bigkurka
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Post by bigkurka on Aug 30, 2019 11:31:28 GMT -7
Long story short got to work today and found that I punctured my rear tire with a tiny ass nail. So I need to get a new rear tire. I was going going to get the same stock tire but I figured I'd check with you guys to see if there is something better. Looking for more wear longevity but grips as good as the stock. What do you guys suggest??? |
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Post by clayton on Aug 30, 2019 12:01:10 GMT -7
Long story short got to work today and found that I punctured my rear tire with a tiny ass nail. So I need to get a new rear tire. I was going going to get the same stock tire but I figured I'd check with you guys to see if there is something better. Looking for more wear longevity but grips as good as the stock. What do you guys suggest??? Michelin road 5....... |
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dnozzle
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Post by dnozzle on Aug 30, 2019 13:21:20 GMT -7
So... since the factory Bridgestones - I've gone with:
Pirelli Diablo Rosso 3's (Loved em- lasted longer than the bridgestones / same if not better overall grip to me)
Dunlop Q3+ - Liked them a lot - not the best feedback at lean but definitely grippier than both mentioned above.
Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa 2 - This is by far my favorite set of tires I've ever had. Have bought them twice now and I have no reason to get anything else. Fantastic feedback. Extremely versatile. Carbon Black compound on edges and longer lasting compounds on rest of tire zones. Highly rec.
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madmagpul
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Post by madmagpul on Aug 30, 2019 14:17:58 GMT -7
Long story short got to work today and found that I punctured my rear tire with a tiny ass nail. So I need to get a new rear tire. I was going going to get the same stock tire but I figured I'd check with you guys to see if there is something better. Looking for more wear longevity but grips as good as the stock. What do you guys suggest??? Michelin road 5....... I second this. Have had one on my bike for over 5,000 miles and it barely looks worn down. It also has amazing grip for being able to commute but also go up to the mountains. |
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bigkurka
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Post by bigkurka on Aug 30, 2019 19:16:34 GMT -7
Well it looks like I’m going to have to go with the Michelin road 5. I called a couple of local shops near me and they pretty much only had bridge stones or the Michelin in stock. Hopefully when it’s time to do both tires I’ll have time to order them if needed. Thanks for the responses everyone
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2019 22:25:54 GMT -7
Yeah, I'd absolutely get Pilot Road 5s too... BUT GET BOTH TIRES brother. You don't want to mix different brands and category of tires. They work as a set, especially in the rain, and/or if you ride aggressively. They have all the grip you need with the bike stock. If you were tracking with rearsets, meaning you actually can lean the bike further than it goes stock... then hypersports, like the stock ones. If not, you don't need anything else. Plus the sport touring PR5s will do everything else better than hypersports: rain, aggressive street pace, cooler weather, longevity (much longer life), etc. I rode on PR4s at the dragon and all of that NC area, and couldn't believe how good they stuck. Not a single hiccup, and I rode quite aggressively at times. Hey, Revzilla has the best price for the PR5 set for $361 shipped. I'm going to get them too. Hope this helps.
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mtneer
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Post by mtneer on Sept 2, 2019 5:15:09 GMT -7
This place has good prices on tires also americanmototire.com, I got a set of Bridgestone S22’s for $259 and change plus with a rebate of $50, it was $209, if you want good mileage and decent grip go with sport touring tires, Michelin PR5’s or Pirelli Angel GT 2’s, I like the feedback from Pirelli and Bridgestone tires better than Michelin’s. Ridden aggressively, the two sets of S21’s I have used lasted around 2000 miles, I am about 225 lbs geared up and I carry a 10L Kriega pack with some tools and flat tire repair kit that weighs around 10lbs. The Angels have them on my Tiger 800, stick really well, have good grip in the wet, they are the 1st generation GT’s, so I’m sure the newer ones are better or just as good. I’m sure I could get by with sport touring tires if needed but I like the extra traction a set of hypersport tires gives on a bike with this much power, plus the S21/22 have decent wet weather performance, have been caught in a couple of good down pours and they did fine.
I have also used Metzeler Roadtec 01’s on the Tiger and they were grippy and have used their M7RR’s on my Street Triple R that I sold when I bought my FZ10. If track days are ever in your future the Dunlop Q3+, and Q4’s are a good go to tire if you don’t want to run DOT race tires and use warmers, my two friends use the Q4’s on their R1’s and they both make around 182RWHP as verified on the Superbikes Ulimited dyno, they both say the Q4’s work better than the Q3+’s on the track. When I was heavy into track day riding I used Q3’s and ran at the front of the intermediate class with one group and A group with a local organization. I’m sure there are folks here that may have feedback from tracking their FZ/MT 10’s on the track, I’m know if you start tracking it a lot, different rearsets are needed, as the stock pegs will drag with an experienced rider on the track.
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