Lets talk tires.....
 

Ok,
So i'm in the market for some new tires for my R1 in the next few weeks. In the past I have always stayed with Pirelli or Metzler (same company). My last set of "sport" tires was the Metzler M3's, which I absolutly loved. They lasted over 4000 miles, did great in the straights, and gripped awseome on the corners/sweepers.

My R1 had a fairly new set of Avon tires on it when I bought it. I have about 7500 on them now and they are about ready to be replaced. The Avon's were great on straight roads and in the rain, but not exactly confidence inspiring in the corners. For normal streets, they were fine, but I wouldn't take them to the gap or anything like that.

So i'm thinking about trying one of the newer "dual compound" tires. Specifically the Michelin piliot 2CT's. Anyone have any feedback about them? I would say about 70% of my riding is commuting back and forth to work almost ever day and then some playing and group rides on the weekend.

If not the 2CT's, then what does everyone reccomend? Thanks in advance.

If you are looking to get some milage out of a set of tires go with the Pilot Road 2's (dual compound). The Bridgestone BT016's are nice tires as well(triple compound in the rear, dual in the front), but you will only get 4-5K miles out of them.

Pilot Road 2cts!

^^^Goin on my bike next.

Goodyear 190R17


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Diablo Rosso. I have nearly 3,000 on mine, and they're in good shape still. I won't be going back to a sport-touring tire.

Loved the Corsa III's for a mere 3K, nothing more.

2Cts or Qualifyers. They may just have you on more spirited rides more often.

I had very mixed feelings about the Qualifiers. They stuck good, heat up quick, and the wear was very good, but the rear tire is WIDE. It's on the KTM and it rubs the chain and changed the handling noticably. I probably wont be using them again.

I loved my Strada's... I've only had Dunlop 208's (worst tire in history) and the Diablo Strada's... I put 4500 miles on them, through twisties and super slab... (prob 3k of superslab) and they were only slightly flattened out. I rode the gap and northern AR with no issues... never brought them selves into my mind... which is IMO what a tire should do... stay out of my mind. I rode in torential down pours and never felt even a slight slip...

I'm gonna try out some powers when I get my new bike... to see the difference... but I was really impressed with the Strada's...