Bridgestone BT-016

[Cr1MiNaL]

Looks like I'm prolly going back over summer unless I get talked into trying something new.

Must say the M3's have been great but I prefer the BT-016 overall (if wet weather and longivity aren't the main concerns).

Wondering how many days at Hampton Downs BT-016's will last though

You should try the Conti race attacks... ive got a set for sale if you want?

[madkiwi]

I got the 016 front and rear on SV1000, love them. Hope to get 5500 - 6000 out of the rear, at 4800 now, looks like i will only get aboutt he same from the front. Great how you can see definite lines of the different compounds, went up and down the Kaimai's last weekend (5.5 mins up and down with time to turn around and my mate with Camera to tell me we passed a cop on the way up, footage is great). Mate has pirelli's on a blade and edge of the 016 was definitly softer than the Pirelli's.

[discotex]

You should try the Conti race attacks... ive got a set for sale if you want?

Will drop ya a PM when I'm ready to chuck the M3's and see if ya still got em

[Chrislost]

The 016's are THE BEST road tyre available for a sports bike in nz.

However they are a mean road tyre you can take to the track, not a track tyre you can take to the road as the 003 is.
Mind you, most people couldnt outride an 016 even on the track...

[CTD]

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Must say the M3's have been great but I prefer the BT-016 overall (if wet weather and longivity aren't the main concerns).

how do they last compared to the m3?

[Cr1MiNaL]

The 016's are THE BEST road tyre available for a sports bike in nz.

However they are a mean road tyre you can take to the track, not a track tyre you can take to the road as the 003 is.
Mind you, most people couldnt outride an 016 even on the track...

Well said buddy when it comes to tires I'd take your word for it! Although a mint tire I found that they wanted to highside me around Taupo turn one when on the gas... but that just might be me and my special needs as a race track rider.

[Gremlin]

Mind you, most people couldnt outride an 016 even on the track...

pffft, its easy. Show it a wet road

[Grubber]

See what that test says about the Michelins though Pussy? Backs up what I was saying yesterday about there not being much between them. probably just personal preference on the 'feel' (it's all in your head I'm telling you! ) and I wouldn't be surprised if the Michelins get slightly better mileage, be good if some Pilot Power 2CT users chimed in at this point....

But either way, both good tyres IMHO

I have a set of the PP2ct on and did track at HD the other day. First 2 laps in the wet and 2 of us running 2ct's. We were catching back markers by the 3rd lap. Wondered where they came from???? I was able to circulate at a good pace in the wet without flinching. Thrashed them in the dry for the rest of the day and had no problems with them. I'll be buying another set very soon....specially after that little thrashing.

[cs363]

I have a set of the PP2ct on and did track at HD the other day. First 2 laps in the wet and 2 of us running 2ct's. We were catching back markers by the 3rd lap. Wondered where they came from???? I was able to circulate at a good pace in the wet without flinching. Thrashed them in the dry for the rest of the day and had no problems with them. I'll be buying another set very soon....specially after that little thrashing.

Doesn't surprise me at all, bloody good tyres the new generation Michelins (all of them)

[discotex]

how do they last compared to the m3?

Bearing on mind that I am a smooth rider and am therefore not too harsh on my tyres...

I've done two dry and one wet track day + 4000 commuting him on my M3's and they have at least another 2-4000km left in them. Can't remember how many I got from the 016's but I did a write-up if you look around..

The BT-016's won't last as long but they do have more (dry) grip. If you're hard on tyres they'll go in 4-6000 km easy.

So say 20% less life or so...

[Vagabond]

Bearing on mind that I am a smooth rider and am therefore not too harsh on my tyres...

I've done two dry and one wet track day + 4000 commuting him on my M3's and they have at least another 2-4000km left in them. Can't remember how many I got from the 016's but I did a write-up if you look around..

The BT-016's won't last as long but they do have more (dry) grip. If you're hard on tyres they'll go in 4-6000 km easy.

So say 20% less life or so...

The 016's are great, I managed to kill a set in 2200km

[CTD]

The BT-016's won't last as long but they do have more (dry) grip. If you're hard on tyres they'll go in 4-6000 km easy.

So say 20% less life or so...

oh great, my last set of m3 were well rooted by 4000km.

so %20 less mileage, how much more (dry) grip? (%)?

[discotex]

oh great, my last set of m3 were well rooted by 4000km.

so %20 less mileage, how much more (dry) grip? (%)?

Hard to tell.. It's that extra bit between spinning up the rear or not coming out of corners (on the track). The soft/med/hard compounds really work.

They track so true as well. Once you dial up your lean angle they are so stable compared to the M3's. They do turn in a little slower as a result but I don't mind that.

On a thou I think you'll shred them real fast. Best to try them though. They should last about the same as PP2ct from what I've heard and you might get lucky with your riding style.

[Chrislost]

pffft, its easy. Show it a wet road

You must be rough! I was getting my knee down in the wet on them!(track with tyrewarmers= cheating?)
they were mint untill the puddles started to get too big to doge

[SixPackBack]

You must be rough! I was getting my knee down in the wet on them!(track with tyrewarmers= cheating?)
they were mint untill the puddles started to get too big to doge

Knee down action is directly proportional to the riders height and leg length, and as a consequence no measure of a tyres performance. Knee down for me is the bike at 15 degree to the horizontal