On a bike i've just bought... rode 5km and replaced the rear.
The front is good enough however it is out of shape due to the wear on it.
Hence i'm doing something about it and asking which tyre people think is best for the application so i can change it.
Nothing wrong with the shinko rear at all either the reviews sing praises from everybody apart from their wear rate, hence i bought one to try.
To argue with a man who has renounced the use and authority of reason, and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like administering medicine to the dead.
I like V tyres and I wear them out evenly across the tyre because I don't commute or tour just a few hours on the weekend.
Maybe race riders are harder on the throttle all the time so cant afford to have a smaller contact patch when bike is upright.
That's why they have options for different people.
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I always go for ex race tyres or cheap deals so i have been through a fair few number of tyres and have had a chance to try out most new tyres.
The best sports tyres i have tried (in no particular order):
Pirelli Rosso IIs - Now Rosso IIIs
Dunlop Sportsmart2s
Bridgestone S20 Evo - Now S21
All of those are good tyres and will out perform most sports riders, and they all have duel compounds so you can get reasonable milage out of the centers.
Typically every hypersport tyre i have tried i have liked but these will be in order:
Michelin Power Cups
Bridgestone RS10s
Dunlop Q3s
Pirelli Supercorsa SC# and Metzler Racetec RR K# are tied.
I havent tried supercorsa SPs but they are the same as the SC# but with road focused compounds.
Fucked then. Good to get the entire story. Maybe slow down a bit too!!!!
My Ducati came with Rosso Corsas standard - very sticky.
I've replaced the rear with a Rosso II - very sticky (I can;t tell the difference) the Rosso III is out now and even better. That will go on the front when that wears. Light bike though compared to yours.
You should try them. I am never putting anything else on my MV until they revise them.
Funny thing is I am 3.5tho in on a set that still have 60% tread left. I didn't expect them to reach 2tho with the amount of traction they have.
They likely are not great in the wet but neither is my electrics.
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Interesting. Have just had an S20 put on the front of the SDR, will see how that goes for a couple of weeks before I commit to an S20 for the back.
SDR electrics are an absolute hoot in the wet, you can abuse the fuck out of it and it just twitches slightly and carries on.
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
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Its not the traction control etc its the whole electrics lol. My headlight got water inside after its first wet ride. My new headlight seems ok so far.
I really just don't tend to wet ride the MV. I was riding the bandit if it was wet. Hopefully ill have the bandit replacement sorted later this week.
Funny thing is the bandit had a half worn conti motion front which is very budget and never got very warm but it still was ok in the rain even with the rear end very loaded for the cold kiwi last year. Might be im slow rider though.
Was the Kiwi a mud bath again this year?
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Yeah mate. Really good, lots of confidence.
The less charitable soul in you isn't taking everything into account. Road versus track. Bike. Pace.
Bottom line, you can't judge what anyone else is running based on your perception or experience.
Interesting that you say the Michie tech reckons race rubber is a rounder profile, because the Pilot Race is the steepest front tyre I've ever had on one of my bikes.
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