Pilot Road 2 for The Concours 14?

[Meanie]

I thought the Storm wobble only happened on Blackturds

Based on my experience with Storms (three sets on an FJR1300, two sets on a Bandit 650, and one set on a Shiver) the "wobble" is a myth.

Well i can tell you first hand the wobble is no myth. the tyres were great to ride on but the front did develop a slight wobble when more than half worn, only when on a slow lean around a tight corner. The first set i managed to wear right out, the wobble from the front was not a problem. The second set had a floor in the front tyre and developed a major wobble all the time. The importer paid out half the value of the tyre and AFC who sold it to me paid out the other half. I did like the way they felt on the road but now i am running the PR2s i am more than happy with them. Great mileage and next to no squaring off with remarkable even wear.

[Blackbird]

I thought the Storm wobble only happened on Blackturds

It was there on all bikes. Might have been a bit more apparent on 'birds because because it was pretty much the tyre of choice for them in Europe and here but it's been well-reported on all makes. It was tracked down to an intermittent fault in the manufacturing process where the ends of the belting could overlap rather than being butt joined. This caused a lateral imbalance and the infamous shimmy. As far as I know, it hasn't recurred beyond the first year of manufacture.

[banditrider]

Okay, I think that they're just about had it. 11,795km of fantastic performance. They have only just started to square off a little on the rear (getting a bit thin there now too) and the front is reasonably well worn on the sides. Very happy with the performance over the entire life of the tyre and nice to have the front and rear wear out at roughly the same time. No issues on greasy roads today either...

Time to put a fresh set on!

[AllanB]

Man if you've got 12k out of the PR2's on your 14 I'll get mega out of the pair on my Hornet 900!

5,000 on them now and little wear. I'd killed the original tyres at 6,000, looks like I'll easily double that on the PR2.

[banditrider]

Yep, I'd say so. My mate has just put some on his Bandit too. He got about 12K out of some Z6's so he's probably looking at 15k or so...

[Meanie]

Aaaw you got another 2k on them yet
Mine look similar to yours and about the same ks
Gonna put a fresh set on tomorrow

[banditrider]

Righto, finally got the new tyres on and yeah, they feel a lot nicer than the worn ones but I'm still very impressed and can't really say a bad word against the PR2's.

http://banditrider.blogspot.com/2009...ime-again.html

[banditrider]

These might be worth a try at some stage.

http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/story.asp?id=1380

A few of the guys on concours.org are trying them so I'm keeping an eye on their threads. A few are still singing the praises of the Stradas too - they prefer the handling to the PR2's. Dunno what they're smokin...

[cowboyz]

be aware that ambient temp plays alot into the hands of how a tyre will handle too. Bit different riding in 10-15 deg rather than 35-45 deg...

[MSTRS:Me]

Okay, I think that they're just about had it. 11,795km of fantastic performance. They have only just started to square off a little on the rear (getting a bit thin there now too) and the front is reasonably well worn on the sides.

They've done well on that heavy bike of yours. My PR2s looked like that at 18,000 on the GSXR. There would have to be a serious contender to try a different tyre, with the results that PR2s give.

[banditrider]

These might be worth a try at some stage.

http://www.amadirectlink.com/news/story.asp?id=1380

A few of the guys on concours.org are trying them so I'm keeping an eye on their threads. A few are still singing the praises of the Stradas too - they prefer the handling to the PR2's. Dunno what they're smokin...

Ok, so Angels and a Connie - don't do it!

Here's my rear at just under 7,000km - they really went downhill fast during the 4 points. Front has maybe 1,000km left in it. New PR2's going on tomorrow...

[Owl]

Less than 7000 is bloody poor. Got a feeling my Rosso's are not going to last long, so I'll get to try the Angel's soonish.

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

Its looking more and more likely that the Concourse will replace my mighty 14 and when it does it will have PR2's on from new.
Why?
Because of grip and feed back with the added bonus of amazing mileage.
Stick them on any 'heavy ' bike and it feels like its looses 10's of kilos, the steering is sharper and the transition from upright to full lean confidence inspiring and predictable. The feedback you get in the corners is amazing in the wet and the dry. I have toured on these tyres and given them a bloody hard time on the circuit and only have praise for them.

[Grubber]

I've been running the PR2's on my Daytona for 11k now and they still have maybe 1 or 2 k left in them. It would take one helluva tire to get me to change now. They were really good in the wet and corner like a dream. Road out onto a wet road the day they were fitted and i felt full of confidence even being new on the wet surfaces.
Awesome tire.

[banditrider]

Its looking more and more likely that the Concourse will replace my mighty 14 and when it does it will have PR2's on from new.
Why?
Because of grip and feed back with the added bonus of amazing mileage.
Stick them on any 'heavy ' bike and it feels like its looses 10's of kilos, the steering is sharper and the transition from upright to full lean confidence inspiring and predictable. The feedback you get in the corners is amazing in the wet and the dry. I have toured on these tyres and given them a bloody hard time on the circuit and only have raise for them.

Agree with all your points there. When I first stuck the PR2's on it felt like a different bike. The Angels felt great when they went on but went off really fast - just not up to the weight and torque of the Connie.

Scrubbing in my first ever set of PR2's:

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