View Poll Results: What influences your tyre choice?

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  • Price

    6 8.33%
  • Longevity

    15 20.83%
  • Outright grip

    42 58.33%
  • Brand loyalty stick with what your used to etc

    9 12.50%
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Thread: Tyre choice

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    Tyre choice

    What makes you buy a certain tyre. Why Dunlop over Pirelli for example. Sport or touring. Just interested in peoples decision making.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jimbo600 View Post
    What makes you buy a certain tyre. Why Dunlop over Pirelli for example. Sport or touring. Just interested in peoples decision making.
    Because I get other peoples cast offs, and develope a preference, now when can I come swap my M3 for your racetec?

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    Jesus dude did you see this coming or something? Man quick reply
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    Outright grip

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    Because it is all I can find to fit my bike. Who had the great idea of a 18" front and 16" rear anyway FFS?

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    Stickier the better and cheap as possible.
    Yup I want the best for nothing.

    The Conti Sport Attacks are pretty good for a very good price.
    It's not that I'm wrong- It's your too dumb to understand!!!

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    The top 3 and
    Depends on the bike and
    Depends on the season and
    I like to experiment - had 9 different tyres in the last 2 years.
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    I like the colour.......

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    A combination of longevity and grip. The new Avon Storms are the best tyre I've ever fitted to the Blackbird - see my extended evaluation:http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=46385 and also the comments by Hitcher. A superb sport/touring tyre.

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    I tried to do the value for money thing, but when I purchased my thou, I discovered that way of thinkin just dont cut it. It did allow me to learn how to drift the beast tho

    I get about a month from a supercorsa now, and what a fuckin fantastic month it is

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    The amount of smoke it gives off over the longest possible time.
    SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY
    BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jimbo600 View Post
    What makes you buy a certain tyre. Why Dunlop over Pirelli for example. Sport or touring. Just interested in peoples decision making.
    To tell you the truth . I don't notice much difference except in the wet Don't like those Super corsa pros. I usually go for middle range of the choices.

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    I dont have a definate answer on this one. I am brand loyal, I do like grip, but I also want longivity, so for me it is overall performance, and if I can get that from another brand at a better price, then I will give them a go.

    I am kinda new when it comes to choosing and buying tyres for a bigger and higher performance bike compared to what I have owned in the past. So really as my tyres run bare, I am trying types within the Metzler brand, and will look accross brands to get what I feel good with.

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    Traction and value ($$/km kinda thing). I get to know what I like, what feels nice on the bike and use that.

    For me it's BT020s ideally but I'm open to others.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ManDownUnder View Post
    For me it's BT020s ideally but I'm open to others.
    I had a set on my FZR when I bought that, and liked them a lot, but I think you'd really like the M3's bro. Grip like hell, nice in the wet too, and last well.

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