Pilot Road 2 for The Concours 14?

[banditrider]

Damn straight. I reckon I'm going to see 12k easy. Have not had that sort of mileage from a tyre since I was riding small bikes. The even wear (and hard compound in the middle) over the rear is the key I think - the rear (metzler) on my VTR is squaring off, getting pretty thin in the middle while there is still a bit on the sides...

[Southern man]

Im on my third set the bandit and getting average of 12,000 per set. Great tyres. Tried other now where near as good.

[NZsarge]

10,050 kms on the PR2,s now and they still havnt squared off. They have even wear over the whole tyre and looks like i still have at least 1000ks left on them yet............... FMS

That's shit hot Meanie, so will you be buying another one? Mine is at 8900km and still going good.

Front BT-016 is nearly buggered at 6900km, so eating a front before rear will be a first for me.

Damn straight. I reckon I'm going to see 12k easy. Have not had that sort of mileage from a tyre since I was riding small bikes. The even wear (and hard compound in the middle) over the rear is the key I think - the rear (metzler) on my VTR is squaring off, getting pretty thin in the middle while there is still a bit on the sides...

Reckon PR2's are a great all round tyre, done over 9k on mine from memory. Can't bring myself to put one on the front though, love the way the Power 2ct feels and grips when ya givin' it a bit of stick.
I'd really love to try a Power 2ct 190/55 on the rear to see what that did for the turn in, made a noticeable improvement on the FZ1 but in the end I think i'll probably stick with the Road 2 coz getting this milage for me is just unheard of... Mind you to be fair I usually run Powers so...

[Meanie]

That's shit hot Meanie, so will you be buying another one? Mine is at 8900km and still going good.

Front BT-016 is nearly buggered at 6900km, so eating a front before rear will be a first for me.

Yep be buying them again in fact ill be using nothing else now

[banditrider]

Reckon PR2's are a great all round tyre, done over 9k on mine from memory. Can't bring myself to put one on the front though, love the way the Power 2ct feels and grips when ya givin' it a bit of stick.
I'd really love to try a Power 2ct 190/55 on the rear to see what that did for the turn in, made a noticeable improvement on the FZ1 but in the end I think i'll probably stick with the Road 2 coz getting this milage for me is just unheard of... Mind you to be fair I usually run Powers so...

Thinking about PP on front and PR2 on the rear for the Honda...

[NZsarge]

Thinking about PP on front and PR2 on the rear for the Honda...

I think that'd be an excellent choice, I think you'll find your bike will turn in nice and sharp i'd say...

[banditrider]

Ok, so I've got a bit of a dilema. My PR2's are at 9,500km and still look great but the GC is coming up in October. I have a new set of PR2's ready to go on but I think I'm going to struggle to wear the old ones out by then.

Option 1, park the Connie for a month and hope the tyres pass scruitineering (I'd pass it as I reckon that there's a minimum of 2K left in them).

Option 2, Keep riding them and hope they're gone by Oct (or possibly change them in October anyway and loose some kms from them).

Are they liable to wear out quicker now that they're down a bit (and the temps are coming up too) or will they go hard until they're kaput?

These tyres have blown me away in terms of performance and longevity. Very impressed!

[Meanie]

Ok, so I've got a bit of a dilema. My PR2's are at 9,500km and still look great but the GC is coming up in October. I have a new set of PR2's ready to go on but I think I'm going to struggle to wear the old ones out by then.

Option 1, park the Connie for a month and hope the tyres pass scruitineering (I'd pass it as I reckon that there's a minimum of 2K left in them).

Option 2, Keep riding them and hope they're gone by Oct (or possibly change them in October anyway and loose some kms from them).

Are they liable to wear out quicker now that they're down a bit (and the temps are coming up too) or will they go hard until they're kaput?

These tyres have blown me away in terms of performance and longevity. Very impressed!

Keep riding Andrew and fit new ones before the GC You wont want a flat in the middle of the night and middle of nowhere, refit the old ones when you return for a few weeks and get the last few ks from them

[banditrider]

Still trying to kill 'em. At 10,310km so far.

[Meanie]

Still trying to kill 'em. At 10,310km so far.

Easy another 2000ks on them yet

[banditrider]

Yep, so I have to do that this month...

[mouldy]

So after all that my front tyre is the first to be needing repalcement so I will replace it after the Forgotten highway on Saturday
Going to put Storms on at this stage but am a little concerned about the wobble that some are getting from them at low speeds

I thought the Storm wobble only happened on Blackturds

[cowboyz]

Still trying to kill 'em. At 10,310km so far.

any of that out of first gear?

[Hitcher]

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.

[banditrider]

any of that out of first gear?

1st's all I need to keep up with you...