New Rear tyres... some ideas?

[merv]

I can't find anything by Continental any more and after searching high and low am settling for a Metzler MEZ4 or MEZ6 (the new one - supposedly amasing... but then they would say that) or the Avon AV46 MDU

You may not have seen my posts on tyres some time ago, but my experience with the VFR were that MEZ4 were crap after I had been using the MEZ2 previously (which were an excellent tyre). The 4s have a harder carcass and a softer rubber than the 2s were so they feel awful i.e. hard and skittery on corners (so you think oh well at least they will last - wrong!!!) and then they didn't last - did 2/3 the kms of the old 2s that they replaced. Here's hoping the 6s are better. I was driven to changing to Michelins because I'm a tight arse and didn't like them wearing out so quick. On my VFR that was 8,000kms on the 4s compared to 13,000kms on the 2s riding the same.

[ManDownUnder]

You may not have seen my posts on tyres some time ago, but my experience with the VFR were that MEZ4 were crap after I had been using the MEZ2 previously (which were an excellent tyre). The 4s have a harder carcass and a softer rubber than the 2s were so they feel awful i.e. hard and skittery on corners (so you think oh well at least they will last - wrong!!!) and then they didn't last - did 2/3 the kms of the old 2s that they replaced. Here's hoping the 6s are better. I was driven to changing to Michelins because I'm a tight arse and didn't like them wearing out so quick. On my VFR that was 8,000kms on the 4s compared to 13,000kms on the 2s riding the same.

Cheers man.

It's funny - the more feedback I get about the Metzlers, the less I am inclined to get them (I used to run an ME33 Lazer on the front of another bike I had - awesome tire!)

Anyhoo - looks like either the Bridgestone 020 or the Avon AV46 for me this time around. Maybe I'll pick up a fron tire in the states at some time and see how much hassle it is to bring it home with me.

(I'm going to have some fun and bring an air rifle back with me as it is... guess THAT won't be going as cabin baggae huh?)

Cheers
MDU

[Holy Roller]

I used to have Pirelli on both wheels but this time round the cost stopped me from putting the same back on, after talking with Tony Reese in Whakatane I got some dunlops put on and have not noticed any difference, the footpegs still scrape in corners I'll have to wait and see if they last as well as the pirelli's

[Holy Roller]

How about 360 wide?
But you can only get the from the USA at the moment.