BT 090 or GPR 100 ? (Um New GPR A10)

[jumma]

The BT090's are a race tyre too, so i wouldnt expect too many K's out of them either.

Depends what you want out of a tyre...
Grip or long lasting?
BT090's for Grip
Gpr100's for long lasting.

Id personally go for the 090's.

Hey sparky,

do you guys stock 090's out there and what sort of price would I be looking at?
Will be needing some new rubber soon and have made the decision my bike is a weekend toy only now. 110/70 17 F and 150/60 17 R

Cheers, James

[texmo]

GPR100's IMHO best tyre for the zxr

[Postie]

I had some GPR100's on my CBR400, I used it to commute on and I did a coro ride on them and they were plenty sticky for the 400, then did a wet ride and they still had plenty of feel and grip apart wheelspinning under acceleration over some fresh asphalt.

[limbimtimwim]

You will get good life out of BT-090's. I can't remember exactly what I got of of a rear on my RVF, but I think it was maybe 9000km..? The front is still fine after that many kms and will last quite a bit more. If I'd kept it pumped up better, it would have lasted longer.

The tread groves don't go to the edge on the 090's, but you won't be leaning over that far in the wet anyway. Still;the tyre has great grip in the wet.

I can't speak for the Dunlop job, but I can say the 090 is a very good tyre and you won't be disappointed.

I'm not a Bridgestone fan, the BT-014s on my GSXR were shit, but the little 090 is a good tyre.

[mynameis]

GPR100's IMHO best tyre for the zxr

Thanks atleast someone thinks like me or has the same preference like myself, good to know.

You will get good life out of BT-090's. I can't remember exactly what I got of of a rear on my RVF, but I think it was maybe 9000km..? The front is still fine after that many kms and will last quite a bit more. If I'd kept it pumped up better, it would have lasted longer.

9000 km's are you sure ?? Are you sure it was BT 090's can't be mate double check seriously! My Sport Demons only lasted about 8000 odd k's and those tyres are really hard compared to GPR 100's and BT 090's.

So after a little bit of running around, ringing and researching and seeing the tyres I think the BT 090's would be slightly stickier and softer than the GPR 100's and a bit dearer too.

So I've settled with GPR 100. Scrubbed it in and went to Taupo tracks yesterday and trust me, no doubt that that's MORE THAN ENOUGH grip you need on those bikes in RAIN and SHINE because it was raining half day yesterday and then the second half in Taupo was hot as.

Nice and sticky no traction or jerky movements when coming out of corners and they feel really nice and shred ok too. I guess any stickier would shred really fast.

[jumma]

gpr100's sound like me then too, couldn't find a price for 090's anywhere and the gpr's were cheaper than i was expecting. plus it sounds like they'll last a bit longer

[limbimtimwim]

9000 km's are you sure ?? Are you sure it was BT 090's can't be mate double check seriously! My Sport Demons only lasted about 8000 odd k's and those tyres are really hard compared to GPR 100's and BT 090's.

Reasonably, maybe 8000.

I got the bike with 12,000km, did about 9000 on a Bridgestone Cyrox (URGH!!) rear. Replaced all the tyres with BT-090's. Now the odo says nearly 29,000 or so, and it has a brand new (As in in from the shop to my house, not ridden since) rear.

Your tyres will wear out faster if your suspension is shagged, you don't pump up the tyres, the way you ride, what roads you ride on, any probably a dozen other things.

[Tickler]

gpr100's sound like me then too, couldn't find a price for 090's anywhere and the gpr's were cheaper than i was expecting. plus it sounds like they'll last a bit longer

Just wondering... how much were the GPR100's? im going to get one on the front of the ZXR to match the rear . Just interested to know the going rate.

[ZeroIndex]

Since this thread is talking about GPR a10's and GPR 100's, I think I'll jump in...

Got a old GPR 70 on the front of my FZR and it is rooted... the rear GPR 70 died a couple months ago, and I replaced it with a cheap fix Shinko 006...

I'm done with the whole go-fast race thing, and am now gonna concentrate on doing stunts... got a 54-tooth sprocket going on my bike on Monday, and am wondering if I should go with the GPR100's front and rear, GPR a10's front and rear (rear will get eaten quickly due to wheelies), or a GPR a10 front and GPR100 rear?

Pretty difficult with tire choices due to weird tire sizing, front's ok being 110/70-17, but rear is 140/60-18 (have been running a 150/60-18, but I feel the tire doesn't sit how it should being slightly oversized on the rear)...

Any tips people?

[vamr]

Have been using 090 and it's been fantastic for all manner of conditions.

[Panther]

Since this thread is talking about GPR a10's and GPR 100's, I think I'll jump in...

Go right ahead.

Any tips people?

Yes, ring Chris Mitchell of Chris Mitchell Motorcycles in Taupo.
He is always friendly and full of advice from being an ex tyre tester.
Give him a bell on 07 377 2555.
You may have seen him at the motoTT track days, passing you around the outside without his knee down, he knows his tyres.