Bridgestone BT-016

[dilz]

my 2ct front is almost ready to be changed ,it will last another coro loop which is this weekend then will need another front. The rear is still like new with a bit of a flat spot due to the way I choose to ride. I prefer a softer front so that you can get the rear to break! However, the rear has not let go as yet even though I have tried. I will be keeping these tires for another round yet. Then will get the 016's again to see how they fare on a 1000cc.

yo tiger man,is the flatspot in the center due to minamal lean angle?i wouldnt be braging about that!
cant get the rear to spin on an r1? cummon mate,you mustn be twisting that thingy in ya right hand...or are you ha ha

[woo9]

where can i get a good price for a set of BT016?

[Pussy]

where can i get a good price for a set of BT016?

If you were in New Plymouth, I would suggest New Plymouth Motorcycles.
I'm still VERY happy with the 016s... I'll probably wear the front out before the rear

[spajohn]

I had the stock BT-016 on my K1200R (purchased when I lived in Sydney). The rear did about 9000kms, mostly in Aus, including 4 track days and a long ride (2000kms) Sydney-Melbourne return along the coast road, though the tyre was pretty well shagged by the time I moved back to NZ and changed it. The bike is now at approx 14,500kms and the guys at Mount Motorcycles have suggested new tyres front and rear and couldn't say enough good things about the M3's. I'm a 90kg guy and wouldn't describe my riding as particularly aggressive.

[NZsarge]

Perhaps you should check out the Speed Triple forum at TriumphRat.net. The guys that are using them love em. I've got a set in the shed and looking forward to trying them.

Goes well but not for long enough eh....

[Maki]

I had the stock BT-016 on my K1200R (purchased when I lived in Sydney). The rear did about 9000kms, mostly in Aus, including 4 track days and a long ride (2000kms) Sydney-Melbourne return along the coast road, though the tyre was pretty well shagged by the time I moved back to NZ and changed it. The bike is now at approx 14,500kms and the guys at Mount Motorcycles have suggested new tyres front and rear and couldn't say enough good things about the M3's. I'm a 90kg guy and wouldn't describe my riding as particularly aggressive.

You have got to be kidding. I have 6000kms on mine and they are knackered, back more worn than the front. Loved the tyres though, no complaints apart from them not lasting very long...

[spajohn]

You have got to be kidding. I have 6000kms on mine and they are knackered, back more worn than the front. Loved the tyres though, no complaints apart from them not lasting very long...

The conclusion I came to is that the concrete slab roads in Aus, particularly Sydney, cause less wear. It could have been changed a bit earlier but at 6000kms it still had plenty left.

[SPP]

If you were in New Plymouth, I would suggest New Plymouth Motorcycles.
I'm still VERY happy with the 016s... I'll probably wear the front out before the rear

In Auckland, try Drury Tyres or Cycletreads.

Put BT016 on mine after PP2CT. They're just about ready to change out. Front gone before the rear on mine too. Really really good tyre! Won't last as long as PP2CTs but feel nicer.

Am going to buy again (…or Q2 or Power Pure)

[Pussy]

Am going to buy again (…or Q2 or Power Pure)

We must think alike. I love the 016s... my front one is pretty toasted... but I think I'll buy another. I felt I "got my bike back" when I put the 016s on. Perfect tyre for the GSX-R750.
In saying that, I would be VERY interested to hear how the Q2s and Power Pures go...

[SPP]

... but I think I'll buy another. I felt I "got my bike back" when I put the 016s on. Perfect tyre for the GSX-R750.
In saying that, I would be VERY interested to hear how the Q2s and Power Pures go... .

Too right! Happily buy again.

However, Q2 sound like the dogs danglies...
"But as for now, there’s no doubt Dunlop has set a new standard for street-based sportbike tires with the Sportmax Q2. The outright performance really is simply staggering! Maybe they should have just named it the Dunlop Sportmax Benchmark" M-USA test June 2009

R1 on Q2 'street' tyres

[CTD]

I have the Q2's on my blade and they are great ,but do not last. My rear is done at 2200km

[slofox]

My new bike - (gixxer sixxer, collecting next week) - has 016's on it. There's 9000km on the clock and the tyres are way less worn than the PR2's on the current SV They felt OK on the test ride but that was a pretty gentle pootle on account of the $3000 insurance excess I signed up for before testing...

I certainly enjoyed the PR2's on the SV and found them stable and long wearing, although the fronts almost always scalloped before the rears were stuffed.

Interested to read this thread since I have no previous experience on Bridgestones. Will see how they go...

[dipshit]

My new bike - (gixxer sixxer, collecting next week) - has 016's on it. There's 9000km on the clock

The standard 016's that come on a new GSXR are a different set of compounds than an off the shelf 016.

And I would be surprised if that is still the original 016 on the rear of your 600 if it still has more mileage in the yet, as mine was toast and replaced at 5600 km

[slofox]

The standard 016's that come on a new GSXR are a different set of compounds than an off the shelf 016.

And I would be surprised if that is still the original 016 on the rear of your 600 if it still has more mileage in the yet, as mine was toast and replaced at 5600 km

Thanks for that dip. Can you enlarge upon just what the compounds are on the OEM tyres?

Actually I don't think this bike has been ridden very hard - the chicken strips are wider than mine and THAT is saying something!

[dipshit]

Can you enlarge upon just what the compounds are on the OEM tyres?

i.e... http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/402/37...ypersport.aspx

If it has a 'M' after the Battlax BT016r then it is the standard fitted tyre on the 600.