Bridgestone Battlax T30 - Free tyre giveaway

[Eurotred (NZ) Ltd]

Hello All,

As you may know, we are the NZ distributor for Bridgestone motorcycle tyres. Late next month we have a new product being launched - the Battlax T30 sport touring tyre.

The T30 has been designed to be a premium grip touring tyre in Bridgestones Battlax radial range. Bridgestone are boasting improved dry and wet grip by using a new compound in the front tyre and improving again on their unique Nano Pro-Tech technology, creating the best possible grip across varying temperature and weather conditions. With this improvement of grip, Bridgestone are suggesting that the wear life should be similar to BT023, meaning touring and longer distance riders get significantly enhanced feel and grip for close to the same mileage. Bridgestone's own tagline for the T30 is "Engineered for smooth handling, maximum performance and rider comfort".

What we want to know is how all this applies to NZ conditions, and we want Kiwibiker forums to help us find out! You may have seen mid last year we ran a similar competition where two sports riders were given a set of S20's to test and report back on. Those riders were Drew and Onearmedbandit, who received a free set of Bridgestone Battlax S20 Sport tyres and in return wrote us honest reviews on the tyres.

What we are offering here is exactly the same for two touring riders. A set of free T30's to two respected, professional and objective KB members, who can provide us through this forum with objective and honest reviews of the tyres. With a bit of luck they will be as well received as the S20's were!

- We will be accepting nominations from now until Friday the 22nd of February - any KB member gets to vote for two other members to take part in this review (although not themselves).

- 1 nomination must be from the North Island, 1 from the South Island

- The product is a premium touring tyre (similar to Michelin Pilot Road 2/3, Pirelli Angel, Bridgestone BT023) so the nominees must have bikes appropriate to this type of tyre

- the nominated riders agree to provide honest and objective reviews of the tyres on KB, on at monthly intervals

- the nominated riders agree to have their image and review extracts potentially used in advertising

Please let us know if anyone has other questions!?


Looking forward to receiving nominations and getting first hand feedback on the new T30! Let the voting commence...

[willytheekid]

http://weblogawards.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/voteforme_1.gif

:yes:...why? (other than the fact you lot love me....aye?...well nodrog does!!)

Bike, 96 VFR750(sport tourer) "so the nominees must have bikes appropriate to this type of tyre"
Last set of tyres-Michelin Pilot Road "(similar to Michelin Pilot Road 2/3, Pirelli Angel, Bridgestone BT023)"
And Im just about to do a wee tour down south (mates wedding & fishing) "What we are offering here is exactly the same for two touring riders."

"A set of free T30's to two respected, professional and objective KB members" ....yeah...ok, that one may be stretch, but i can make an effort! lol (for science!...and tyres!!)

But as a guy who has two kids, a retarded dog and more bills than a duck farm...I would love to test the hell out of these with out actually paying for the pleasure.(Im not cheap!...I just happen to be always broke!)


....and a little honda waits

[nodrog]

I nominate myself.

[willytheekid]

I nominate myself.

:eek5:Wha?...wheres the love??

ahhh screw it!....I nominate Nodrog as well then

....Hes even more broke than me! (....he has expensive "habits"!)

[BigAl]

Since I don't have a suitable touring bike my vote is up for purchase/personal favours.:cool:

[iYRe]

I'd like to nominate myself.. but I have a perfectly good pair of PR3's on my ZRX1100..

It would put me in a position to give a good comparitive review though..

otherwise, I nominate nzspokes, he is a good guy, knows his stuff and has a bandit to throw them on.

[Glowerss]

I'd like to nominate myself.. but I have a perfectly good pair of PR3's on my ZRX1100..

It would put me in a position to give a good comparitive review though..

otherwise, I nominate nzspokes, he is a good guy, knows his stuff and has a bandit to throw them on.

Second that vote for NZspokes.

Great guy, always willing to help out other people, knows how to chuck his bandit around and spends a shitload of time on it. :banana:

[Hitcher]

It would take at least a "free" set to ever get me back on a set of Bridgestone sports touring tyres, after entirely suboptimal experiences on the egregious 020 and the marginally better 021.

The best fate for both of those would be on a bonfire.

Battlaxes have been expunged from my tyre procurement radar. Dealers who promote these are wasting their time with me.

[Grant`]

My vote goes to nzspokes a good guy and deserving of this.

[James Deuce]

I think Blackbird is the man to give you a decent, objective report, that will be disseminated across a broad base of potential users in your target market. Geoff IAM qualified, writes brilliant reviews and has lots of time and motivation.

He's my Nth Island pick. He lives on the Coromandel loop too.

My Sth Is pick is MyGSXF - Jen is capable of stringing a sentence together and is also a riding instructor.

[BigAl]

A little boy waits.......

[tnarg]

How about Gremlin? He does shit load of K's and could put them on his Honda.

[nodrog]

:eek5:Wha?...wheres the love??

ahhh screw it!....I nominate Nodrog as well then

....Hes even more broke than me! (....he has expensive "habits"!)

I just want them so I can show all the Wannabes that you dont need superquailifierpowerdunlops on the road.

And cos they are free.

Bike is a 2009 Kawasaki ZX6R sport touring edition.

[Drew]

I just want them so I can show all the Wannabes that you dont need superquailifierpowerdunlops on the road.

And cos they are free.

Bike is a 2009 Kawasaki ZX6R sport touring edition.You reckon you can trade the Bridgies, for a set of hoops for the chair?

[nodrog]

You reckon you can trade the Bridgies, for a set of hoops for the chair?


sssssssssssssssssh!


secret squirel

[haydes55]

I vote markw up north for his nt650. He certainly clocks up the Ks on that bike.

Another vote for maha (not sure if they are ideal tires for his fz8 though?)

[Geeen]

I reckon Gremlin in the north is a good call and for the south............. WillyTheKid:clap: Coz he seems a good laugh and needs a break

[BigAl]

Ok since the bribes are far and few between:baby:

I'll vote for NZSpokes since he's a good cunt giving surplus bike gear away and
Willethekid 'cause he's made the best plea to date.

Rock on.

[_Shrek_]

& how would they go on the 1150Gs, we're up for a road trip to the norf in March, :shifty: so I'll give them a shot

[willytheekid]

Ok since the bribes are far and few between:baby:

I'll vote for NZSpokes since he's a good cunt giving surplus bike gear away and
Willethekid 'cause he's made the best plea to date.

Rock on.

Having two kids, a retarded dog and very little spare time on my hands...Im now an expert at begging!:yes:(according to my missus!)
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_u1nstedrJwc/SSTVjsucp2I/AAAAAAAAAtY/vDy-5tG-H-0/s320/begging.gif
...wait?:confused:....thats not really a good thing is it??:crazy: (meh...if it gets me out for a ride ;))

But all the begging and knee scraping (NOT a word Nodrog!) would be worth it! :yes:...new tyres!...intensive testing!!...AND using spell check!!!:headbang:
...just a taster for your further consideration:
http://drunkcyclist.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/crazy-eyed-dowhill-kids-bike.jpg
...and thats me just testing some new socks!!:yes:

[Damantis]

Ok since the bribes are far and few between:baby:

I'll vote for NZSpokes since he's a good cunt giving surplus bike gear away and
Willethekid 'cause he's made the best plea to date.

Rock on.

Pay it forward and all that. Plus he's on a bandit so that's probably the sort of bike appropriate for the type of tyre.

[Banditbandit]

It would take at least a "free" set to ever get me back on a set of Bridgestone sports touring tyres, after entirely suboptimal experiences on the egregious 020 and the marginally better 021.

The best fate for both of those would be on a bonfire.

Battlaxes have been expunged from my tyre procurement radar. Dealers who promote these are wasting their time with me.

Fuck - you're a hard man ... I had Battleaxes on my GSF650 (don't ask me for a number - no idea) when I bought it brand new .. they were very grippy tyres and I thought they were great - lucky for me - because they were grippy and a great tyre to learn to ride my first every in-line four on ..

Unfortunately I killed the rear tyres in 4,000ks . and that included 2,000 running in the brand new bike .. I changed to other tyres because I thought that mileage was pretty poor - way to low .. I got 5,000 ks on the rear on Pilot Road, Pirrelli Diablos ... so I changed to Conti Road Attacks ... (Conti told me I'd get 8,000ks on their rear ...Yeah right ! I killed the rear in 3,000ks ... ) But I loved they tyres so much I kept them ..

I'd be tempted by the offer of free tyres - but I love the Conti's and wouldn't seriously consider changing .. However I think the bridgestones would probably get my vote as the second most fun tyre I've had on the small Bandit.

[onearmedbandit]

My vote for a Sth Island rider goes to Willytheekid, Nth Isl vote to Maha.

[george formby]

I vote markw up north for his nt650. He certainly clocks up the Ks on that bike.

Another vote for maha (not sure if they are ideal tires for his fz8 though?)

+1 He does more miles in a weekend than I do in a month & seeing what he does on BT 045's I'm sure he would have some pertinent comments.
Been a fan of 021's for ever but my mileage is not high enough....Bah!

[Sharry]

I have ridden through a few pairs of Battlaxe, The Hornet loved them on the open road and track :ride:

I have to vote for NZSpokes, due to him having a 1200 Bandit that would fit that pair of rubbers and the ability to write up a review. I will have to allow him some more "bike time" to achieve this :innocent:

And Willytheekid for South Island, due to his begging prowess :first:

[Zedder]

Gremlin-North and Willythekid-South.

[Banditbandit]

WillytheKid gets my vote

[rickstv]

Welcome back Sharry.:woohoo:

[slofox]

Gremlin for Norf and Willytheekid for Sarf.

[Kickaha]

Willythekid and Nodrog because I know his write up would be a fuckload more entertaining than most

[scracha]

Vote for me or else I'll keep saying my Shinko's are better than my previous Bridgestones (BT23's). TDM900...

Otherwise I nominate noDrog

[caspernz]

Interesting, read about the T30 recently and it made me think about previous Battlax tyres over the years. Strangely enough my take on them is in line with Hitcher, so maybe Hitcher would give a fair (if harsh) review?

I've got a Michelin tattoo so that rules me out :laugh:

[Gremlin]

How about Gremlin? He does shit load of K's and could put them on his Honda.
From the sounds of things, it's a sport touring tyre, so I presume regular tyres ie, 120/70/17 and 180/55/17 (or thereabouts). I'll count myself out because the Hornet only does about 12-15k a year. The BMW has other tyre sizes. Give someone else a shot.

I nominate Blackbird. mmm no idea about the South tho...

[nzspokes]

I have to vote for NZSpokes, due to him having a 1200 Bandit that would fit that pair of rubbers and the ability to write up a review. I will have to allow him some more "bike time" to achieve this :innocent:


Thanks to those that have nominated me and it looks like Im allowed out for some rides! Well since Sharrys accident most of my riding has been to and from work but this looks to change in the very near future. Mind you 60ks a day through Auckland traffic can be like a major tour....

I think I would enjoy testing some new hoops and doing some reviews on them. I was going to vote for Gremlin but it would seem they wont fit his bike. So +1 for MarkW for NI and FJrider for down south.

Thanks again to those that have nominated me, tiz a little humbling.

[_Shrek_]

tyre size no good for me,

Willythekid for souf & Maha norf

[mossy1200]

2 fronts and one rear please.

If not one front for trailer testing.

[AllanB]

I vote for me. :-) But they will have to be bloody good to impress as I am currently running Conti Road Attack 2's and they are sticky mothers that are lasting reasonably well.

A local dealer has a special on the S20's and I was considering throwing a set under the bed for the next change (hey they are on special!)

Free is better!!!!

[Ender EnZed]

I vote Hitcher.

Given the comments he's made so far, if he says they're decent then it'll mean something.




PS: I like your marketing strategy Mr Bridgestone NZ. It successfully sold me an S20R.

[AllanB]

I vote Hitcher.

Given the comments he's made so far, if he says they're decent then it'll mean something.




PS: I like your marketing strategy Mr Bridgestone NZ. It successfully sold me an S20R.

But he already hates them and would rather attach a set of dried turds to his rims!


PS yes their marketing plan on KB is working as I too have an eye on Brigstone. Never run a set in 32 years of motorcycling!

[Botany Honda]

pick me currently got 023's on the cb1300 and loving them.

Fuck it I might just buy some otherwise:bleh:

[nodrog]

if I win will Jay fit them for me and give me a Bikini Bike wash?

[hayd3n]

bet ya dont have a 130/70/16 so i cant help

[scracha]

It would take at least a "free" set to ever get me back on a set of Bridgestone sports touring tyres, after entirely suboptimal experiences on the egregious 020 and the marginally better 021.

The best fate for both of those would be on a bonfire.

Battlaxes have been expunged from my tyre procurement radar. Dealers who promote these are wasting their time with me.

BT23's are a lot beter than the wooden shite that were BT020's. Not as good as the Shinko Verge's though.

[gloplg]

Willie the kid.

[tnarg]

Ok, so now Gremlin is out my vote goes to anyone who has a lot of riding experience and has tried a lot of different tyres. That way they can can compare these tyres with what they have used in the past. It would help if they had a good grasp of English as well when writing the report.

[Drew]

Scratcha has my vote. The TDM would be a very good bike as a test hack in my opinion, and the riding he does is perfect for this application. That's North Island vote.

No idea down south.

[Eurotred (NZ) Ltd]

Awesome guys, there is a lot of good members that have votes, now lets keep the votes rolling in.

[JayRacer37]

Fuck - you're a hard man ... I had Battleaxes on my GSF650 (don't ask me for a number - no idea) when I bought it brand new .. they were very grippy tyres and I thought they were great - lucky for me - because they were grippy and a great tyre to learn to ride my first every in-line four on ..

Unfortunately I killed the rear tyres in 4,000ks . and that included 2,000 running in the brand new bike .. I changed to other tyres because I thought that mileage was pretty poor - way to low .. I got 5,000 ks on the rear on Pilot Road, Pirrelli Diablos ... so I changed to Conti Road Attacks ... (Conti told me I'd get 8,000ks on their rear ...Yeah right ! I killed the rear in 3,000ks ... ) But I loved they tyres so much I kept them ..

I'd be tempted by the offer of free tyres - but I love the Conti's and wouldn't seriously consider changing .. However I think the bridgestones would probably get my vote as the second most fun tyre I've had on the small Bandit.

Gidday Banditbandit, sounds like you had an un-ideal experience with OEM specification tyres! As mentioned before, the tyres on the bike new usually don't reflect the aftermarket tyres performance as the OEM ones are specced by the bike manufacturer. This means they usually suffer for life particularly as they like light thin tyres that make the demo bikes feel like they handle 'easier'. There are other factors in play of course but this is one of the more obvious ones. I would certainly recommend not completely discounting a tyre brand if you didn't enjoy the tyres on a brand new bike (and this goes for all brands not just Bridgestone) as the tyre you will buy from your dealer, unless you specifically ask for the OEM tyre type, will be the aftermarket which is usually a much nicer thing, for grip, mileage and life.


Interesting, read about the T30 recently and it made me think about previous Battlax tyres over the years. Strangely enough my take on them is in line with Hitcher, so maybe Hitcher would give a fair (if harsh) review?

I've got a Michelin tattoo so that rules me out :laugh:

I'm not surprised at your thoughts, in all honesty the BT020 and BT021 were not particularly well recieved tyres, they certainly had their shortfalls and these are the tyres that Hitcher is talking about when he mentions wanting to burn them! :) However, Bridgestone were aware of this and when the time came for the BT021 to be superseeded they stepped up their game big time for the BT023 and we are hoping they will have done so further again for the T30 as they have been researching it for a couple of years now. This is why we do this test with the T30, (and S20 in the past) as the reputation formed by riders of Bridgestones radials from 6-10 years ago needed some work, and this is an honest way of us gaining and providing real world, unbiased feedback. As you say, maybe Hitcher would be ideal, see if we can change his mind? I have read the other reviews he has done of products (like the Aprilia Tuono) and he is certainly honest and open about what he finds!


From the sounds of things, it's a sport touring tyre, so I presume regular tyres ie, 120/70/17 and 180/55/17 (or thereabouts). I'll count myself out because the Hornet only does about 12-15k a year. The BMW has other tyre sizes. Give someone else a shot.

I nominate Blackbird. mmm no idea about the South tho...

They are in the main touring road sizes, available sizes can be found down the page here, with some other further information;

http://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/news/2012121401.html


bet ya dont have a 130/70/16 so i cant help

You are correct, that size usually takes a sports tyre rather than a touing so it's not available in the T30 but it is in the S20 in that size, or there are still some BT016's around that are likely a little cheaper :)

[Gremlin]

They are in the main touring road sizes, available sizes can be found down the page here, with some other further information;

http://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/news/2012121401.html
Heh, well, they ARE available in my sizes (110/80/19 and 150/70/17). So if people want me to review it's possible, but it would be compared to other dual purpose bike tyres in 19 and 17 combination, and perhaps not your traditional sport touring tyre sizes (120/70/17 and 180/55/17) and target market.

I'll let others decide.

[_Shrek_]

They are in the main touring road sizes, available sizes can be found down the page here, with some other further information;

http://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/news/2012121401.html

pity this was not up a bit sooner, as we're doing a road trip to the norf from down here would have been good to try out a set, thats if'n I'd got the vote :whistle:

[gonzo_akl]

I vote for Hitcher in the north - he has a history of providing open and entertaining reviews, could be a bit of a risk but you'll certainly know whether they are the business.

Jantar in the south as I have the same bike.

[george formby]

They are in the main touring road sizes, available sizes can be found down the page here, with some other further information;

http://www.bridgestone.com/corporate/news/2012121401.html





I got nothing but good things to say about 021's, particularly in the wet on the TDM, nice to see the new ones are available in the right size too. Be interesting to see the life of them, I was looking at about 6 - 8k for a rear and not much more for a front with the 021's.

Hint......

[JayRacer37]

Bump.

Since I work for the importer it would be bad form for me to vote, but we need all of you guys to get amongst it!

Jay

[Tryhard]

I vote for caseye he knows all about tyres!

277862

:laugh:

[Coldrider]

When are the T30 s hitting the market place?

[Eurotred (NZ) Ltd]

When are the T30 s hitting the market place?

Hi Coldrider, The T30 will be hitting the market around the 20th of Feb.

[Tryhard]

When are the T30 s hitting the market place?

http://http://www.bridgestonemotorsport.com/championships/other/news/2863/bridgestone_launches_battlax_sport_touring_t30_mot orcycle_tyre__and_puts_the_pleasure_back_in_tourin g (http://www.bridgestonemotorsport.com/championships/other/news/2863/bridgestone_launches_battlax_sport_touring_t30_mot orcycle_tyre__and_puts_the_pleasure_back_in_tourin g)

Hi Coldrider hope my link worked for you!

[Maha]

I opted to leave the BT021 tyres on the Yamaha when I bought last year, as they felt really good on the test ride. Was going to have the Michelin Pilot Road 3's swapped over from my trade in, kind of which I had now, not so confidant in the wet on the 021's Touring tyres.
Be interesting to to see/read a review on the T30's.

[JayRacer37]

I opted to leave the BT021 tyres on the Yamaha when I bought last year, as they felt really good on the test ride. Was going to have the Michelin Pilot Road 3's swapped over from my trade in, kind of which I had now, not so confidant in the wet on the 021's Touring tyres.
Be interesting to to see/read a review on the T30's.

Maha, the BT021 is very outdated now, and the biggest improvements made in the BT023 and T30 are there wet grip over prevous iterations. I think you would be plesantly surprised if you tried either the BT023 (for premium mileage) or the T30 (for premium touring grip) over the BT021, particularly if you liked the feel of them when you first rode them.

[Maha]

Maha, the BT021 is very outdated now, and the biggest improvements made in the BT023 and T30 are there wet grip over prevous iterations. I think you would be plesantly surprised if you tried either the BT023 (for premium mileage) or the T30 (for premium touring grip) over the BT021, particularly if you liked the feel of them when you first rode them.

Agreed, I have read OAB's review on the 023's? but I like the sound of the T30 tyre thus far, and naturally, if you are endorsing them, they obviously have merit. Grip in the wet is what I miss about the PR3's.

[caspernz]

Agreed, I have read OAB's review on the 023's? but I like the sound of the T30 tyre thus far, and naturally, if you are endorsing them, they obviously have merit. Grip in the wet is what I miss about the PR3's.

Wow, you were finding grip in the wet an issue with PR3s? Really...my footpegs beg to differ...

But let me cast another vote for Hitcher, for the simple reason that I enjoy his brutal honesty :2thumbsup

[haydes55]

Wow, you were finding grip in the wet an issue with PR3s? Really...my footpegs beg to differ...

But let me cast another vote for Hitcher, for the simple reason that I enjoy his brutal honesty :2thumbsup

From how I read Maha's post, he misses the PR3s because of how much grip they have in the wet.

[Maha]

Wow, you were finding grip in the wet an issue with PR3s? Really...my footpegs beg to differ...

But let me cast another vote for Hitcher, for the simple reason that I enjoy his brutal honesty :2thumbsup


From how I read Maha's post, he misses the PR3s because of how much grip they have in the wet.

This be correct. :yes:

[scracha]

Maha, the BT021 is very outdated now, and the biggest improvements made in the BT023 and T30 are there wet grip over prevous iterations. I think you would be plesantly surprised if you tried either the BT023 (for premium mileage) or the T30 (for premium touring grip) over the BT021, particularly if you liked the feel of them when you first rode them.

Nice but Shinko's for the win over the 023's. Be interested to try out the T30's once I'm down to the canvas. :innocent:

[Eurotred (NZ) Ltd]

Here is a tally of where the votes currently sit:

North Island:

Nzspokes 6
Hitcher 5
Maha 4
Gremlin 4
Markw 3
Nodrog 3
Blackbird 2
Scratcha 1
Caseye 1


South Island:

Willythekid 11
Mygsxf 1
Fjrider 1
Jantar 1

If i have listed you in the wrong island please let me know.

The competition is still running untill the 22nd of Feb so get your votes in now.

[JayRacer37]

Agreed, I have read OAB's review on the 023's? but I like the sound of the T30 tyre thus far, and naturally, if you are endorsing them, they obviously have merit. Grip in the wet is what I miss about the PR3's.

OAB is testing the S20, which is our current Sports tyre - one version more sporty than the T30 or BT023, which essentially share a categories. From the information we have to date, we are expecting T30 to have the best wet grip for road ever available from Bridgestone, who (for the last few years) have been renoun for wet ability in both BT023 and the BT016-PRO and then the S20 which replaced it about a year ago.


Nice but Shinko's for the win over the 023's. Be interested to try out the T30's once I'm down to the canvas. :innocent:

The Shinko's are a great tyre, that win on price and give away probably a little in extreme performance and wet grip. I'm glad you like them on the poor old TeDiuM. How do you find them in the wet Scracha? If you go T30, you know I will want to hear what you think :)

[Katman]

Here is a tally of where the votes currently sit:

North Island:

Nzspokes 6
Hitcher 5
Maha 4
Gremlin 4
Markw 3
Nodrog 3
Blackbird 2
Scratcha 1
Caseye 1


Fuck it....I'll vote for Hitcher.

Only 'cos nzspokes is a twat.

[Madness]

Hitcher writes a great review and gets my vote.

[Katman]

Hitcher writes a great review and gets my vote.

Plus he needs more practise.

[Sharry]

Fuck it....I'll vote for Hitcher.

Only 'cos nzspokes is a twat.

Votes made with a knife pointing at someones back don't count

[Quackers]

I vote for Hitcher in the North Island and Willy the E kid in the South.

[Katman]

Votes made with a knife pointing at someones back don't count

I don't point knives at backs.

I'll tell him he's a twat to his face.

[Coldrider]

Hitcher for north, and Jantar for the south.

[nzspokes]

Nice little promo vid on the tyres, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L2Qqeo7fwg

[jafar]

I'll be interested to see how the new T30 performs. I'm on a CB 1300 with Shinko Verge's & getting exceptional milage from them. :innocent:

[sil3nt]

Hitcher gets my vote.

[\m/]

SI: willythekid, NI: nodrog for shits and giggles.

[pritch]

My vote goes to Maha

[insomnia01]

NI Hitcher SI Janter :niceone: but to be honest, I have used Bridgestones extensively over the years but lost faith in the brand when the 021's hit the stands & as mentioned by others here their a TOTAL SHIT TYRE.... I look forward to the reviews but you'll be hard pushed to swing me away from Avon Storms :headbang: new set going on next week for the Southern Cross Road Rally in March which would be a great test for any tyre :yes: FYI I'm on a Blackbird

[scracha]

The Shinko's are a great tyre, that win on price and give away probably a little in extreme performance and wet grip. I'm glad you like them on the poor old TeDiuM. How do you find them in the wet Scracha? If you go T30, you know I will want to hear what you think :)

Once I'm down to canvas I'll probably try a T30 regardless. The Shinko Verges have been astonishing to b honest Jay. I too thought they'd be shite in the wet but they slide less (and then grip quicker) than the old BT023's. They don't spin up as much in the wet too (you'd struggle to get a tedium spinning up in the dry with about 85 ponies and 270 degree firing order) . Hard braking it's hard to say. They "feel" lighter too...bike seems easier to turn in at speed. I gave em a damn good workout in the wet at Hampton Downs (fuck that bike loves the wet).

In the dry...I'd say they're about equal to the 023's. I can give the bike a good handful of gas in 3rd gear cranked over to the pegs at an apex and the back end never so much as gives a hint of stepping out. I dare say on a bike with 100 plus ponies and infinite ground clearance the 023's may show why they're nearly 50% costlier (yes..I know they're on special at the moment..)


They're no good at all on mud and gravel though. Much entertainment on the 309 or Castle Rock :msn-wink:

[PSYCHO]

voting for me (south island)

zx14 currently on o23's which Im pretty happy with.

[Maha]

My votes go to willytheekid (sth) and *Hitcher (nth)

* His bike related write ups are brilliant and hopefully, this will be another.... instead of writing about puppets/budda and hedge clippings. :cool:

[Mom]

I vote for Hitcher in teh North Island, and just cos I can I vote for Mygsf in the south, us gals have got to stick togethre :lol:

[AllanB]

Arse if no one is voting me then I vote Hitcher north Isl and one Arm Bandit south so he can compare against the ones he is riding now and see if sport touring is indeed more valid in street use than sport.

Suck on that!

[The_Duke]

NI: NoDrog
SI: Willietheekid

[Eurotred (NZ) Ltd]

Voting closes on Friday night so that means there is only 2 days of voting left so get your votes in, we will announce the winners on Monday.

[onearmedbandit]

Arse if no one is voting me then I vote Hitcher north Isl and one Arm Bandit south so he can compare against the ones he is riding now and see if sport touring is indeed more valid in street use than sport.

Suck on that!

Now that's a damn good idea.

[Drew]

OK, I vote onearm bandit down south too.

[Maha]

Close to 14,000kms on the exisiting 021's..front is looking mildly spherical (36F and 42R) rear is holding its shape...what ever happens on Monday, I feel I will be putting T30's on at some stage soon.

[Dogboy900]

Maha Nth
One Armed Bandit Sth

:)

[JayRacer37]

Last afternoon all! Votes to close Midnight tonight - get them in now!

Jay

[Fast Eddie]

North Island: Nodrog
South Island: Onearmedbandit

[Weaver]

N - Nodrog
S - Onearmbandit

[Katman]

This is so exciting.

I hope I win.

[Madness]

Votes to close Midnight tonight...


This is so exciting...

I know, right?

http://www.nzonscreen.com/content/images/0000/1927/Telethon-Gallery-1.jpg.552x402.jpg

[Katman]

I know, right?



Which one is you?

[Madness]

Which one is you?

I'm the six year old on the left.

[rossirep]

this is a have.. the ones with the most friends will win,

you should do random give aways not most votes. and randomly give one my way, but not a shit touring tyre, hook me up a set of s20r's
or even just a rear

[Madness]

Pick me, pick me. I have no friends.

Seems fair enough.

[rossirep]

Seems fair enough.

wow i see what you did there.. well done.

but if you stalk my profile again you will see i have 2 friends on this site..

[Madness]

but if you stalk my profile again you will see i have 2 friends on this site..

Wow!

Best you don't go getting any more or you won't be able to count them all.

[Kickaha]

but if you stalk my profile again you will see i have 2 friends on this site..
Fast Eddie is such a whore he doesn't really count

[Maha]

Is there a confirmed date as to when the T30 tyre will be available for fitting?

[shafty]

I "second" James Duece with his Nominations:

"I think Blackbird is the man to give you a decent, objective report, that will be disseminated across a broad base of potential users in your target market. Geoff IAM qualified, writes brilliant reviews and has lots of time and motivation.

He's my Nth Island pick. He lives on the Coromandel loop too.

My Sth Is pick is MyGSXF - Jen is capable of stringing a sentence together and is also a riding instructor. "

And yea I know its late but WGAF!

Shafty

[JayRacer37]

Is there a confirmed date as to when the T30 tyre will be available for fitting?

Gidday Maha,

The T30 in it's main sizes has arrived with us now, and many of our stockists already have T30 in store. It is available now.

Jay

[willytheekid]

..Just got the PM
http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/c0.0.403.403/p403x403/734463_10151169804175356_1970459622_n.jpg

....and I just got a whole lot happier ;)

Many thanks to all of you who voted :niceone: (Owe you all a Chocy fish!)

...twas ma Birthday yesterday, and this is the best present of all :love:

As for the review of the tyres, I will not be doing a "sporty" review like our mate Onearmbandit (Frazer) did for the sport tyres.(And it was a GREAT review!)

Instead, it will be the everyday riders review...the everyday grind into work, rain, hail or shine, with the occassional weekend blast over the hills and a few longer rides thrown into the mix :yes:
Im quite keen to see how these sport touring tyres hold up on the old VFR with the above everyday use...and with winter coming, what better time to put some new rubber on the old girl.

Many Many thanks to Bridgestone NZ for making this offer available to the KB members :niceone:

[Maha]

Gidday Maha,

The T30 in it's main sizes has arrived with us now, and many of our stockists already have T30 in store. It is available now.

Jay

Thanks for that Jay...I will call Cycletreads and get them to order some tyres.

[onearmedbandit]

Congrats to both you guys!

[_Shrek_]

aye well done you two :apint:

[Madness]

Ummm, who took out te norf?

[_Shrek_]

Ummm, who took out te norf?

:scratch: from what I read Maha

[Kickaha]

Ummm, who took out te norf?

Hitcher...

[Madness]

Hitcher...

Cheers. Should be interesting to see what he thinks of 'em.



:scratch: from what I read Maha

I read it that he's buying a set. Good job too, he's loaded.

[Maha]

I read it that he's buying a set. Good job too, he's loaded.

Yes buying, I couldn't vote for myself so that went to Hitcher.

[nzspokes]

Congrats to the winners! :clap:

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.

[_Shrek_]

I read it that he's buying a set. Good job too, he's loaded.

I went back & read it after I saw Kickaha's post :Oops:


Yes buying, I couldn't vote for myself so that went to Hitcher.

never mind I voted forya :headbang: but well done Hitcher :drinknsin

[Maha]

Tyres went on this morning....http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/157080-At-Home-On-The-Road

[Banditbandit]

..Just got the PM

....and I just got a whole lot happier ;)

Many thanks to all of you who voted :niceone: (Owe you all a Chocy fish!)


Many Many thanks to Bridgestone NZ for making this offer available to the KB members :niceone:



Uxcllent ....

[scracha]

Last afternoon all! Votes to close Midnight tonight - get them in now!

Jay

Meh. When are Shinko giving away some tyres to a non objective reviewer :-)

[Coldrider]

4500ks on my BT023, forerunners to the T30. It will be the first rear tyre I've had where the sides will wear out before the centre.