Diablo corsa 3 or michelin pilot sport???

[fizzwheel]

Originally Posted by sv-robo

Any idea how the pilot power 2ct might compare to the diablos?(if thems the ones you had on,lol.)

I've had both on my GSXR.

Michellins gave slightly longer life than the Diablo's

I got 3500 miles out of a rear 2CT Pilot Power, wheres as the Diablo Corsa III got to 3K

The diablos to me felt like they tipped in a little faster

The Diablos worked better if I was out in the rain

The Diablos warmed up quicker than the michellins

The Michellins felt more progressive when lent over and I think they have a more rounded profile which meant I got rid of my chicken strips completely on the rear and I never felt confident enough in the diablos to do that.

TBH theres not much to choose between the two. IIRC the Diablo Corsa III were a tiny bit cheaper than the 2CT

Originally Posted by sv-robo

Yeah ive read some good reports on them(grip etc)what sort of milage was you getting f/r?

(NOTE...was it the pilot powers or the more sports-touring pilot road 2 you had on your rr,looking at both your posts i'me not sure,lol)

Any idea how the pilot power 2ct might compare to the diablos?(if thems the ones you had on,lol.)

cheers,robo.

I had the Pilot Power 2CTs AND the Pilot Roads.

Cheers fizzwheel & scoobslooks like ive got a bit of a decision to make between the powers & the diablo3.....thankfully ive got plenty of time between now & the beggining of march(thats when i plan to change em)

As mentioned above the pilot powers (and road) are the next generation to the pilot sport and definitely feel it. (pilot powers are the first road tyre that is fully synthetic rubber).

Not tried the Rossos or the corsa 3's but havce tried the pilot sport and Powers. The powers last way longer than the pilot sports and are wiorth the extra money as I got more than double the milage out of them.

But echoing what has been said above, the Pilot Sports were brilliant in the wet. Spookily good!

The Pilot Powers have a different profile to the Sports and Diablo 3's. They will turn in faster, and have a larger contact patch at lean. If you spend most of your time in a straight line, go for the Pilot Roads CT2's instead.

C

Originally Posted by Berlin

The Pilot Powers have a different profile to the Sports and Diablo 3's. They will turn in faster, and have a larger contact patch at lean. If you spend most of your time in a straight line, go for the Pilot Roads CT2's instead.

C

Nah don't spend much time on the straights,only a few weeks back i was spot checked up at hawes,the first thing the rozzer said when he saw the front tyre was"you don't use many straight roads do you sir" plenty of tread in the middle but down to the wear markers on the sides(thought he was gonna do me,but let me off as long as i don't do to many more miles on em & get em changed)plus the rear is squaring off now,hence why (as much as i like the diablos)i thought i'd just check out on any other makes that will stand up to the job as good as they do

Originally Posted by sv-robo

plenty of tread in the middle but down to the wear markers on the sides

Thats countersteering that causes this mostly.

Also dunlop tyres were reknown for doing it on zzr's (i found out after purchase) because of the steering geometry.

So taking everything into account

price
grip
milage

Cards on the table.....diablo 3 or pilot power 2ct???

PP (with or without 2ct) for me please.

The Diablo Corsa III is being replaced by the Diablo Corsa Rosso. Should be available about now. The Pilot Power 2 CT is a great tyre. Been using them for years now but im gonna try the Corsa Rosso's next.