Bike Tyres

[aff-man]

ok a lot of valid points are made and yes getting the correct heat into the tyres does mean a lot of the time you have to ride the crap out of the bike and when commuting they don't get properly hot.

But a major factor in buying these tyres was the price and poor student-ness. If you noticed I said that if she had the cash get some pilot powers.

Sarge

Just saying bang for ya buck ex-racies. If you got the cash to spend go for something else.

[R6_kid:Me]

fair enough man, i generally skim read, and i think i've gone partially dyslexic too...

but yeh, i considered getting a set of ex-racies, but if your going to be doing lots of commuting its probably best to get dual-compound tyres but like you've said with being poor students $$$ is a big factor.

[kiwifruit]

PPPPPPilot power!!
my 0.02c

[Lou Girardin]

Lou, what are those Conti's going for? They look pretty neat.

Would be a hard sell getting me off the M3's though, stickyness and better mileage than my old BT010's??? Crazy talk.

Retail - $579.00 per set.

[madboy]

I've got Metzler M1s on at the moment. The rear will be up for replacement soon - too much commuting. Guess I'll have to check out the M3s. Race tyres of any description don't suit my purposes so I don't even bother trying to pretend I know anything about them.

Which is just as well, 'cos apparently I'm so slow I got undertaken by White Trash as he was getting spanked by Jesus' donkey.

[Gremlin]

Hey kitty, as gareth has hinted at, it depends how you ride, what you want to do.

You perhaps seem like you will do a lot of upright stuff, in which case you would definitely want a dual compound tyre (hard centre for lasting longer).

Don't know if the M3 is dual compound, someone could answer that. The Z6 (next step down from M3) is, and I have found it a good tyre. 2up in the dry, it impressed, and it performs reasonably well in the wet, having large grooves.

My only gripe with them is the rear tyre. The tread in the very centre is solid rubber, with no grooves. In the soaking wet, it can lock up, or spin up a bit too easily for my liking when commuting...

[R6_kid:Me]

yeh gremlin, thats the deal with the M3's, from what i have read/remember/made up in my head, the M1 was single compound, and i think the Z6 too is/was a single compound tyre. M1 being soft, the Z6 more of a medium-hard compound.

The M3 is said to have better grip than the M1 on the edges, with better braking/accelerating performance in the centre than the Z6, yet the tyre 'age' is approx 80-90% that of the Z6... at the end of the day its $$$ signs really that will dictact the tyre. I have had no troubles on Z6's and probably wont on M3's, but i'll probably go for the one that is cheapest, or maybe even the one that looks cooler if they are similarly priced.

I do want to try these pilot powers though, keystone tells me it's her favourite choice in rubber

[Dafe]

Pilot Powers! Best in the wet, as well as wicked in the dry.
I just got a new Pilot Power rear on my K6 Gixxer Thou today. To replace the old Pilot Power! The profile of the PP's makes cornering easier too.

[N4CR]

the suspension on the bike lets me down before the tyres do.

[Dafe]

Retail - $579.00 per set.

The latest UK Superbike magazine has a tyre shootout in it.

The Conti's didn't rate too shit hot.
The Pilot Powers won the shootout. However it was the Metzeller M3's and Pirelli Diablos that were compared with.
The Racetechs, Diablo corsers and Power races are all another step up but for a 600, probably not necessary.
For the range of tyre you probably want, the Powers won that class hands down. I've seen similar results in a tyre shootout about two months ago, but it was the Dunlop Qualifiers that just edged out the Powers by a negligable margin, however the Qualifiers are not quite on the market yet, very soon though.

[R6_kid:Me]

how far behind were the other two to the pilot powers? And hows your gix coming along since back in feb?

[boomer]

i've had the qualifiers for about a month now

[Gremlin]

... i think the Z6 too is/was a single compound tyre. M1 being soft, the Z6 more of a medium-hard compound.

I could have been told wrong, but I re-checked a few times with them, the z6 is dual compound. And one of the main reasons I chose it.

Tyre is looking good too. And the grip on the sides is beyond what you would expect from medium-hard...

[aff-man]

I don't understand your post....... Care to get your hand out of your pants and explain yourself?

[N4CR]

I don't understand your post....... Care to get your hand out of your pants and explain yourself?

I love you mr afffag. Btw you have another follower.. in the form of mark auckland. Horrible dainese leathers and sandshoes. But even worse rider. Sigh.