Which tyres - M1100s

+1 for the Road 3's

[MrsC_772]

Another vote for the BT023s - much better than the OEM tyres, especially for grip in the wet, and they're lasting amazingly well on my 696 (10,000 miles including the Mallory Park track day and still have life left in them).

[gary tompkins]

Originally Posted by bex

+1 for the Road 3's

and another

[J.P]

I had a pair of the Bridgestone 23's fitted last weekend before my ride up to Arrow Mill for the weekender. I've had Michelin Power 2CT's for years now and fast road, / track use they are brilliant so I wanted to see what the new sport-touring tyre from Bridgestone was like.
They felt fine. I'm no bike tester so can't give you much , other than to say I felt very confident on them.
I also had the opportunity to get my bike dyno'd this weekend and after each run was able to have a look and a feel of the rear tyre close up. I can confirm that a solid fast run makes the center of the tyre Very sticky indeed when heated up. And the center of the tyre is the hard bit for touring, so I've very happy that on the track they'll be very good indeed.

Also after the ride home from Arrow Mill yesterday in the rain I felt completely ok with them too.
They aren't as good as Pirelli Road 3's in the wet, but they are still good.

[SunEye]

Michelin Pilot Road 3 suit my riding. The grip in the wet is outstanding - ideal for British weather. The hard wearing central section is great for mile munching touring. They give enough grip to scrape the pegs when cornering. Not only do they grip well in the low temperatures of a UK winter, but they still perform well in the 45 degree heat of a Spanish summer. Mine have just about lasted 7,000 miles and I'll stick another pair on for this summer's touring.

Michelin's either PP 2CT or PR 3's as Rally mentioned.

Have fitted 2CT's to the Monster and will be fitting PR 3's to the 'Naughty' Multistrada.

I've always favoured Bridgestones since my Fireblade days and 014's, Bandit 1200 had the 020's and my latest ones are the 023's and they are very very good, in the wet they are remarkable! Very stable too. And best of all is even after 2.5k they show no signs of wear! I know other tyres give the same grip and maybe a fraction more, but longevity the 023's are in a different league. I ride quite hard and to date the 023's have yet to lose grip in a corner. I will definetely buy them again.

[Rally]

Blimey, is this still an active thread? I would have worn another set out before you choose at this rate!

[Twentytoo]

Originally Posted by Rally

Blimey, is this still an active thread? I would have worn another set out before you choose at this rate!

Not if you were on Sportsmarts. I've just never seen tyres throw so much rubber over the bike and still have loads of life after 2500 miles. Just fab.....And I'm a Pirelli fan

I have a brand new set of pirelli's Diablo

open to offers, if you choose this tyre

Linkhttp://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...ighlight=tyres

Despite looking at all the new rubber and using Sportsmarts and 023s my dealer suggested Mitch pilot 2s. He just laughed at the new stuff for road use and said I was throwing money away for no reason but it was my call. Having them fitted tomorrow. The Sportsmarts were exceptional I have no complaints in the wet or dry and they gave heaps of confidence.......but........and it's a big but.......having calculated the actual mileage, it was under 1500 miles. The front tyre has worn to a step on the right hand side and the rear has lost its profile, the tyres would get a few hundred more miles but the handling has gone to pot.

Originally Posted by neilo

Nothing wrong with the Diablo Rosso IIs that came with the bike...

If was to go for something else, they would still be Pirellis or Metzelers...

Although...the DRII rear lasts ~2,500 miles, and the front ~3,500... That's ~6p/mile! :-D

So I'm definitely thinking of some sports touring rubber next.

[jonzi]

Originally Posted by neilo

Although...the DRII rear lasts ~2,500 miles, and the front ~3,500... That's ~6p/mile! :-D

So I'm definitely thinking of some sports touring rubber next.

I have DRII's and they seem to be flatting at the top (or is it the bottom?).

First bike and still learning and stuff so I am not sure at what point I should replace.

They have been on for 3000 miles.

I'll get a pic up if I can. But when you say "lasts for around 2500 miles" what do you actually mean?

Originally Posted by jonzi

I have DRII's and they seem to be flatting at the top (or is it the bottom?).

First bike and still learning and stuff so I am not sure at what point I should replace.

They have been on for 3000 miles.

I'll get a pic up if I can. But when you say "lasts for around 2500 miles" what do you actually mean?

Wear markers reached across 60% of the tyre = bald in the middle :-O

Originally Posted by jonzi

I have DRII's and they seem to be flatting at the top (or is it the bottom?).

First bike and still learning and stuff so I am not sure at what point I should replace.

They have been on for 3000 miles.

I'll get a pic up if I can. But when you say "lasts for around 2500 miles" what do you actually mean?

Yes look for the wear markers, when they are visible the tyre is finished. I often get new tyres as soon as the handling goes off and it's white lining.

The thing about modern tyres is that they are incredibly thin. Older tyres had big chunky tread but the new stuff can be paper thin when the profile is flattened.