Choosing new tyres for my 250 (no more plastic chink tyres)

[ZK-Awesome]

So... I had a little spill today going around a roundabout. Surface was fine, I just overcooked it a wee bit. Anyway I used countersteering to push the bike over a bit more, and all of a sudden the front comes out and I go over. I can see where the road grazed the front tyre sidewall as it slipped out.

The current tyres are non-matching chinese ones (read is Barracuda, front is Kingroad). Anyway it's time to give the GB250 some new tyres that will give me a bit more confidence in the sort of situation that I faced this morning.
(And yes, I realise that overcooking the corner was my poor judgement.)

My tyre sizes are 110/90-18 rear and 90/90-18 front. Looking on the cycletreads website the only two that fit both my wheels are the Bridgestone BT45 and the Dunlop GT501. However if I went with a 100/90-18 (slightly wider) front tyre, I could instead get some Michelin Pilot Activ's, or even Pirelli sport demons.
Would it be worth getting a slightly wider front tyre to get a set of these sportier tyres? Any other tyre suggestions?

[vindy500]

i hear good things about the B45's

[p.dath]

There seems to be a look of negative comments about the Dunlops. I would tend to avoid them.

[RDjase]

Pirelli Sport demons are awesome, i run 100/90/18 front(should be a 90) and 110/80/18 rear an my RD race bike, last well and work good in the wet, my rims are 1.85 by 18, got love old technology aye

I have a RD road bike as well with demons on

I had a 501 dunlop rear and it wasnt that good, bad in the wet

www.nwa.co.nz/product_detail.php?P_ID=3150

http://www.pirellityre.com/web/catal...TDEMON_STR.xml

[James Deuce]

There seems to be a look of negative comments about the Dunlops. I would tend to avoid them.

You wouldn't be putting crossplies on your CBR.

Sport Demons, BT45s, or GT501s are all fine. The 501s will last longer, but aren't as grippy as the other two.

[boman]

Pirelli Demons. I ran them on my 250 Bandit. They work well, plenty of reliable grip.

[davebullet]

I find the BT45s grippier on the VTR250 than the Michelin PR2s on the SV.

I second the BT45s.

[mouldy]

You can also get Metzler Lasertechs in the correct sizes p.m. me for a price freighted to Nelson

[kave]

BT45s are awesome. I had them on my SG350, really confidence inspiring.