Bike Tyres

**Kittyhawk** · 20th June 2006, 22:02

Originally Posted by Zapf

M3's stick like super sticky donuts

I was hooning around the Coro on them with damp roads and it was perfect. M3's are like my default choice for tires now.... Just like how others swear by the Pilot powers I think

MMMM Sticky Donuts!!!! Ok so here is the plan, I take my bike off over to the shore, chat more about tires and then decide. IT's a toss up between the M3's and Pilot Powers!

**aff-man** · 20th June 2006, 23:46

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

MMMM Sticky Donuts!!!! Ok so here is the plan, I take my bike off over to the shore, chat more about tires and then decide. IT's a toss up between the M3's and Pilot Powers!

Shit girl. Make up your mind and come riding on saturday..... oh and pray to the weather gods so that it is alll good.

**Kittyhawk** · 21st June 2006, 22:49

Originally Posted by aff-man

Shit girl. Make up your mind and come riding on saturday..... oh and pray to the weather gods so that it is alll good.

Ok Ok Ok I'm female I can't help that! If I get another blow out on this ride I'll never live it down! AND if it's on a new tire well that would just say it all for my riding.

**grandpa_dave** · 22nd June 2006, 10:11

Originally Posted by kiwifruit

PPPPPPilot power!!
my 0.02c

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How much is 0.02c in dollars?
Smallest I have seen is at petrol stations but even they stop at 0.9c

**kiwifruit** · 22nd June 2006, 10:15

2 cents is 0.02 of a dollar

correct me if im wrong

its kinda hardcase how the 2cent coin is "worthless", yet i relate my opinions directly to it..

**loosebruce** · 22nd June 2006, 10:22

Originally Posted by imdying

On my 97 6R I used a Pilot Sport on the front, and Pilot Road on the back. Good mileage, good grip.

I didnt even bother reading half the shit in here coz most people dint have a fkn clue what the hell they are talking about when it comes to tyres, but this man does and would be the best combo for your bike, if you dont like mis matching

get a full set of sports, they look cool enough, will get you great mileage, still good tyres in the wet, and will even do a track day for most riders easy.

**grandpa_dave** · 22nd June 2006, 10:33

Just me being pedantic but wouldn't 2 cents be $0.02 rather than 0.02c?

Nuff bout that, was only a joke anyway.

I'm running Pirelli sport demons on my VTR250 and they are sweet, but like someone else said I think they are just for wee bikes....but they are good on a sunny day (especially on the coromandel loop) and I haven't been riding long enough to thrash in the wet....when it rains I go into Nana mode so I've never had a problem....except one time when an ignorant driver cut me off on a free left turn at a set of lights (I was going straight through, he had the free left turn directly in front of me) and I hit both front and back brakes and had the arse hanging out as I went passed him cursing and swearing, sliding into the other lane.....Fotunately for me there was noone else in it!

**Zapf** · 25th June 2006, 20:28

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

MMMM Sticky Donuts!!!!

I just ordered another set of M3's on the shore for the 954 .... ermmm more Donuts!

YUMM

**Bytor** · 28th June 2006, 11:25

I've got Dunlop D207's on my '97 ZX6R. Good grip in all weather for commuting and blasting. They've been on the bike for some time now and are still good - not sure if you can get them now or if they've been replaced by the 208's.

**Devil** · 28th June 2006, 11:50

The people who vote for Pilot Powers only do so because they haven't tried the M3's yet

**imdying** · 28th June 2006, 11:57

So long as you keep them at the correct pressures, they're all good. The shitty cheng slimes I had when I was first starting out... they were actually kinda fun to ride though

**Zapf** · 28th June 2006, 12:35

Originally Posted by Devil

The people who vote for Pilot Powers only do so because they haven't tried the M3's yet

Yea... they are good... except remember they are slippery when new, which I forgot .....

**mstriumph** · 28th June 2006, 13:05

Originally Posted by mjvduc

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but at the end they are all black

not necessarily http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...coloured+tyres

**Kittyhawk** · 28th June 2006, 21:59

Thanks to everyone who had a input on this! I was going to go for the pilot powers but they were out of stock for my bike

So I ended up getting the M3's and all I can say is that they are really sticky, look sexy and have transformed the feel of my bike.

I am now confident in laying the bike down properly to a point where Im comfortable with it (almost maxing out the tread on the rear). Also it's made the handling feel alot lighter just in general handling.

As for wheelstands, yes have been practising a bit and the tires are just so nice.

Ooooer they do it for me hehehe.