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Originally Posted by steveg
Replaced my Original Dunlop D220 today , which I could not get to the edge with , Replaced with Pirelli Diablos & on way back from garage was decking pegs with loads of confidence .
Ditch the D220's now , have used BT014 & Diablos on previous bikes however prefer the diablos as can get about 4k out of the rear , where as I got 3k out of the BT014'S .
Both are good tyres just prefer the Diablos
Cheers Steve
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Dunno why you all fear the 220's... I found that on my SV 650 they were fine, and ran off the edges front and rear. OK after 2 rears and the original front, I changed to 020 rear and 012 front, was a nice combination, but bought on price not reputation. My SV 1000 had original fitment Michellin Pilot Roads ( I think) I thought they were crap, but only because they took a while to warm up. (still ran off the edges
) They were replaced with a set of dunlop 207's warmed up quick and were fun while they lasted well till I sold the SV........
Now I have a honda CB 1300... guess what tyres were standard fitment?????
Everyones nightmare D220's.............. They are superb........ sticky enough to grind the pegs and the sliders on my boots. Ok they are not the latest gimicky thing, but they work. Maybe a lack of confidence is the problem with some riders??
It's easy to follow the fashion, but I am sure that some people change them for changes sake. Use super-soft compounds on the track, I am positive that there are very few on this forum that will EVER exceed the capabilities of the OE Dunlops on the road. Not a rant, just my opinion after quite a few years of 2 wheeled travel....................................
Some of the older members of the forum will remember the skinny rock hard rubber that used to be fitted to motorcycles a few years ago
FWIW
Terry