched the awful factory Dunlops and fitted a pair of Pirelli Diablo Rosso IIs. They are outstanding. They grip like they're glued and give me the confidence to push to the max. Hopefully, being dual-compound, the rear won't square off too quickly.

22-06-13, 09:19 AM	#35
GHollis Guest Posts: n/a	Which new tyres? I would be looking for a tyre that can handle being push when the sun is shining but also when it's very cold give me the confidence to lean it in. Which basically means a good all weather sport touring tyre.

22-06-13, 10:19 AM	#37
Red ones Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 1,422	Re: Which new tyres? With Z6 on I find that if it rains and the temperature is below 5C you and pop the back end out easily and even spin up the rear on the motorway. That said I still buy them and then take it easy.

26-06-13, 05:20 PM	#38
Ajwou Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: London Posts: 47	Which new tyres? Question: How much would you pay for Michelin Pilot Road fitted?

26-06-13, 06:04 PM	#39
Nutsinatin Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Lyne, Surrey Posts: 570	Re: Which new tyres? £228 with loose wheels __________________ Blue K9 Pointy - Squished by a car/kerb/wall Blue K9 Pointy #2 - Nearly at 120,000 miles!

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