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    Avon Viper sports and super sports, have you tried them out ,they have had good reviews on stickiness/ grip and turn in.have had them on my previous 919 hornet and rate them highly myself.
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    Ok-you got my attention-no-one seems to like Bridgestone 014s. My GSXR 600 k7 is on its second set. I have never had a moment with them.Why do you guys dislike them so much?I try to ride hard, but as a relative noob-have a loooong way to go. So, what do you guys recommend? I dont need an extremely agressive tyre because i dont have the ability to reach its potential. I am thinking-M3s or PPs or diablos. Your feedback please.

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    BT014 best tyre you will ever buy
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    the only guy I know on KB who likes BT014s is Enigma, and he only likes them because it's his cherished life-goal to be able to slide the rear end into corners, and proper sticky tyres make that difficult...
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    BT014 best tyre you will ever buy
    I rest my case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by saul View Post
    The TL loves these tyres
    Any rider can go fast in the corners. The real skill is straight line...
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    Quote Originally Posted by SVboy View Post
    ...no-one seems to like Bridgestone 014s. My GSXR 600 k7 is on its second set. Why do you guys dislike them so much? I am thinking-M3s or PPs or diablos.
    I had the stock Bridgestones on my gixxer 750, but changed to M3's for my second set of tyres. I'd never go back. The M3's handle better in dry and wet, they stick to the road and are very nice on the track. By comparison the Bridgestones felt like cheap plastic tyres similar to those you might find on a stock GN...

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    Quote Originally Posted by SVboy View Post
    I am thinking-M3s or PPs or diablos. Your feedback please.
    Having ridden on all of them, here's my precis:

    Pirelli Diablos: Good road feel, the least grippy of the three, competent but uninspiring. A bit dated. They like to move around a bit; riding them takes some getting used to.

    Michelin Pilot Powers: The opposite of the Diablos. The most grippy and the fastest to warm up, probably the best-performing tyre in your list, but seriously let down by their absence of road feel and glassy lack of feedback. You'll never push them anywhere near their limits, because you'll have no idea whether they're about to let go or not.

    Metzeler Sportec M3s: Grippier than the Pirellis. You'll find the rear starting to power-slide on the track a bit sooner than the Michelins, but you won't find that limit on the road. Amazing road-feel; M3s give you a whole new confidence in your bike on all sorts of surfaces. My preferred road tyre.

    That's all quite subjective, of course; anyone else who's ridden on the tyres is welcome to disagree with me!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    M3s give you a whole new confidence in your bike on all sorts of surfaces.
    I agree with Mr Random

    Ditch the Bridgestones. You won't regret it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    Having ridden on all of them, here's my precis:

    Pirelli Diablos: Good road feel, the least grippy of the three, competent but uninspiring. A bit dated. They like to move around a bit; riding them takes some getting used to.

    Michelin Pilot Powers: The opposite of the Diablos. The most grippy and the fastest to warm up, probably the best-performing tyre in your list, but seriously let down by their absence of road feel and glassy lack of feedback. You'll never push them anywhere near their limits, because you'll have no idea whether they're about to let go or not.

    Metzeler Sportec M3s: Grippier than the Pirellis. You'll find the rear starting to power-slide on the track a bit sooner than the Michelins, but you won't find that limit on the road. Amazing road-feel; M3s give you a whole new confidence in your bike on all sorts of surfaces. My preferred road tyre.

    That's all quite subjective, of course; anyone else who's ridden on the tyres is welcome to disagree with me!
    I think we have found a winner! Due to fiscal considerations we may have to wear the bridgees out first-then bring on the Metzler love!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by enigma51 View Post
    BT014 best tyre you will ever buy
    I've got no problem with 014s either, quite like them
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pussy View Post
    I've got no problem with 014s either, quite like them
    What else have you tried?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jrandom View Post
    I rest my case.

    What life goal? its like Porridge
    Second is the fastest loser

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    DB is the new Porridge. Cause most of the mods must be sucking his cock ..... Or his giving them some oral help? How else can you explain it?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pussy View Post
    I've got no problem with 014s either, quite like them
    they are for real men
    Second is the fastest loser

    "It is better to have ridden & crashed than never to have ridden at all" by Bruce Bennett

    DB is the new Porridge. Cause most of the mods must be sucking his cock ..... Or his giving them some oral help? How else can you explain it?

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    Thanks for all your input will be getting the tyres at some point this week the metzlers are getting a good rating so could go for a pair will keep all informed of the outcome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tl1ooos View Post
    Thanks for all your input will be getting the tyres at some point this week the metzlers are getting a good rating so could go for a pair will keep all informed of the outcome.
    I've actually got a set of M3s in the shed ready to go on as a set when I've worn out the 014s. I put a set of them on the last (of four) GSX-R1000 I owned. They were alright. I have had a good run out of Bridgestones... to each their own. When you find tyres that YOU like, stick with them
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    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessBandit View Post
    I find it ironic that the incredibly rude personal comments about Les were made by someone bearing an astonishing resemblance to a Monica Lewinsky dress accessory.

    Quote Originally Posted by PrincessBandit View Post
    All was good until I realised that having 105kg of man sliding into my rear was a tad uncomfortable after a while

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