ZXR400 tyre recommendations

[0arbreaka]

Alright heres the deal, I need some new tyres for my bike and I was wandering what you lot would recomend. I ride regularly both to work and recreationally so naturally I want something sticky/grippy,and something thats not going to put me on my arse in the wet. Im not really worried about how many kms I get out of a tyre.
The sizes are 120/60 r17 on the front and 160/60 r17 on the rear.

[Karma]

I ran pilot roads on my zxr400.. never had any issues with them... to be honest tyre choices are a matter of personal preference, just try something out and see how it feels.

Oh... I ran diablos on the 400 when I first got it, just didn't feel right, the pilots were much better.

[skidMark]

dunlops

gpr-a10 front

gpr 100 rear.

[0arbreaka]

Ill ring around for prices and recomendations.

[moT]

Get Shinko touring tyres there better than you think and last forever especialy if your road rideing only no point getting super sticky tyers the shinkos are prett good for trackdays too i raced on some just drop them to 28psi for the track

[ZeroIndex]

Get Shinko touring tyres there better than you think and last forever especialy if your road rideing only no point getting super sticky tyers the shinkos are prett good for trackdays too i raced on some just drop them to 28psi for the track

yeah Teflon (who rides a TL1000) uses the Shinko 003's, and I've got a 006 rear, only due to the fact that they don't make 003's in a 140/60x18 :(

[moT]

and shinkos are dirt cheap they will probably say they are shit at the shop i admit they are no race tyre but take em to a track day you will be amaised how OK they are

[ZeroIndex]

and shinkos are dirt cheap they will probably say they are shit at the shop i admit they are no race tyre but take em to a track day you will be amaised how OK they are

Big Steve at Hamilton Motorcycle Center (Kawasaki/Triumph/BMW) recommended the Shinko 006's over the Bridgestone BT92's... not sure how the BT92's handle, but the Shinko's seem to be pretty good...

[0arbreaka]

Been recomended the dunlop gpr100's by a couple people, from what I gather they are pretty damn decent. I'll price them up and see what else is around.

[avgas]

If you have no money the Shinko's are the way to go.
If you have money.....i wouldn't buy anything else but the battleaxes or dragon evo's. Me living is testament enough that even with these tyres bald on a ZX4R they wont slip.

[N4CR]

dunlops

gpr-a10 front

gpr 100 rear.

someting i actuallya gree with you on!1
already told you pat to go gpr100 from my 250 experience... one of the best tyres i've ever used (and i'm using qualifiers again at the 'mo lmao :/)

[FROSTY]

As a general purpose/sticky tyre I'd go for the latest version of the GPR70's
I raced on em for a season and never had a problem

[t3mp0r4ry nzr]

Alright heres the deal, I need some new tyres for my bike and I was wandering what you lot would recomend. I ride regularly both to work and recreationally so naturally I want something sticky/grippy,and something thats not going to put me on my arse in the wet. Im not really worried about how many kms I get out of a tyre.
The sizes are 120/60 r17 on the front and 160/60 r17 on the rear.

buy the best tyres that you can afford.
the Bridgestone BT090's I run are damn good (used on track only tho)

[0arbreaka]

As a general purpose/sticky tyre I'd go for the latest version of the GPR70's
I raced on em for a season and never had a problem

Those are the gpr-a10's, im not to sure as to what their performance would be like in the wet though.

[ZeroIndex]

Those are the gpr-a10's, im not to sure as to what their performance would be like in the wet though.

Chuck an a10 on the front and a 100 on the rear... Sidewinder's got the a10's all round, and they seem to do ok, although a more wet-based rear tire is always good...

[0arbreaka]

I'll go into mt eden on saturday and have a look, and see what they say.

[0arbreaka]

Priced the gpr-100's @ $500 for the set, the gpr-a10's are about $480 for a set.

[limbimtimwim]

++ Bridgestone BT-090 s. They are good.

[Morcs]

++ Bridgestone BT-090 s. They are good.

The BT090s are a good tyre for the road, they last well and are pretty decent in the wet, I had them on my bandit and they were awesome.

Im currently running them on my nc35, but I was running GPR100s on my NC30 and can say, comparing them on similar bikes, the Dunlops are a far better tyre, they are durable, good in the wet, awesome in the dry and on the track, and the rears have so much more lean angle than the BT090s.

Ive had knee down with the BT090s, but its a very close borderline with nearly lowsiding...

Just my $0.02

[0arbreaka]

I ended up in getting the Dunlop gpr-a10's, I talked to the guys at mt eden, and they recomended them, Couldnt get the 100's so I settled.

[boostin]

I ended up in getting the Dunlop gpr-a10's, I talked to the guys at mt eden, and they recomended them, Couldnt get the 100's so I settled.

How much were they? $480? First impressions?

[0arbreaka]

Set me back $550 for the set installed etc, seem like theyr pretty decent tyres although im still wearing them in.