High mileage tyres?

[homer]

anyone out there ?
I have a suzuki 1200 bandit
i am looking to get a new rear tyre any time now .I am thinking of a bt 021 they look good and are good for a lot of mileage
I dont ride hard and dont get off the seat to go round corners
Can anyone give me some ideas of good highmileage tyres for this bike
the only real high mileage tyre i know of is a metzler m55 if you still get them or is there an update for them ?
I dont want a 8000km tyre am looking for more than that
understandably if riding hard it will wear quicker
if a bt 021 will last about 12000km then fine

Whats you opinion ?

[MSTRS:Me]

Macadam 100X.

[Blue Bandito]

I use Metzler Z6 both front and rear on my bandit. Can get 10 000K from a rear and a bit more form the front.

They are great in the wet and handle well in the dry.

I do a lot of touring and long distance riding on them and they are proving to be very good.

Would highly recommend them.

Cheers

[Hitcher]

My top sports touring tyre at the moment is the Avon Storm, even though I currently have a set of Michelin Pilot Road 2s on, which aren't too bad either.

[beyond]

My 1400 eats tyres quickly. Metzeler Z6's around 4,000kms a rear but they are good and if you don't ride hard you'll get heaps more out of them. Great in the wet and dry.

My preferred tyre that lasts even longer and is still good in the wet and dry is the Michelin Pilot Road 2. Harder compound in the middle and softer to the edges where you need it for cornering.

These tyres last the longest on my bike without compromising cornering ability and wet performance. You can't go past the Pilot Roads on a bigger torque bike.

[banditrider]

anyone out there ?
I have a suzuki 1200 bandit
i am looking to get a new rear tyre any time now .I am thinking of a bt 021 they look good and are good for a lot of mileage
I dont ride hard and dont get off the seat to go round corners
Can anyone give me some ideas of good highmileage tyres for this bike
the only real high mileage tyre i know of is a metzler m55 if you still get them or is there an update for them ?
I dont want a 8000km tyre am looking for more than that
understandably if riding hard it will wear quicker
if a bt 021 will last about 12000km then fine

Whats you opinion ?

My K2 Bandit had Battleaxes on it standard and I did not like them. No front end feel. Concours has newer verison of Battleaxe and is better but I still don't like the front. Would recommend the Z6 Metzlers for the Bandit.

[klyong82]

Had Metzlers Z6 on the Guzzi Breva felt good in dry and wet. Managed to get 12500km on the rear before it got a puncture. Good touring tyre.

[The Stranger:Me]

My 1400 eats tyres quickly. Metzeler Z6's around 4,000kms a rear but they are good and if you don't ride hard you'll get heaps more out of them. Great in the wet and dry.

My preferred tyre that lasts even longer and is still good in the wet and dry is the Michelin Pilot Road 2. Harder compound in the middle and softer to the edges where you need it for cornering.

These tyres last the longest on my bike without compromising cornering ability and wet performance. You can't go past the Pilot Roads on a bigger torque bike.

Would second this.
The Z6 on the X11 was an excellent tyre and got just about 6,000km.
I have just changed the Pilot Roads on the Fazer at the 10,000km service.

I have a set of Conti Race Attacks on the Fazer now ex Two Smoker - farken awesome, even in the pissing rain last night, but somehow, I don't expect they will last too long.
Plan to try a set of Conti Road Attacks next for a bit of longevity.

If you want long life and cheap for commuting I would suggest also the Shinko 005. I had one on the GSXR. It's wide and quite flat. Feels strange at lean as it kind of falls off the corner of the tyre and pops up on throttle at exit, but still, fine for commuting

[pritch]

It might seem like a stuck record but I have been using Z6s for some time. There are some hereabout were using them that ride a lot harder than me too.

One day I'd like to try Pirelli but so far I haven't got around to it. Mainly because of their funny inbred marketing strategy...

[Hitcher]

One day I'd like to try Pirelli but so far I haven't got around to it.

Pirelli and Metzeler are the same company. I wouldn't be surprised if the Z6 and the Diablo Strada are the same tyre, with a slightly different tread pattern.

[banditrider]

Pirelli and Metzeler are the same company. I wouldn't be surprised if the Z6 and the Diablo Strada are the same tyre, with a slightly different tread pattern.

Yep, I had to run some Pirellis once when Metzlers were out of stock. Not sure what they were but i got the speech about being the same company and had no issues with them.

[homer]

I was going to go for the bt 021
Then a lot of home work got me to this point

Apparently from what ive been told i dont doubt it having dealing with the shop ,the supplier has told the shop i will deal with, the metzler has been road tested in nz this is NOT a scientific test i dont know by who but i now know this to be genuine

Its also from what ive been told to be the only tyre they tested here that they know of.

so dont ask me who did didnt do what ever they did...i dont know

Anyways the metzler z6 looks to be the best suited for wear grip and handling on our nz roads ..

So its a m z6

And apparently these have to be run at not less than 40 psi or they wear the quickest.

Must have done some testing to get that right .

This is for a 180 /55 /17

[bane]

I got 8.5k out of my rear pirelli strada - front is about to be replaced at 9.5k.
Given 70% of that milage is coro loop or similar, think they did pretty well.

Only now is the front starting to push.


Although my bike is hardly a torque monster, as a package we weigh 330kg.

[homer]

I got 8.5k out of my rear pirelli strada - front is about to be replaced at 9.5k.
Given 70% of that milage is coro loop or similar, think they did pretty well.

Only now is the front starting to push.


Although my bike is hardly a torque monster, as a package we weigh 330kg.

I could be wrong .....
But its not the weight apparently
but its the heat created from to little pressure

[banditrider]

If you're too far either side of recommended pressure the tyre deforms a little and this causes the tyre to wear unevenly. Stick to bike manufacturer's recommended pressures. Bandit = 36psi front & rear.