Fireblade tyre help

[Biohazard]

Need new set of rubbers for the fartblood, finally fooked thoose Bridgestones....

Just wondering what peeps would recommend:

A/ Michelin Pilot Powers ?
B/ Metzeler M3 thingies ?
C/ Dunlop D208 RR's ?
D/ Continental Attack ?
OR
E/ Pirelli Dragon Supercorsa Pro SC1 or SC2's ?

Interested in all feedback on the TYRES and not that its a Honda and you think its shit...(so thats cowpoos post fooked already :shutup: !!!!).

[Phils Motorcycles]

M3's. Love em. Will be staying with them until they're no longer made.
Pilot Powers. Good tyre but I didn't like them at all. They rarely let go but when they did they let go big time.

[boomer]

Never tried the conti's or the m3's; i've heard the m3's are worth a try.

From my experience & preference, i'd have either the sc's, the 208rr's or the qualifiers


never again...pp's cos they squirm like fuck.

[kiwifruit]

Pilot Powers

[Finn]

What, you expect everybody to agree on a set of tires for you? All these fools know jack shit. Most of them can't even ride.

By the way, you're not comparing apples with apples in your list.

[boomer]

By the way, you're not comparing apples with apples in your list.

Thats cos he knew 'this' coconut wouldn't be far away

[jimbo600]

M3s mate. Great on the road and track alike. Good in the wet and have good longevity. I doubt I'll ever consider another tyre.

[Biohazard]

What, you expect everybody to agree on a set of tires for you? All these fools know jack shit. Most of them can't even ride.

By the way, you're not comparing apples with apples in your list.

Um no, i think i said i was interested in peeps feedback, if i wanted a decision made for me then i'd ask the magic 8 ball...

Besides if i wanted to know about fruit i'd go to a fruit shop....bujt i dont hence y i posted on a bike forum !!! kinda thought that may be nearer the mark....

[blueblade]

If you do track days then you must try the 208rr's (much stickier than the Qualifiers). I guarantee you will like them. I've worn out quite a few. Currently experimenting with a 180 Pilot Power on the rear. Love the faster steering but hate the level of feel and feedback. The Dunlops let go very progressively when they finally do slide. The Powers go very suddenly. Everyones different so you just have to try them and see.

[bugjuice]

why not just take a punt on something you haven't tried, and find out for yourself?
That's what I've been doing, altho only managed to wear thru Bridgestones, Avon Vipers, and now onto conti-attacks.. so still a way to go yet, but i've not really been one to always follow..

[boomer]

If you do track days then you must try the 208rr's (much stickier than the Qualifiers). I guarantee you will like them. I've worn out quite a few.


aren't the new qualifiers even stickier?


Currently experimenting with a 180 Pilot Power on the rear. Love the faster steering

strange, cos the Dunlops i found drop/steer quicker than the PP's. So much so that once i went from 208rr's to pp's i found the bike to feel heavey when trying to lean her over.

This, i thought, was due to the profile of the two tyres; the rr's are almost triangular in shape apposed to the pilot powers arc profile.

Still.. nothing better than trying shit for ya self, thats why i've been through 5 different sets on the 600; i've tried enought to know i'll happily loose a couple of k's worth of rubber per set for the all round feel of the 208rr's

[blueblade]

No the 208's are definitely a softer compound than the Qualifiers. I've tried them both. The 208 is Dunlops most track focussed "road tyre".
I didnt think there was a big difference in the profile of the 208 v pp but I never really compared them side by side. Main reason my steering is quicker is that I've gone from 190 rear to 180.

[Finn]

Um no, i think i said i was interested in peeps feedback, if i wanted a decision made for me then i'd ask the magic 8 ball...

Besides if i wanted to know about fruit i'd go to a fruit shop....bujt i dont hence y i posted on a bike forum !!! kinda thought that may be nearer the mark....

Easy tiger.

There's just no point asking about tires on a bike forum. It's been tried before and it always ends in tears. You'll get completely different reviews on the same tire. Personally, I prefer Diablo Corsa's on my underpowered Blade but others say these tires are no good.

If you want to know about fruit you should ask a horticulturist. Fruit shop workers know jack about fruit.

[Sensei]

Just try what ya think you like , then if no good try something different & keep doing this till you find what you like & not what someone off here thinks . Some tyres suit 600cc bikes while others suit 1000cc bikes , type of ridding you do & your own skill will tell you what works best . Have tryed every tyre out there & all have their good & bad points so go find out for yourself !! :whocares:

[Zapf]

M3's are really good. Have tried them myself on the CB900Hornet, found the tire is too sticky for the bike :) if there is such things. Have a set on my CBR954 and they are great.

[Mort]

Michelin Pilot Power Race - medum.... fabulous tyre - wont last but jesus do they stick.

[Mort]

Having said that I am having to be sensible and go for a tyre which is grippy (for the odd track day) and will do some commuting duty miles. I called Cycletreads today

Bridgestone BT014's - $450 a pair
Dunlop D208 & D209RR - $530
Metzeler M3 - $500
Michelin Pilot Power - $399

I'm tempted by the M3's because I've heard good things and I've not tried them before (where as I have the others)... But those PPs are good for the price...

[Gremlin]

Sensei mentioned the key really... its a personal choice, as it depends how you ride. Simple example, I had dunlop sportmax's 208/218, whatever, stock tread for the 04 zx10. Hated the edgy as fuck feeling that you got if you weren't cruising or fanging it. Death says he loves that feeling.

So it really depends what sort of tyre YOU like. Personally, I'm hooked on the conti sportattacks, and use a 190/55 rear, for the best of both worlds. Raceattack is just too fooken soft :blink:

[Tony.OK]

On my Blade I went with the new Corsa III dual compound,good wear even after 2 hard track days,was hard to get the rear to move around at all,managed 1:40-1:41 at Taupo with them.
Didn't like PP's,let go in the wet too much for me.
Corsa Pro's will only chew out on the road if ya ain't usin them at the track.

[DEATH_INC.]

Tyres really are too much of a personal thing to take others advice....most of the respected brands will grip more than you really need on the road, so it really comes down to feel and handling. As gremlin says I love the dunlops, I love the way they squirm and move around at medium lean angles and love the predictability when they're on the edge. I know heaps of others who hate it.
Try everything you can, and then choose.
One last thing, the theory with the 180 rear (earlier in the thread) and quicker turning is BS.

[Patch]

Tyres really are too much of a personal thing to take others advice....most of the respected brands will grip more than you really need on the road, so it really comes down to feel and handling. As gremlin says I love the dunlops, I love the way they squirm and move around at medium lean angles and love the predictability when they're on the edge. I know heaps of others who hate it.
Try everything you can, and then choose.
One last thing, the theory with the 180 rear (earlier in the thread) and quicker turning is BS.


Yup, what he said especially that last little bit, bout steering with the rear. narrower tyre = less tyre on the road, works for some - just not me.