Tyre recommendation - more stability please
Discussion
Hello,
I have a ZX7R which I love. However since it's current tyres went on it's been rather too keen to fall in to turns and tramlines badly. The tyres I have now are Pirelli Diablo Corsa III. I'd rather have something more stable, like the tyres I had before that, if I could remember what they were.
I ride all year, mostly on b-roads, and never use the last 5mm on either side of the back tyre (because I'm not a real man). I have cars for sliding around in, I want my bike to feel reassuring rather than scary.
I don't care who makes the tyres, I don't care what they cost, I just want stability. And grip, and all the other conflicting things people want when they ask this sort of open ended question on the internet because they don't have a clue.
I've tried using the manufacturers web sites as a guide, but they all claim that all of their tyre ranges provide ultimate grip without compromise which is excellent marketing but also utterly useless for customers trying to select a tyre.
So advice please.
I have a ZX7R which I love. However since it's current tyres went on it's been rather too keen to fall in to turns and tramlines badly. The tyres I have now are Pirelli Diablo Corsa III. I'd rather have something more stable, like the tyres I had before that, if I could remember what they were.
I ride all year, mostly on b-roads, and never use the last 5mm on either side of the back tyre (because I'm not a real man). I have cars for sliding around in, I want my bike to feel reassuring rather than scary.
I don't care who makes the tyres, I don't care what they cost, I just want stability. And grip, and all the other conflicting things people want when they ask this sort of open ended question on the internet because they don't have a clue.
I've tried using the manufacturers web sites as a guide, but they all claim that all of their tyre ranges provide ultimate grip without compromise which is excellent marketing but also utterly useless for customers trying to select a tyre.
So advice please.
Mr OCD said:
Stability comes from profile ... So you want a more rounded profile which a sport touring tyre will provide.
Although if the bike is that unstable you should be looking at your suspension and geometry.
I've had the bike ten years and the stability issue arrived with the new tyres. Its not dangerous, just confidence sapping.Although if the bike is that unstable you should be looking at your suspension and geometry.
My best mate can ride knee down all day and has quite a fleet of track bikes, and he loves my bike, raves about how good the front end is. It's just not suited to how I ride because I'm a bimbling nancy.
Jazoli said:
Captain Muppet said:
I can't remember anything about them at all. I can't even remember who made them. I'm good at car tyres, but rubbish at bikes.
A touring tyre of some kind is probably the answer. I had a chat today with a chap who recommended Michelin Pilot Road 2s.
PR2's are old hat now but should be ok for going slow on, I'd just get used to the ones you have, they are a good tyre.A touring tyre of some kind is probably the answer. I had a chat today with a chap who recommended Michelin Pilot Road 2s.
For completeness: I bought a pair of Michelin Pilot Road 2 and the ZX7R is lovely again. I can ride over broken tarmac/white lines/pebbles without the weird nervous wiggling it used to have, and when cornering it'll seems happy regardless of lean angle - whatever I want to do is fine.
I've stopped worrying about what the bike is doing, or what it's going to do on the next camber/corner/surface change. It still drops in to corners with no effort, so there seems to be no downside (at the pace I ride on the road at least).
God no. I had enough of people pointing and laughing when I had a green, yellow, white and red MX5.
I've stopped worrying about what the bike is doing, or what it's going to do on the next camber/corner/surface change. It still drops in to corners with no effort, so there seems to be no downside (at the pace I ride on the road at least).
StuB said:
Have you tried a Piaggio 3 wheeler thing?
God no. I had enough of people pointing and laughing when I had a green, yellow, white and red MX5.
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