Bridgestone 021

[Stu]

Not much chat about these tyres?
My quote for tyres so far is
PR2's £201, Z6 £184, Roadattack £149 and 021 £167 (all loose wheels or +£20 RoRo).
I was told the 021 are a 2CT tyre just as good as the PR2 so which one do I go for? Any reviews?
TIA

Stu in same predictament but im quoted £99 fitted and all for a BT021 rear but then again im in N.Ireland. dont know which to fit a pilot or 021, pilot is £110 but guy in shop told me to go for the 021. im running pirella diablo strada the told me he would only use them as a last resort so it must be only personal opinion

[fizzwheel]

Stu i think you should be the forum guinea pig and give them a try.

Too late - I've got a pair of 021s on over here.

2000 miles in, I've barely worn the bobbles off, so I think there will be plenty of life in them.

However, this is my first proper bike, so I'm not really qualified to tell you that they're good at anything or bad at anything - they're easily a match for the BT56s that my old man had put on his GPX, but thats a G plate with similar original power output to the SV.

For what its worth, they're giving me more confidence on the chicken strip measure - I'm definatly over further than on the D220s. If anyone can give me a guideline as to what I'd feel if they were weak, I might be able to give some better feedback.

I may be wrong but I believe that only the rear 021s are dual compound, not the fronts.

[Stu]

Originally Posted by SV Muppet

I may be wrong but I believe that only the rear 021s are dual compound, not the fronts.

Yess that's what it says on the Bridgestone site. But that is exactly what you want. it's only the rear centre that wears away - so you want that hard, everything else (rear shoulders & the whole front) oesn't normally wear down so you want it grippy. I'm not sure what the PR2's are theough?

A bit more reading on the site has revealed that Spanner Man is dead against 021s from his feedback. So Road attacks are strong in the running at the moment.

Not read up on the Road attacks as of yet Stu... AFAIK the PR2s or Z6's are best for wet which is what i am looking for. As you say the 021's are a bit of a grey area, my grandad has them fitted to his Sprint ST so i will be gettin feedback from him soon.

guy in garage told me the Z6 were slippy in the wet so is he bullshi-ing

Given the choice above I'd go for the Road attacks.

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by thebluelion

guy in garage told me the Z6 were slippy in the wet so is he bullshi-ing

IMHO yes he is.