Tyre recommendation needed

[Boob Johnson]

Just burnt through a Pirelli Diablo in around 4,000 km's. Got it down to the wire being exposed


So yeah looking for a better replacement.


I ride to work every (fine) day which is 18 km's round + plenty of pleasure riding. Clocked up 500 km's a week on average in the last 6 months.


So yeah looking to get better mileage out of the rear than that.


The centre has eaten away very quickly while the side walls have plenty of meat left. I tend to accelerate quite hard a lot which doesn't help I guess.


So can you please suggest some good quality tyres that have a hard centre & softer side walls but offer higher mileage, ie 8 to 10 thou ++

Now I tend to ride hard from time to time, so they will still need to be sticky just not super duper sports like, more the sports tourer type.


Been told the Metlzer Z6 is a good n.


Any others?




Cheers in advance

[MSTRS:Me]

Pilot Road 2...Z6...Avon Storm

[madmal64]

Contis seem to be doing me fine. Maybe a Road Attack rear & Sport Attack up front would be a good combo for a higher milage return.
But in saying that Avon Azaros we the tyre of choice for me on my RF900.
You will get plenty of different views Im sure so good luck with the decision

[homer]

metzler road tec run at 40 psi

nothing more to say

[Drum]

I find the Conti Road Attacks excellent in both wet and dry conditions.

[ArcherWC]

pilot power 2cts will more than do the trick

[pritch]

Pirelli Strada? I haven't used them but they should meet your requirements, and you already seem to have an "in" with a Pirelli stockist. And if you've still got a half decent Diablo on the front...

Bridgestone 021 hasn't been mentioned so far I see. If they're as grippy in the wet as 020s I can perhaps understand that.

There's some pretty fast buggers hereabout running Z6s.
Me too

[Paulus]

Pirelli Strada? I haven't used them but they should meet your requirements, and you already seem to have an "in" with a Pirelli stockist. And if you've still got a half decent Diablo on the front...

+1

I used to get about 5000km out of a Diabolo on the rear of my R1. A friend runs a Diabolo front and a Diabolo Strada rear and gets about 7000km out of each (also on an R1).

[scott411]

agree with the Strada, harder compund should be good for aroun 7-8000km, matches well with the diablo front as well,

[yod]

hey boob

I got Michelin Pilot Road 2CTs front and rear - have done about 5-6000kms on em and probably still got another 2-3 to go, they are dual compound and as you know, I do a fair bit of 2-up as well

pretty happy with em and they'll probably set you back a bit over $500 for front and rear, fitted. rear by itself was $265 off the shelf i think

good tyre

[Blackbird]

Avon Storm rear, Avon Viper Sport front. That's what Riffer swears by on his RF 900. I swear by Storms all round on the Blackbird, but am having the Viper/Storm combination fitted tomorrow to evaluate.

[jrandom]

Pilot Road 2s are handling and sticking well so far on Betty the GSX1400, and they have a reputation for good mileage.

The Avon Storms are the other obvious recommendation, but I haven't tried them.

[Waxxa]

Continental Road or Sport Attacks are both hard wearing tyres, try them. Working well for me and I ride everyday.

[NZsarge]

Pilot Road 2...Z6...Avon Storm

Pilot Road 2s are handling and sticking well so far on Betty the GSX1400, and they have a reputation for good mileage.

The Avon Storms are the other obvious recommendation, but I haven't tried them.

Road 2's or the Storms I reckon.

[Boob Johnson]

Hey dudes, thanks for the suggestions, much appreciated. I spoke to a chap at the bike shop after work today, told him of the suggestions made etc & we ended up going with a Metlzer Z6. Will see how that goes & if no good for me & the bike ill switch to another suggestion.



Smashing stuff, thanks again lads & safe riding out there