Ive had them both in the past & I found the Pilot Actives WAY better.....
Michelin Pilot Activ
Bridgestone Battlax BT-45
Ive had them both in the past & I found the Pilot Actives WAY better.....
The Heart is the drum keeping time for everyone....
So some people say that dual compounds are not great in the wet, due to the harder compound in the centre section of the rubber...
But some people hate Hondas. Did it put you off?
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Theories are...just that. If one or two say they have a problem with a particular tyre, then that is unfounded theory. So many parameters come into play to get optimum performance in a variety of conditions that there will always be exceptions to a rule. It may be that BT45s really suit the VTR250 - I know they performed exceptionally well on a Spada and a Kawasaki GPX250. I would be putting those tyres if I had your bike.
I run the PR2s on the 750 - 17000kms and the only time they didn't stick like glue was in winter, late afternoon, damp shadowed sections of the Napier/Taupo. But to be honest, I never realised...I thought my pillion was fidgeting.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
Seriously samgab
My riding instructor for BHS highly recommended the BT45 for the VTR250.
Originally Posted by FlangMaster
Well, I bought some new tyres!
I know most of the responses suggested the BT-45's, but the sad fact is, there are none in the country at the moment. Cycletreads have fronts, but no rears, and the supplier has no rears either. There's some kind of supply issue.
SOOOO, I bought the Pilot Activs.
OH... MY... GOSH!!!
They finished fitting them, and gave me a warning about taking it easy because they're not properly grippy till they've been worn in, or something.
So I took to the road very gingerly - since it was raining, and the road was soaking wet and oily - for the ride from the North Shore back to Mangere Bridge.
Immediately they felt better, and grippier. The difference was instantly noticable. As I rode, I cautiously tried swerving a bit, and braking harder and harder. The improvement is incredible. I wish I had these tyres on during the Coro loop last weekend!
In the last couple of Kms from home, on an empty road, I tried the front brakes out properly: Stoppies, no problem. Fronts didn't even feel like letting go. On a wet road. There is no WAY the old, hard, cracked Dunlops would've done that, even in the dry (and yes, I've tried it at the NASS sessions in a controlled environment).
So, end of the day, I am VERY impressed with the new Activs so far.
I already feel much safer in the wet -- haven't ridden them in the dry as yet.
Yesterday I was riding home from Auckland city at about 7pm in the heavy rain, and the bike was slipping and sliding around all over the place, it was a terrifying experience in the heavy traffic. Today it was fun.
haha if you want? dry conditions from 70kp/h to 0 kp/h? altho i do have 2 front discs and will have better tyres so i might not have to try as hard haha
but i do have a hyo.
never done a stoppie
never done a wheelie (but want to do both in a safe environment if anyone wants to teach me) anyway
we shall see after my tyres are fitted
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