Good tyres for a 748 ?

[yellowvette]

Right, my 748 SPS needs new tyres. What are good tyre options for these ? I want to stick to the original 180/55 and 120/60 combination, rather than go to 120/70. I've seen Dunlop Qualifiers at a good price on ebay. What about Pirellis - Evo Corsa any good, or should I go for Diablo Corsa? My local Duke dealer reckons people have different preferences and so can't recommend one over the other. They also reckon that what is billed as Diablo Corsa on ebay may be Evo Corsa, and he can get them for £150 a pair as opposed to £210 for Diablo Corsa. I thought the Evo Corsa is from the Dragon range?
Also fitting - dealer reckons 1 hour labour if I bring the bike in - £60 Crazy money to fit a pair of tyres. I'm looking to take just the wheels - anyone had tyres fitted by a "normal" fitter ?
Finally - I should say that, to my embarrassment, my bike has only 3150 miles from new (1998) and so I'm still on the original Dragons. I expect most modern sports tyres would be better than those? I don't claim to be a knee-down jockey, but I can and do ride quickly and want good grip/handling over longevity.

[yellowvette]

Shane,
I'm based in Somerset, near Burnham-on-Sea.

Fergus,
Qualifiers are the road version - heres the link: Dunlop Qualifiers
I ride in fine, dry weather only (done plenty of winter stuff in my younger days - don't enjoy it TBH). I want good grip more than longevity, but don't kid myself that I need race quality tyres. I'll have to rethink the move to 120/70 though.

Andy,
haven't seen the Michelins - are these similar? If not - are they any good? Michelin Pilots

Good advice fellas, keep it coming.

Edited by yellowvette on Tuesday 20th February 15:57

[yellowvette]

Andy,
OK, I'm with you now. Yes, they do a 120/60 and they're on ebay too : Michelin Pilots
Not bothered about wet performance TBH, but they sound interesting. Is this ebay price good in your experience? As for size, I just intended to stick with the factory sizing really. The press all said the 748 was a bit more flickable than the 9** and that was largely down to tyre sizes, so I thought I'd stay with them. Fergus has cast doubts in my mind though, and the variety is greater with a 120/70 as far as I can see.

[yellowvette]

Andy Oh said:

yellowvette said:

Andy,
OK, I'm with you now. Yes, they do a 120/60 and they're on ebay too : Michelin Pilots
Not bothered about wet performance TBH, but they sound interesting. Is this ebay price good in your experience? As for size, I just intended to stick with the factory sizing really. The press all said the 748 was a bit more flickable than the 9** and that was largely down to tyre sizes, so I thought I'd stay with them. Fergus has cast doubts in my mind though, and the variety is greater with a 120/70 as far as I can see.

These are 2CT's Michelin Pilot Power 2CT

The link you provided was for Michelin Pilot Road 2 not the Michelin Pilot Power 2CT.

Andy - Ahh, I'm definately with you now. I just saw the first tyre on the link you gave and saw the Road Pilot 2 - my error.
Thanks for the link. Is that a good price do you think?

Edited by yellowvette on Tuesday 20th February 17:11

[yellowvette]

Thanks for all the advice guys, some real food for thought there. Better get on and sort some out ready for the Summer then.