A little market research

[AMPS]

Sorry folks, doubled up.

[Cajun]

personal michelin are my fav, next is brigestones

[vifferman]

Avon. :blink:

Or maybe Shinko.:whistle:

[AMPS]

Avon. :blink:

Or maybe Shinko.:whistle:

There's always one, isn't there.
Lou

[Slim]

Hmmm. Odd question to ask, but even odder to put it in a poll.



My answer, of course, would be whatever tyre brand you put as the first option in your poll! :bleh: It just so happens, that the Bridgestones are my favourite on the CBR, so my answer is correct on two fronts. ;)

Perhaps it would have been better to simply ask the question, and then manually collate the answers??? Or even better, Best tyre and worst tyre?

[White trash]

Whatever the best deal is at the time. I reckon all the major manufacturers have their shit sorted, with the exception of Shinko.

Were money not an option though, Metzeler racetecs every 2000km.

[Motoracer]

Go the Metzelers, then it'd be Pirellis next.

[JohnBoy]

you cant go past a set of Diablo Corsa's...
i would have them on my zed right now if i could afford them! (dam student life!) :beer:

[JohnBoy]

Avon. :blink:

Or maybe Shinko.:whistle:
don't laugh! i once saw a very nice bimota with a full set of shinko's! good on you Boyd Honda! :niceone:

[That Guy]

Dunlops for me. (tried D204s, 207s and 207GP/SP) I like the way the send a warning in the post before you crash....they talk lots (ie squirm and slide) before they let go completely.....otherwise I have worn out a few sets of Michelins (Pilot Sports, Macadams and TX) which I found Grip and Grip and then let go completly. Yes I crashed.

[Blakamin]

Pirelli used to have a very nice calender..... :eek:

[That Guy]

Pirelli used to have a very nice calender..... :eek:
Yesh they did - haven't seen them for a while. Arty enough that the missus wouldn't mind me putting them up in the garage.....

[vifferman]

don't laugh! i once saw a very nice bimota with a full set of shinko's! good on you Boyd Honda! :niceone:Had some Stinkos on my VFR when I bought it.:blink:
They were... tyres.
Round, rubbery, looked sorta normal. Never gave me any grief, but never inspired confidence either. If I'd had them on after having Bridgestones on, I reckon I would've crashed.
Because of the tyres, I mean.

Not because I had a lazy bike that kept wanting to lie down in the middle of the road. When it wasn't running things over.



Like cans. Well - only one. That was enough.

Pedestrians. Well, only one of those as well. A feckin lumpy noisy one.

Footpaths. A few of those. But only when the traffic was stopped and looked like it would take, like, y'know, forever to get moving again.

Cars. Just fecking Audis. And BMWs. If they got right in the way.
Otherwise not.




That sort of thing. You know how it is...:crazy:

[Hitcher]

A fascinating piece of qualitative market research. What is it exactly, Mr AMPS, that you are seeking to discover?

[That Guy]

A fascinating piece of qualitative market research. What is it exactly, Mr AMPS, that you are seeking to discover?

good question. Any qualatative (is that a word?) marketing results from this site would be errrr.....rubbish.....

[AMPS]

We're just doing an informal poll to see which brands are 'top of mind'. To settle a little debate that's going on here. Nothing sinister.
Lou

[750Y]

no 1 brand comes to mind first for me. for me, the most recogniseable symbol is the dunlop 'arrow thing with the D' then the michelin 'man' then the red/black bridgestone logo then the Continental 'C'. hope that helps

[vifferman]

We're just doing an informal poll to see which brands are 'top of mind'. To settle a little debate that's going on here. Nothing sinister.
LouWell, you screwed it (or is that "skewed it"?) the moment you made it a poll instead of just asking the question.
But if I were you, :msn-wink: I would've made sure that the one you were backing was either first, or highlighted in bold :msn-wink: .

But then of course, the latter wouldn't have worked, as many KBers would've been onto that, and deliberately chosen summat else.

Any money riding on it?

Perhaps you should have made it formal by starting with a definite statement, e.g., "Pirellis Suck!"
or, "People with Dunlops on their bikes are pansies!"

As it is, I get the feeling that some people just vote for whatever's the kewl choice of the moment.
Not me.
I've got Avons on my bike, because I'm very well endowed, and have no insecurities about my masculinity. :spudwave:

[Motu]

I'm buying totaly different tyres for totaly different reasons than the others on this site - but your shop has plenty of KTMs,so input on adventure tyres should also be on your list.The Conti TKC80 has only ever received rave reviews,it's got to be the best dual purpose tyre out there,I'm very impressed with mine.Otherwise I buy on cost/performance/wear,and Bridgestone seem to keep me happy on those counts.For the extreme edge of DOT tyres my Kenda K760s have been a good tyre.Adventure tyres have to be the toughest market to meet - from mainly street to mainly dirt,big bikes and small bikes,nothing covers the whole ground,no one is satisfied - go to any adventure forum and the talk is tyres.

Oh,so you just want to know what brand we have in mind when we think ''motorcycle?''....for me Dunlop and Avon,they were just about the only choice we had in the early days.An Avon Speedmaster MKII was fitted to 90% of front wheels,on the rear was a Dunlop K70 or TT100,or maybe an Avon Roadrunner.

[vifferman]

I like Chengshin but i donot see them on your list.

[aff-man]

There's always one, isn't there.
Lou

well i am running avon azaro's at the moment (cause they came with the bike) but after my first set of pirelli's well... :love: :love: . Havn't tried some of the others though so i guess it's forst love preference aye :blink: :blink:

[AMPS]

God, what have I done? I thought it was a simple idea to list them alphabetically. Please forgive me, I'll destroy the results when I've won the debate.
PS. My favourites are well down the list.
Lou

[vifferman]

God, what have I done? It's kinda like throwing some meat scraps to a pack of wild dogs.... :shit:

[Motoracer]

How about these for choices?

http://www.cycletires.com/

[Ghost Lemur]

How about these for choices?

http://www.cycletires.com/

WoW :eek:

Different coloured tires. Sweet. Who's up for chiping in for a yellow set for ol' Bananaman. :killingme

[geoffm]

We're just doing an informal poll to see which brands are 'top of mind'. To settle a little debate that's going on here. Nothing sinister.
Lou

Depends on what suits the bike, and what is affordable. Most of the time I seem to run Metzlers of various types. ME1 CompK on the RG, ME33 Comp K/ ME1 on the LC and MEZ4 on the BMW. Prior to this I had Dunlops on the BMW and the GSXR before that. The D207 was ok (put one on the front of the BMW, and a set on teh GSXR) but the D205 that came with the BMW were slippy in the wet. Lasted ok though.
Geoff

[Two Smoker]

On the RG, Dunlops... On the GSX-R Metzler or Pirelli, on the ZXR Dunlop, Bridgestone or Pirelli....

[loosebruce]

If i have to spend big money on tyres i run Pilot Sports although i am about to try the new powers out, but i have been known to sway towards super corsas on the rear and even a Avon Av40 coz it was cheap as chips, never again though just didn't agree with me and was toast after 700km.

But Michelin for me, never done me any wrong.

[Racey Rider]

We're just doing an informal poll to see which brands are 'top of mind'. To settle a little debate that's going on here. Nothing sinister.
Lou

'top of mind' Dunlops.

Doesn't mean I'ld buy them tho.

[Slim]

WoW :eek:

Different coloured tires. Sweet. Who's up for chiping in for a yellow set for ol' Bananaman. :killingme
My $20 is at the ready!! :innocent:

[FROSTY]

Dunlops for me. (tried D204s, 207s and 207GP/SP) I like the way the send a warning in the post before you crash....they talk lots (ie squirm and slide) before they let go completely.....otherwise I have worn out a few sets of Michelins (Pilot Sports, Macadams and TX) which I found Grip and Grip and then let go completly. Yes I crashed.
Yea --wot he said - Mind you the way the poll was phrased Michellins just come to mind first -but the new dunflops --sticky till the bitter end.

[Motoracer]

I can't belive Metzlers are the least popular...

[Ghost Lemur]

I voted Pirelli solely due to their calanders.

Haven't had any tires other than whatever is on the crippled Rodent so can't really vote on performance.

Wish Pirelli would get (back?) into MotoGP.

[Blakamin]

I voted Pirelli solely due to their calanders.
.
Exactly!!!... i thought, mmmm pirelli calendar... done!