Mez Z6/Pirelli Diablo Stradas or Conti Road Attacks?

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Originally Posted by hall13uk

i found a huge difference between my old 010's & my new Z6's. the 010's were a lot more flickable, but i found them unstable in the wet

And this is relevant because...?

Got them fitted yesterday at Essential Rubber £165 all in, though no wheel alignment done.

I can already tell I'm going to enjoy these tyres, the profile is very different to the 020s that were on there when I bought the bike. It feels much more ready to corner (to me anyway). I can't really judge though, as I only got the 020s with about 2k of tread left.

Essential are good guys, they work fast, and they do lots of other jobs. They'll fit a chain and sprockets for £35 worst case, which seems good to me. It's actually £35 an hour, for most jobs. Recommended.

Originally Posted by Saracen

Got them fitted yesterday at Essential Rubber

Which ones?


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Oops, the Road Attacks.

Glad you like them, shame it's not really the weather to test their full abilities, but come the spring I feel sure you'll find why a lot of us rate them highly.


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Just out of interest, did Essential Rubber try and persuade you against the RA's.

They changed my tyres a couple of months ago and recommended the Z6's above the RA's and as for the 020's, they said they wouldn't fit a tyre they weren't prepared to ride on.

Hope you enjoy your new rubber.

I asked for the RAs and they said nought. I later asked him during fitting whether lots of people were getting them and he said people loved the mileage as well as the price. But I didn't really ask for his own suggestion.

I think it depends on who you get fitting though. Another guy was raving over some Avons and their Hazard Warranty.

I'll be honest, I was going for the RA's right up until I found Essential Rubber. I spoke to someone there they recommended the Z6's and I thought to myself, who's the more experienced and knows what they're talking about.

I'll be interested to see how much mileage I get compared to the 020's.

all i can say is that macadan or whatever they are are very rubbish...

And av45/46 are good in the dry, but put them in anything less than dry and they like to slide.....quite alot actually...i wont be getting them again...i fear everytime oi go out in the wet about braking hard....

Andy

Are the Z6 suitable for the odd beginner track day (gentle with instruction!) on top of normal road riding? Or should I be looking else where?

Zolder instruction days = Euro 110 I'm there!! Only problem is have to take a day off work as during the week.