Newbie Tyre Question

I've just put maxxis on my sv to try, i've found them better in the dry, but wasn't so happy as the bridgestone 21's in the wet

[Bibio]

Originally Posted by vardypeeps

I'm using Avon Storm 2 Ultra at the moment on 36front 42rear. Ride is a bit firm but running at these pressures keeps it on the harder rubber in the middle.
Absolute pig in the wet thought these tyres!

try the oem pressures. 33-36. thats what i run mine at and they have never ever put a foot wrong even in the wet.

I have BT-021's on mine, on checking the Bridgestone website, it said the rear should be 2.9 bar, the BT-016 it had before should be 2.7 bar.

Everybody has their own preferences on tyre pressures, it's a case of experimenting until you find your own sweet spot.

I have Pirelli Stradas on my CBR1000F and they are very very good too.

They always quote 42psi on rear to cover all eventualitys. You could be 7 stone tootling about with 3inch chicken strips or You and your other half of the 'go lightlys' at 20 stone each plus luggage hammering across the alps for a fondu! lol. 42psi makes contact patch smaller if you don't weigh much and don't carry a passenger, I would use 36psi on road.

I was going to post a new one but it sort of fits in here. Handbook says 33psi front / 36 psi rear but the rating sticker on the bike itself says 36psi for both. Anyone with any ideas why the two Suzuki recommendations don't match? Incidentally, I've got a Pirelli Diablo on the front and a Michi Pilot Sport on the rear - any thoughts?

Bibio.. what kind of Maxxis have ye,.,, as i need a front tyre, an am hearing that these are decent tyres

[stormingjoe]

My tuppence worth,
Storm Ultra excellent road and odd trackday, confidence in dry and wet warm up quick,can wear to threads, running these now!!
Briddies 023 Good tyre ok wet and dry, ok for odd trackday, sensation of going hard at 2.5mm tread depth and then feel unstable, 016 similar but better if doing lots of corners etc as stickier, does take longer to warm up and do wear quicker,
Roadsmarts, ok dry, caution in wet, ok for trackday, storms better, once squared off wear becomes more rapid and when down to 2mill seems to track imperfections in the road a lot more.
I'm 17 stone and run 32psi front and 36 rear, if you are lighter ie,12 stone type, you could drop maybe 2 psi front/rear, for trackday drop to 30 front and 28 rear or there abouts.

[Bibio]

ermmm i don't lol. tiz fenjer who runs maxis. by all accounts they are ok for the money. so i can't comment on the newer ones but my bro had some on his duke and they seemed ok a little skittish in the wet but grippy otherwise if i remember they were the sportmax. he changed them for a set of mez sporttec which he had lying around and they to me the sportec worse. tyres are an individual thing but when a large number of people say that a specific type are good on a given bike then its usually the case. forums are great for reviews of such things as its real world tests and feedback.

just to add i personally use the Avon storms and to date have never found any reason to change.

[TheRamJam]

Am running Pirelli Angel ST's on the GSXR at 36psi front and 42psi rear. Excellant tyres and brilliant in the wet

I keep hearin about Maxxis supermax... was at ma local bike shop the day.. the guy said, the Maxxix are remoulds ????and are chinese ****e.... a think a lot o people on here are runnin Maxxis... wit ye think ?