The great holiday tyre dilema

[G Man]

The Alps are calling .. for 10 days of fun hooning about up and down the highest pases in Europe. The bike has done 4500 miles, I will do another 500 before my break. I estimate I will do 3500 miles on this trip.

The rear tyre was replaced due to a puncture 1500 miles ago with a Pirelli Corsa Diablo mulitcompound jobby the front is as from new, but looking a tab worn about 1-2 mm of tread on the middle.

Do I run them for the hols and hope they hold out or swap them down in Italy, switch to a set of Michelins if so do I choice the Pilot 2ct or new Pilot Road ct for extra life

[rsv gone!]

I usually find myself in this dilemma. Just take the bike as-is and get full use from your tyre.

Fortunately, the word Michelin is fairly well known...

[black-k1]

My brother took the "I'll get the tyre changed when I'm there" approach for his K1200S on our recent trip to Germany. He ended up spending half a day of the holiday getting the tyre sorted and having to replace a two thirds worn front (that would have made it home) as well as a worn out rear as the tyre place only had Metzlers in the required size. The Bridgestone he wanted or the Michelins he would have like were going to take a couple of days to get delivered and would have taken another couple of hours out of his holiday. By the time he included the Euro to Pound conversion rate on his credit card the tyres also ended up being quite expensive.

I'd say change before you go then it's done and is not going to worry you while you're enjoying the holiday.

The Pilot Road 2s have done pretty well on my K1200S and as yet, I have not found them wanting in the grip department. (No chicken strips).

[moles]

Same here just come back from a 3500 mile tour on a GSXR 600 and had done 1500 miles on it before I left, thought it would be easy to find a rear bridgestone but had a nightmare couldn't get one anywhere so just kept on riding (the last 1000 on slicks)