PP3s on my Busa, no problem as long as you keep decent pressures in them. Ditto for the S20s I've had on previously. Might try S21s at some point, just for research purposes haha!
PP3s on my Busa, no problem as long as you keep decent pressures in them. Ditto for the S20s I've had on previously. Might try S21s at some point, just for research purposes haha!
Never rains when I ride it, must be you!
It's a great section of road, isn't it. I can't decide whether I prefer uphill or down.
The M7RR feel the same as you describe. So much fun trail braking into those corners and then leaning the bike way over.
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Have a set of S21's on my hornet and love them. Done around 2000kms and look barely worn.
Had a flat on my rear S21 yesterday - had to ride Castlepoint to Masterton on 20-ish psi.
These are brilliant tyres but I've just gone out and bought a CO2 + hand pump for the emergency kit... the tyre went from 5/6th's new to just barely WOF legal in that one stretch of road. Very, very rapid wear, gobs of rubber coming off. A crying shame but there wasn't any alternative.
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
So my front RS10 is toast on the CBR, should I go S21 front and near new RS10 rear?
Not thinking its a great idea.
Piece of string question-for the road sure-for the track, no. Also-getting colder now and these tyres are not the best without a bit of heat in them, if road riding is your intention. Your rear would be more of a liability on the road this time of year.
The set on my GSXR are coming to the end of their life and have not put a foot wrong. Kms-about 5500kms-perhaps another500kms still left. Both ends have maintained a great profile and i still have the confidence to push, in good conditions. I am commuting on them atm in the wet and slime; they seem fine. In saying that, I am a slow and cautious rider in the wet. Frankly, I love them and a new set will be on this bike ready for next summer.
That sounds about what I got from S20's when I ran them. Tried to push that out a bit once and ended up riding on steel mesh...
Current set of S21's have done 5k front and 4k rear. Shapes are still pretty good but the rear profile is bending a little about now. Front still pretty good. Still reckon they were made for gixxers - best tyre ever on mine. But then I ride like a doddering grampa anyway these days so what the fuck?
. “No pleasure is worth giving up for two more years in a rest home.” Kingsley Amis
If my $0.02 is worth anything...
I'm working on the principle of finding a front tyre I love, and putting something round and black on the rear.
My 2005 RSV Tuono R is running an S21 front/T30 Evo combination. The Tuono tends to rip up the rears a bit, but I can get about 12,000kms out of a T30 - well I did on the last one. In that time I went through 2 Pirelli Diablo Rosso IIs, and had my share of front end slides in the wet.
I've not had any slides in the front since moving to the S21 front, and the only slides I've had in the T30, apart from a couple of wiggles on diesel spots on wet roads, have been totally intentional.
If you're doing a few lazy kms and are interested in tyre longevity it's worth a look.
TSS Red Baron were happy to break a couple of sets to do a set for my bike.
And I to my motorcycle parked like the soul of the junkyard. Restored, a bicycle fleshed with power, and tore off. Up Highway 106 continually drunk on the wind in my mouth. Wringing the handlebar for speed, wild to be wreckage forever.
- James Dickey, Cherrylog Road.
Just threw on another set of S20s, (mainly cos the price was good) but they're good and warm up is too. I know I can get 5-6000 out of them as well.(but the rear is really fucked by then).
Winter now,so won't be doing much till Oct.
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If it weren't for flashbacks...I'd have no memory at all..
Had a set of S21's and had no problems. Right now, I have the Dunlop Q3's that I got at 4WO|Truck Parts & Motorcycle. To me, S21 is better for street use and Q3 is better for trackdays.
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