Pilot Pures

[MaxCannon]

I thought I'd weight in with another 2c
I've clocked up a bit over 5000km on the Pures and I like them more than when I first fitted them.
The difference - tinkering with the suspension.
Last outing at Hampton I mucked around with compression and rebound adjustment (a couple of extra clicks at each end) and added more pre-load on the rear.
Front is now more eager to turn and grips really well. Great stability under brakes.
Back feels planted and slides nicely when you get frisky with the throttle.

Auckland weather has also provided some good wet test conditions on the roads of late and they have performed well.

Most of the milage has been commuting but so far they are resisting squaring off.
I check pressures each week (35F / 40R for road and 33F / 32 R on track).
Unless wear changes drastically it looks like I'll get another 5000km out of them.

[NZsarge]

I thought I'd weight in with another 2c
I've clocked up a bit over 5000km on the Pures and I like them more than when I first fitted them.
The difference - tinkering with the suspension.
Last outing at Hampton I mucked around with compression and rebound adjustment (a couple of extra clicks at each end) and added more pre-load on the rear.
Front is now more eager to turn and grips really well. Great stability under brakes.
Back feels planted and slides nicely when you get frisky with the throttle.

Auckland weather has also provided some good wet test conditions on the roads of late and they have performed well.

Most of the milage has been commuting but so far they are resisting squaring off.
I check pressures each week (35F / 40R for road and 33F / 32 R on track).
Unless wear changes drastically it looks like I'll get another 5000km out of them.

Yeah I think all around they are pretty sensitive to settings and pressures, I think if you're prepared to change a few things to suit the tires it pays off but i guess you could apply that theory to most tires...
Edit: 5000km with the same to go is outstanding milage for that ilk of tyre.

[Nonbeliever]

So you guys are predicting 10000kms ?? blardy hell

[Ntoxcated]

I managed 6000 kms including 5 track days, although by the end of the last track day the rear was sliding a bit much for me. There was still plenty of tread in the centre so the hard compound was wearing well, but the outsides overheated and suffered (was running 32psi). The front was still just legal, but was starting to feel a bit nervous.

[MaxCannon]

I got 11,000km from the Metlzer M3 I had on the back previously.
I think I averaged a bit over 1000km a month.

I think quality suspension and watching the pressures closely extends tyre life significantly.

[trumpy]

Coming up for 9,000km's on mine now. Slight squaring on the rear, possibly because I ran much too low pressures for a while, but still plenty of grip and tread (bearing in mind that I am old and slow and it's only a little 600 hundy).

My spare set is still for sale if anyone is interested (see a few posts up).