Tyre recommendation for an R1M

[Walter Sobchak]

The rear tyre on my new bike is getting a bit low on tread so looking to replace the pair, I’ve gone for Pirelli Supercorsa V3s on my previous bike- a Panigale V4 as it was the OEM tyre and one of the very few that came in 200/60,good tyre bit got really annoyed with how easily they picked up punctures.
The R1 uses a 200/55 which gives me a fair bit more choice.
What are the current offerings from Metzler and Michelin in this category?, always liked K3s in the past although their wear rate was bad even for a performance tyre-got 1100 miles out of a rear on an S1000RR!.

[airsafari87]

Walter Sobchak said:

The rear tyre on my new bike is getting a bit low on tread so looking to replace the pair, I’ve gone for Pirelli Supercorsa V3s on my previous bike- a Panigale V4 as it was the OEM tyre and one of the very few that came in 200/60,good tyre bit got really annoyed with how easily they picked up punctures.
The R1 uses a 200/55 which gives me a fair bit more choice.
What are the current offerings from Metzler and Michelin in this category?, always liked K3s in the past although their wear rate was bad even for a performance tyre-got 1100 miles out of a rear on an S1000RR!.

I've just fitted a set of Michelin Power GP to my S1000R and so far they have been great.

They've done around 200 miles on the road and a track day at Croft last week at mid inters pace and they are holding up surprisingly well, i expected a lot more wear from them after being on track all day.

Grip, feel, turn in rate, stability were all bang on for me.

[Walter Sobchak]

airsafari87 said:

I've just fitted a set of Michelin Power GP to my S1000R and so far they have been great.

They've done around 200 miles on the road and a track day at Croft last week at mid inters pace and they are holding up surprisingly well, i expected a lot more wear from them after being on track all day.

Grip, feel, turn in rate, stability were all bang on for me.

Thanks, they sound ideal for me, are they harder in the middle and softer at the edge like Michelins used to be?, just looked and they don’t seem to come in 200/55.

Edited by Walter Sobchak on Monday 3rd August 18:58

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[airsafari87]

Walter Sobchak said:

Thanks, they sound ideal for me, are they harder in the middle and softer at the edge like Michelins used to be?, just looked and they don’t seem to come in 200/55.

Edited by Walter Sobchak on Monday 3rd August 18:58

The dont? I am surprised by that.

But yes they are a dual compound tyre.
You can see quite clearly here where the compounds change.

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[naetype]

airsafari87 said:

Walter Sobchak said:

Thanks, they sound ideal for me, are they harder in the middle and softer at the edge like Michelins used to be?, just looked and they don’t seem to come in 200/55.

The dont? I am surprised by that.
.....

Neither are they coming in a 180/60 just now. I'm hoping it's as a result of them being fairly new to the market. I managed to get one of the last Power RS+ online at Oponeo as my normal dealer/fitter can't get RS+'s anymore.

Edited by naetype on Monday 3rd August 20:19

[Walter Sobchak]

airsafari87 said:

The dont? I am surprised by that.

But yes they are a dual compound tyre.
You can see quite clearly here where the compounds change.

It doesn’t look like they do on their website, looks like a choice between Power RS or Power Cup 2.

I’m a bit out of touch with most other tyres over the last few years as having had Aprilia then Ducati have gone for Pirelli Supercorsas, which as a tyre I’ve always really liked but I kept picking up punctures on them on the Panigale so want to try something else, I really liked the Pilot Power 2CTs a few years ago.
Not sure if Dunlop’s are good these days either?.

[airsafari87]

Walter Sobchak said:

It doesn’t look like they do on their website, looks like a choice between Power RS or Power Cup 2.

I’m a bit out of touch with most other tyres over the last few years as having had Aprilia then Ducati have gone for Pirelli Supercorsas, which as a tyre I’ve always really liked but I kept picking up punctures on them on the Panigale so want to try something else, I really liked the Pilot Power 2CTs a few years ago.
Not sure if Dunlop’s are good these days either?.

To be honest, their isnt really a bad tyre as such.
Its more a case of finding a tyre that suits you.

For me, I just can't get away with Bridgestones but I always feel comfortable on Michelins. I ran their Power RS+ previously and really rated them, these Power GP's are sort of a replacement for them, bit with a slightly more track bias than the RS+ iirc they class them as a 70% road, 30% track tyre where as the Power Cups are the opposite way around.

If your only beef with Supercorsas is their susceptibility to punctures why not give their Rosso Corsa 2's a go??

[Walter Sobchak]

I think it’s going to be between Power RS or Racetec K3s this time around.

[TTBen]

Hi Walter, I run a motorcycle tyre shop in London but I'm not allowed to post a link to it here. However it is mentioned in my profile and hopefully that's OK for the moderators.

One of the guys at the shop also has an R1M. Most owners go for the Pirelli SuperCorsa V2s but the popular Metzeler - and the tyre I'd recommend - is the M9 RR.

I'm running M7 RRs on my ZX-10R and they're also a great tyre - available in 200/55 fitment as well.

Hope that helps.