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I've not bought any new tyres for a long time as my bike hasn't had much use over the last few year but am making amends for that now. I have a honda cbr1000rr 2007 with bridgestone bt-016 fitted. They're not down to the wear markers but are a bit squared off as most of the journeys I've done on it in the last couple of years has been big long motorway trips.
Now I'm looking at using it more, have joined the IAM for observed rides and am enjoying those a lot, using it for commuting (twisties, not motorway) and am doing a track training day. I am about to simply replace the bridgestones with a set of bt-016 pros that I can get on ebay for £140 delivered which seems pretty good.
Currently I don't ride to the edges of the tyres but as the confidence builds this year I'm getting there. I've never felt the bt-016s were lacking in the dry or wet.
Are there other tyres I should be looking at?
Thanks,
Mark
Now I'm looking at using it more, have joined the IAM for observed rides and am enjoying those a lot, using it for commuting (twisties, not motorway) and am doing a track training day. I am about to simply replace the bridgestones with a set of bt-016 pros that I can get on ebay for £140 delivered which seems pretty good.
Currently I don't ride to the edges of the tyres but as the confidence builds this year I'm getting there. I've never felt the bt-016s were lacking in the dry or wet.
Are there other tyres I should be looking at?
Thanks,
Mark
If they fit your budget, get them. It’s unlikely you will reach their limit so pointless spending extra.
I ran D207RRs for ages after they stopped
Making them because they were cheap and liked the feel of them. Tyres are important but in this day and age, too much is made of having the latest and greatest when something even 5 years old will do. A 2007 bike will be fine with a 2007 tyre.
I ran D207RRs for ages after they stopped
Making them because they were cheap and liked the feel of them. Tyres are important but in this day and age, too much is made of having the latest and greatest when something even 5 years old will do. A 2007 bike will be fine with a 2007 tyre.
Mr OCD said:
Great mileage (5000 miles so far on the current pair!)
On what bike? and what kind of use? (Track, Fast Road, Commuting) if you don't mind me asking?In almost exactly 5000 miles I have destroyed the OEM Bridgestone S20 Evo on the front.
The OEM S20 Evo on the rear lasted approx 3000 miles, and the replacement S21 was shagged after the 2000 miles I have put on it since November last year.
That is all fast road riding with some commuting which is thankfully almost all twisty country roads and no track days.
I am not expecting the Power RS's to last as long as the Bridgestones. So if they are lasting over and above 5K I'll be canny happy.
I gave up recommending Dunlop Roadsmarts and derivatives which are very good ST tyres and jumped on the PR4 bandwagon for my Speed (not Street) Triple, awaiting these to finally wear out but its taking ages lol to replace them with something else.. Metz Roadtec 01 or Road 5. I don't do many miles as I have a 14 mile a day round trip commute in London (Zone2 to Zone1 and back ) and having a 1 year old son means I got close to zero fun riding last year and this year too so far.
I've not had a pair of Bridgestones or Pirellis or Metz for years. I stopped using Bridgestones as I got funny uneven wear on their front tyres on multiple bikes. I used to swear by first gen Diablos when they first came out too.
I've not had a pair of Bridgestones or Pirellis or Metz for years. I stopped using Bridgestones as I got funny uneven wear on their front tyres on multiple bikes. I used to swear by first gen Diablos when they first came out too.
Edited by sjtscott on Friday 11th May 15:16
airsafari87 said:
On what bike? and what kind of use? (Track, Fast Road, Commuting) if you don't mind me asking?
In almost exactly 5000 miles I have destroyed the OEM Bridgestone S20 Evo on the front.
The OEM S20 Evo on the rear lasted approx 3000 miles, and the replacement S21 was shagged after the 2000 miles I have put on it since November last year.
That is all fast road riding with some commuting which is thankfully almost all twisty country roads and no track days.
I am not expecting the Power RS's to last as long as the Bridgestones. So if they are lasting over and above 5K I'll be canny happy.
Mr OCD has a history on here of making softer sports tyres last, I can't fathom how he does it In almost exactly 5000 miles I have destroyed the OEM Bridgestone S20 Evo on the front.
The OEM S20 Evo on the rear lasted approx 3000 miles, and the replacement S21 was shagged after the 2000 miles I have put on it since November last year.
That is all fast road riding with some commuting which is thankfully almost all twisty country roads and no track days.
I am not expecting the Power RS's to last as long as the Bridgestones. So if they are lasting over and above 5K I'll be canny happy.
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