Tyres for VFR 800?

[Blackbird]

I'd fit M3s or Avon vipers to my VFR800, if i had one.

VP2's are the successor to the Vipers, albeit a world different in construction.

[Blackbird]

Interestering.
When my front Storm wore out, I asked the TyreFittingDude at Cycletreads if a Viper would be better, as it would be softer and so it would wear out faster (and hopefully at around the same time as the part-worn rear.
He said that the Viper would have trouble getting up to temperature (and stickiness) so wasn't ideal as a mostly communtering tyre.

Only partly true Ian. That might be the case with the Viper Xtreme which is constructed for the serious trackday junkie. however, you have the option of the Supersport and Sport which are road-oriented tyres. I ran a Viper Sport before the VP2's and there was no occasion when it didn't grip like a bastard.

[vifferman]

Only partly true Ian. That might be the case with the Viper Xtreme which is constructed for the serious trackday junkie. however, you have the option of the Supersport and Sport which are road-oriented tyres. I ran a Viper Sport before the VP2's and there was no occasion when it didn't grip like a bastard.

I should've realised it sounded a bit odd, given that I was originally asked whether I wanted a Viper/Storm combo.
In any case, I've had no problem with the Storm front. The rear's spun up a few times in the wet going over tar snakes and the like, and now that I think it's 'gone off' it slides a bit powering out of corners, so it'll need replacing sometime. A Coro Loop or longish weekend ride will probably finish it off.