Need a stickier tyre

Hey guys,

At the moment my SV650s pointy is fitted with Michelin Pilot Sports...

Thing i dont like about them is they rarely get as hot as my Dunlop Qualifiers got on my RS125...
It takes the most spirited ride I can muster to get the tyres to feel as hot to the touch as the Dunlops got on an average ride.

Time to replace my rear tyre and i figured Ill change it to a diff model

I've been recomended to get some Michelin 2 CT's or Michelin Pilot Road

Any forum users have any experience with these tyres on their SVs?
Any other suggestions?


Also, will there be any problems using a diff rear tyre to my front tyre for a few months until my front also needs replacing?

i dont know how the they compare to others (apart from the standard 220's) but i really like dunlop roadsmarts.....does the job very well....

but down to personal preference on the top / most common tyres...some good reviews and views in the tyres section might be worth a read

I was very happy with my Pilot Road 2ct's on the SV (and use them on the falco too) hard wearing (8K miles out of the rear on the Falco!), good grip and feedback and competetivley priced to boot. Cant really go wrong tbh!

Pilot Power 2CT or Pilot Road 2CT's are NOT uber sticky but I never had a bother with them on my CBR. I'm currently running the Pilot Roads and although they are meant to be sport touring tyres I have no problem at all with them. I've never found the limit of them and they've been going fairly quickly at times. Warm up is quick, wet weather performance is good, tyre life is very good.

I've tried Pirelli super Corsa's and these were awesome in the dry. Nothing better IMO. Sketchy in the wet and alright if you only wanted 1,800 miles from a rear.

[johnnyrod]

BT014s are pretty good, though a bit sensitive to tyre pressures. Well up to peg-scraping. I've now gone for Pirelli Diablos (not Corsa or other variants), possibly even better than the Bridgestones. I've used them all for track days, down to lean angles where my mate thinks I'll fall off.

[fizzwheel]

The 2CT you have been recommended is a good tyre, but they can feel a little wooden when they are cold or at the start of a ride, the grips there but you cant feel it, so you have to learn to trust the tyre. But as Scoobs says they arent super sticky. But then if you cant keep a tyre in its operating range of temperatures it'll never give good grip.

I fricken hated BT-014's fine on a hot dry day, but show them some rain, or a cold damp road and they were horrible to ride on. I had mine let go twice with little or no warning, the last time it did it, the rear was coming round on me and send me sideways across a roundabout, I just couldnt get on with them at all. Also my GSXR ate its rear tyre after 1800 miles and I'm not prepared to put up with such sh*tty short tyre life.

I'm loathed to recommend you a tyre, but I'd suggest going for a Sport or a "sticky" tyre isnt always the best idea.

You want a tyre from the range of Sport Touring tyres that the manufacturere's do.

On my GSXR I've had these sport tyres.

BT014
Michellin Pilot Power 2CT
Pirelli Diablo Corsa III

I swapped them for a set of Metzler Z6's which is a sport touring tyre, my GSXR feels just the same to ride on a hot day with these on, but when its rains or its cold, the bike feels a million times better.

Also they cost less than the sport tyres and they last twice as long. Dont get hooked into the way of thinking that sport is best and that you have to have the latest bling rubber.

Give any of these a try

BT-021
Metzler Z6
Pirelli Diablo Strada
Michellin Pilot Road
Avon Storm

As you've been recommended the Pilot Road I'd be inclined to try a set of those. Have a read of the tyre section for more info

HTH

[Viney]

Why you would need sticker rubber on the road is beyond me!

Dunlop Quali's on the SV are very good, I liked them a lot and felt very sticky, my tyres were bubbling by the time I got back from NW2. So a weekend of brisk riding had them bubbling in October, they were sticky IMO.

However the Pilot Sports to me were very good for wet riding when I swapped to them after the Quali's. And for the price, no complaints!

Stickiness in the dry - Quali's.

[Biker Biggles]

If you have pilot sports on it now and you want to fit a pilot road you are going for a less sticky tyre.The sport is a "sport" tyre and the pilot road is a "sport touring" tyre.Having said and understood that its probably a very good idea,as the modern sport touring tyres are much better suited to road use because they have a wider temperature range and tend to remain within that range in normal riding.Im sure there is no problem mixing a pilot sport front with a pilot road rear as the two are much the same apart from the compound used.

Originally Posted by Viney

Why you would need sticker rubber on the road is beyond me!

Well…. my opinion..depend on the way you ride.
For example a sharp bend can be taken at greater speed (even without breaking the speed limit) by leaning more and therefore needing a stickier tyre…

On my blade I use BT014's front and BT021s rear….have used BT020 on my thundercat previously and they were great, so upgraded to 021's when I got the blade..
the 014's on the rear on the blade are just ridiculous..3k out of a tyre…
the 021s I can get near to 6k miles out of it…. and have loads and loads of grip with it, get right off the edge of the tyre and never had any problems so far (thouch wood)