Free tyres!

**AllanB** · 11th March 2012, 14:52

I've just sold off a pair of very low km Pilot Powers as I did not like the aggressive nature of the front profile when cornering - my preference is to be the one in control, not the tyre dropping it in! Just a personal thing, my preference is for neutral steering tyres. They did grip well!

Now I'm on a new set of Conti Road Attack 2's. I must say I am so far very very impressed and as I am more comfortable with the steering I am quicker on these than the sport PP.

Yet another factor to consider when purchasing tyres.

**jrandom** · 11th March 2012, 15:04

Originally Posted by AllanB

I like tyres with a nice slow turn-in, so that I can provide large, clumsy inputs without unsettling the bike as much.

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**AllanB** · 11th March 2012, 16:46

Bastard! U saying I'm ready for a Harley? Ah - was he happy with the result. LOL Chances are he removed the car tyre as it was not a officially licensed HD product .....

Thinking of this thread I have noticed the majority of sports bikes I see now tend to be running sport touring tyres .......
I suspect they have worked out that they stick just as well as the hyper tyres in the dry, better in the wet and last longer.

**p.dath** · 11th March 2012, 16:50

I nominate OutForADuck from the north island (Auckland). He is the best and most experienced rider that I know, and will be sure to give them a good pasting and an honest review.

He also gives a lot of his time helping out other riders such as at AMCC ART days and a NASS.

**BoristheBiter** · 11th March 2012, 16:58

Originally Posted by Pussy

If the new ones are anywhere near as good as the BT 016, I will be buying them.
The BT 016 is my tyre of choice on the sem fiddy.

After having three stets of 016 I now have the pros's on and the only difference I can feel is in the wet.
The old ones always felt a little nervous in the wet but these definitely feel a lot better.
As for the track I will know next week after two days at Taupo.

Originally Posted by p.dath

I nominate OutForADuck from the north island (Auckland). He is the best and most experienced rider that I know, and will be sure to give them a good pasting and an honest review.

Perhaps on this street fighter ...

+1 for Duck.

**Ocean1** · 11th March 2012, 19:57

Originally Posted by jrandom

I wrote my post with the Pilot Road vs Pilot Power question in mind. In that particular instance, there's never a good reason to choose the Roads. But other manufacturers undoubtedly offer different tradeoffs. And, for that matter, Powers are what I'd call 'sport touring'.

Wet grip is paramount.

Originally Posted by jrandom

I offer you the Pilot Power 2CT and, quite possibly, the new Bridgestones that this thread is about as counter-examples that do in fact heat up quickly without being thrashed, and offer real performance benefits over longer-life tyres in all conditions.

Compound on the side of the PR and PP2CT rear is identical. Profile looks and feels the same, tread is slightly different. The only difference I've seen in performance is the PR squirms slightly more when upright and, on anything with a bit of torque lasts 'prox twice as long.

**XP@** · 11th March 2012, 22:10

I could put 1000km's a week on them for you. Every week until they were no more.

But I think you may have trouble fitting them to my Translap :-( Unless you could provide them attached to another bike...

However if you have any dual sport style rubber you can fit to a Transalp I would gladly put it through its paces.

**jrandom** · 12th March 2012, 04:55

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Profile looks and feels the same

Have you been smoking crack, sir?

Originally Posted by Ocean1

on anything with a bit of torque lasts 'prox twice as long.

I've already posted the mileage results I got from my best attempt at a fair back-to-back comparison on a GSX1400. I'd be extraordinarily surprised if you had results that contradicted them. I suspect you of having formed that impression without having consciously gathered data.

**Ocean1** · 12th March 2012, 06:35

Originally Posted by jrandom

I've already posted the mileage results I got from my best attempt at a fair back-to-back comparison on a GSX1400. I'd be extraordinarily surprised if you had results that contradicted them. I suspect you of having formed that impression without having consciously gathered data.

Oh yeah, the profile's quite different eh?

Until you put them on and inflate them.

Didn't read your writeup, will later but I got 11K from PR2CT rear on the XB12 and just under 6 from the PP. Notably it was the middle of the PP that went, quite early, I persevered with it for another 1K after that.

**ducatilover** · 12th March 2012, 12:04

Originally Posted by AllanB

I've just sold off a pair of very low km Pilot Powers as I did not like the aggressive nature of the front profile when cornering - my preference is to be the one in control, not the tyre dropping it in! Just a personal thing, my preference is for neutral steering tyres. They did grip well!

To each their own eh? I love the way my PP 2cts are, supposedly over the top for a fat porky bike, but I think they tip in nicely and have made the bike uber stable and no more wheelspin

although some twat had put a 150 on the rear instead of a 160... I love how they are in the wet too, but having said that I don't ride that fast.