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I need a new rear tyre for the Thunderace, the shop have recommended a pirelli diablo at $325. Should I go for this tyre (after calling around for a cheaper price of course) or can anyone recommend a better/alternative? I've had a browse and found a thread on these but it's from 2005 so might be a bit out of date.
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What type is the front
The only reason I asked is that one should get the same type for rear and front. Diablo's have different profile to a michilen etc etc so in theory they should not work together but saying that I have had a avon rear and corsa front and it was not to bad but not ideal
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I can't remember what's on the front but it will be due for replacement soon I think anyway so I guess I'll match the new front to whatever I get for the rear. I'm after something for mainly on the road, occassional track day, and I'm not fast.
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Metzeler sportec M3 mate. Best rubber you can get.
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For what you describe you riding as,I'd try a Michelin Pilot Road or a Metzler Z6.Originally Posted by bert_is_evil
The Michelins are exceptionally good value.
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Do you know how much they cost?
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There is so many choice out there at the moment its hard to say which is right and which is wrong (sorry I know does not help)
I have tried avons diablos bridgestones continentals and dunlops and each one of them have characters I loved and hated. Give an example the dunlops I hate but I know of a few people on hear that love them. So the best advice I can give is you is that if you like the current set keep to that brand or if you are in the mood to "experiment" conti's had a deal on a while ago try them for 500 km if you dont like they will give you your money back!
My problem was that I actualy liked them!
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DB is the new Porridge. Cause most of the mods must be sucking his cock ..... Or his giving them some oral help? How else can you explain it?
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You'll have to shop around but expect to pay somewhere close to $330 for a rear.
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That seems to be the norm for tires at the moment
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Cool, not too much of a shock on the price then. Can anyone tell me the difference between the Metzeler M6 & Z6? Their website gave me some words but nothing comparable or that I really understood....
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Z6 is more a touring tyre. The M3 is for sports riders who do a few track days. I love the M3's on my YZF.
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I really liked my Conti Road-Attacks. Im not super fast but the deep-deep tread just looks yummy.
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Hmm, yummy deep tread - I certainly can't find that on the Metzeler spec's
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I'm suprised you didn't go for the Z6's with your style of riding MT!?
All much of a muchness, all very much a personal preference.. try 'em all and then you'll know what you liek and don't like.
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I'm quite happy with my Pirelli Diablo rear, it is wearing well. It played nice with my BT-014 front as well, much to my surprise. I was tearing my original equipment rear BT-014 up, but I can't ride for shit so I have no idea how that was happening. Maybe it wasn't getting warm enough and I was cold-tearing it. I am putting another Pirelli Diablo on the front. This is just 'Diablo' not a 'Diablo Corsa' and not a 'Diablo Strada'.
Depends on what you want to do with your bike really. But if you are kinda middle-of-the-road like me, the Diablo is all good.
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