What tyres do you use?

**Hillbilly** · 10th January 2007, 02:51

Originally saw this poll on the Eastern Creek Raceway website. The choice/brands they had were limited. So, what tyres do you use? Of course, a GS500(f) ships with Bridgestone Battlax BT-45's.

EDIT: Dammit! Spelt Metzeler wrong!

**bluninja** · 10th January 2007, 04:42

Guess you meant Pirelli

I'm currently 2500 miles into a set of BT020's have used BT56's and 58's, Pirelli corsa and supercorsa, and avon azuro.

Like the bridgestones in wet shitty commuting conditions, like the avons in the dry, like the pirellis on the racetrack.

**Bonez** · 10th January 2007, 06:30

Metzeler, Cheng Shin, Shinko, Bridgestones(don't normally use them though but one came up cheap).

**James Deuce** · 10th January 2007, 06:36

You need to separate Avon from other, or that particular entry is pointless.

**Bonez** · 10th January 2007, 06:39

Originally Posted by Jim2

You need to separate Avon from other, or that particular entry is pointless.

Even other is pointless.

**James Deuce** · 10th January 2007, 06:40

True that, but I try to produce only one unpleasant statement per sentence.

**riffer** · 10th January 2007, 07:01

Metzeler Z6 Roadtecs. Great tyres on days like today.

**Pwalo** · 10th January 2007, 07:02

BT 45's on the GS. A good all round tyre. Might try some Pirellis next.

**Jimmy B** · 10th January 2007, 07:53

Avon Azaro here, good positive tyre but I tend to ride on fine days. Metzeler Z6 have also been recommended for my bike and apparently have a superior wet weather performance, so will give them a try next. Nothing wrong with the Avon will just try the Z6 for scientific purposes...as you do

**Squeak the Rat** · 10th January 2007, 07:58

I love polls where "other" is up there with the leaders. We can only guess at how many are Avon and how many are WhaunPoon Superb Radials.

**Colapop** · 10th January 2007, 07:59

I use black ones...

**Hitcher** · 10th January 2007, 08:05

I am currently in "experiment" mode. The Conti Road Attacks I am currently running are, like the Battlax 020s they replaced, competent but uninspiring. If Avon's New Zealand distributor receives some in time, my next change (in about a couple of weeks) will be to the new Avon Storms. Otherwise I will revert to the Metzeler Roadtec Z6 that I ran as my tyre of choice on my last two bikes (an ST1300 and a ZRX1200R), but try the new Avons at the next change. The Roadtec Z6s are a fantastic tyre and hard to fault, apart from a tendency of the rears to square-off over the last half of their life. The Conti Road Attack rear is to be commended on this score, just starting to develop a flat spot after nearly 9,000km.

**Blackbird** · 10th January 2007, 08:13

Originally Posted by Hitcher

I am currently in "experiment" mode. The Conti Road Attacks I am currently running are, like the Battlax 020s they replaced, competent but uninspiring. If Avon's New Zealand distributor receives some in time, my next change (in about a couple of weeks) will be to the new Avon Storms.

The Storms are in the country. I'm having mine fitted in 2 weeks in Hamilton. Price from Road and Sport Suzuki for my size is $550 fitted and balanced.

**crash harry** · 10th January 2007, 08:15

Diablos have yet to let me down so I ain't changing

**James Deuce** · 10th January 2007, 08:19

On my second set of Avon Vipers. Well second rear, waiting for the front to turn up. Best tyre for me and my bike in that they tour, scratch, and commute equally well. The best thing about them is I was down to the wear bumps on the rear and they hadn't appreciably squared off.