Which Tyre?
 

Hi everyone,
I'm in a delema , what tyres should I buy for my SV650 K4.
I'm on a budget and looking at touring tyres, mets,maxxis,pirelli or dunlops.
Any recommendations.

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the tyre section is probably a good place to start :smt102

Cheers Mark.

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I compare prices with these folk http://www.fwr.co.uk/

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Thanks

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Have a mooch on the Tyre Review Section.

But I would recommend Avon Storm Ultra II's, get a pair (front and rear) for about £200. Best Tyre by far in my opinion for price, miles covered and confidence on the road... :-)

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Thanks for that, I'm going to look at Avons and maybe Dunlop roadsmarts, tyres are important, I'll just wait a few more weeks until I've saved up enough doe to buy non budget tyres.

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Pirelli Diablo Strada`s

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I'm now obsessed with my SportSmarts. Never had a slip in the wet despite getting a bit fruity on occasion. As soon as it gets relatively dry you can literally feel the heat in the tyres if you whip your gloves off. Excellent. But pricey!

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Pirelli strada £150 a pair ,fitted at local dealer, tempting. One rear dunlop or one rear one front diablo ?

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ripa, I am as tight as a ducks **** on a swimming trip to the pond.
Go get the Avons, £/mile win win win.
Had them on the SV, now have them on the Aprilia, I won' be fitting anything else.

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I've got the Avon Storms. They are good in all aspects, weather, mileage, grip e.t.c.

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Another vote for the Storms, excellent tyres

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Diablo Strada if your on a tight budget. They've been replaced by the Angel ST so lots of old stock being flogged off cheap, and they are a good tyre for the SV.

Maxxis are cheap, but don't now what they are like.

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That's completely normal, you can feel them getting warm in the wet in some conditions (avons anyway). I know badgers mate damage1400 has been witnessed with steam coming off his tyres.

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Bridgestone bt023 really good in all weather I even did a track day on them.

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Obviously dont have the skills for it in the wet!! :P

Awww if its normal then ignore me :rolleyes: But last summer i could swear my dads Sportsmart was about to burst into flames after a quick ride!:smt071

Touch the tyres and feel like you could be Josh Brookes going over the mountain! :smt050 (no homo :P)

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I think you cannot go wrong with any modern sports/tourer tyre these days. My personal preference is Avon Storms but the Dunlops that came on my current bike also seem pretty good.

One word of warning on the stradas, the tread does no cross the centre band of the rear tyre. This makes it hard to gauge the wear in the place it wears most, I know of three or four riders who have suddenly found themselves riding on the canvas in the middle of a ride because of this.

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On a well surfaced road with a lot of shellgripped corners you can get them bloody hot (considering it's p*ssing down)

It is not skills, just gaining that confidence. If the tyres aren't giving you the confidence to get them warm in the wet they won't feel like they're giving you confidence... vicious circle.

You can get the storms hot enough to be uncomfortable to touch, you get supercorsas that hot and your hand will pretty much stick to them

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Looking forward to trying my Angel ST's! :D

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I'm decided Avon Storm 2 Ultra, under £200 a pair fitted. Hope those who've helped me to choose them are right. Watch this space I'll let you know.

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I've got a brand new D220 on the rear, but the front tyre is 8 years old and has some small surface cracks...
I really want roadsmarts, so wonder if a front road smart will match with the rear D220?

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Dunlop recommed you change both, but they don't have to fork out the pennies.

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So long as the tyre with the steeper profile is on the front, you should be OK. The D220's profile is quite shallow. Still not ideal, but something you can easily get used to.