There's no reference to Power Sports on the Michelin website -- unless you mean Pilot Sports or unless Michelin haven't updated their site yet.Originally Posted by Coldkiwi
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There's no reference to Power Sports on the Michelin website -- unless you mean Pilot Sports or unless Michelin haven't updated their site yet.Originally Posted by Coldkiwi
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"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Actually I am not a tyre expert (no really! I know thats incedible but true) but my knowledge does extend to knowing that most good sports bike tyres are duel composite and wear well in the centre and stickey on the sides and will repond to your style of riding
so if your a mototway commuter why buy a soft center that will square off in no time and fail the warrent for no center tread. Next the tyre you buy is relative to the size and weight of the bike and you so a BT012 ON A 250 will die of old age before you even blunt the tread,and is really intended for 600cc and above or 400 race bikes at a pinch. BT90 being a more appropriate option?
its nothing to do with brand there all make primo tyres its all about appropriate selection for intended usage and wallet![]()
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dimentions I ran dunlop 208s and they squared off too early but the BT012 010 combi (more suited for 600s ) suits wallet and ride. Seek advice from a tyre shop but be honest about intended usage as that will determine selection.
Your never to old for a sportsbike
something to concider -go down the bucket track and se what the bucket racers are running--they will know whats shit on a small bike and whats the hot shit--
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I actually found the dunlops and the shinko's the nicest on my RG, they aren't too expensive, i found them sticky enough, they cruve nicely so you can really lean in corners and the compound is reasonable so you can do a few burnouts and still go home with having to 'crawl' her home.
But when you go to a little more power and weight (say above 160kgs and 40hp), the pirellis and Bridges are the way to go
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i am a bit of a pirelli man but have some what changed to michellin of late. when a good mate of mine had his FXR he would always prattle on about how Dunlop 208's were the best thing since sliced bread. if not, why not just put on the shinko's or the Kenda's? what sort of riding you do? do you really need such sticky tyres on a bike that handles sweet as stock? unless your racing (street or track, i will let you decide :sly: ) dont worry about the mint tyres.
yeah... sorry bro, i thought that ment miles 'n hour.
mate im on my second set of diablos and swear by them.me and my aprilia are rideing the sharpest we ever have and i put it down to the confidence i have growen to have in my tyres.getting around 4000kms from a rear for $300.i think my arse is worth it
Michelin do Pilot Sports and Pilot Power, we're stocking them now. Quite well priced too.Originally Posted by Hitcher
Lou
PS UK Bike magazine did a blind test of sport/touring, sports and track tyres on a Fazer 1000 and CBR600RR. The test was road oriented and the sport tourer come out on top for overall performance. The conclusion was that too many people over-tyre their bikes.
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I am currently running Michelin Pilot Power on my gixxer at the moment done about 3000kms on on so far, most of those as been boring trips backwards forward to orcland, but i have found there are awsome tire, only had one little spin out of them, and i had to expect that when you go thru a mighty huge puddle which has some of that shinny tar on bottom of it, very planted stable,
I would recommend them to anyone, but i am a bit bias i have always loved michelin motorcycle tires
Just checked and found that I've done 7,500 km's on the rear Diablo. Mostly commuting, mostly giving it heaps fron the lights etc. Probably got 1000 to 1500 km's left. Never had them let go unintentionally. Not bad for a sports tyre huh?
Pretty good alright Lou.Originally Posted by Lou Girardin
I have dunlop d217/8's as standard and they are bad tyres. They only grip on a warm day after some use, until that stage they reamain cold and unreponsive, do not buy this tyre for your road riding.![]()
DAMN 12000K OUT OF A SET . I NEVER GET MORE THAN 2000K OUT OF ANY RACE OR ROAD TYRE, I THINK YOU SHOULD GET THE STICKYEST TYRES YOU CAN YOUR SHITTER BIKE WONT GO THRU THEM.Originally Posted by jrandom
Yep, both my scoots are wearing MeZ4's front and rear.Originally Posted by twistymover
Good wet and dry, reasonable price, average wear.
I just like the warning they give when close to maximum grip.
It's a little break out to say- " easy there big fella"![]()
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Now, now, don't call the FXR a shitter. You'll make it cry. What'd it ever do to you, huh? Depends what metric you measure your bikes on, see. By the sound of it, you probably burned a whooooole lot more cash running your bike for the same period than I did during my 22,000km on the 150. For someone with no money (like me) that can be important.Originally Posted by WINJA
The factory tyres were little more than hard plastic rim protectors, hence the long-lasting attributes, also two crashes where they let go under very little provocation. I got about 6000 and a bit km out of the MT75 rear. I rather suspect that with a really sticky tyre, TT900 or similar, an FXR wouldn't see much more than 2 or 3 thousand km on the rear.
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You obviously have fallen into the trap of throwing your money away at, to quote a local m/c salesman, "perceived" better tyre brands. While those of us without blinders can actually see through this perception. Keep it up the bike shops luv ya.Originally Posted by WINJA
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