Pirelli Diablo Supersports?

[Bun-bun]

I'm seriously considering new tires for the 620, the tires on there now are 7 years old. They still look O.K., but I'm not really comfortable trusting my life to them for another year.
The catch is that this has been a really crappy year earning wise, and I literally CAN'T afford to go whole hog on Pilot powers or Diablo Supercorsas, etc.
Cycle gear has the Diablo supersports for a bit under $250 a set in my bikes size, and I can (Barely) afford that, I just don't want to be riding around on tires that make the bike handle like crap, or wear out in 1000 miles.
Anyone here have any FHE with these?




I would have posted on the tire thread above, but nobody goes there anymore.

[Speeddog]

Those seem to be what was previously known as the Diablo.

Perfectly fine tire.
It will handle way better than your current tires.

[the_Journeyman]

+1 on Speeddog.  The dealer told me when I bough tires for the M750 that the Supersports were the original Diablo.  My M750 loves 'em ~

JM

[Desmo Demon]

the 620, the tires on there now are 7 years old.

The 620 isn't heavy enough or powerful enough to worry too much about the tires, and at seven years old, chances are you don't ride hard enough to warrant sticky tires, anyway, so....

Save yourself some money and buy some of the close-out Dunlop D220 tires that Cycle Gear is selling for $140 for a 120/170 combo. The 180 rears I was buying all had 2007 manufacture dates from weeks between 40 and 51 (late 2007 manufacture).

As for seven year old tires, depending on how your bike was stored, they may not cause any issues. Last year I finished off a set of Bridgestone BT-020 tires that came on a set of spare wheels for my ST2. The tires were made in '02.....Two years ago, we burned off the stock tires on the R1 we bought my wife. The bike had less than 4000 miles on it when we bought it, and those tires were manufactured earlier than the 2/2000 manufacture date of the R1.....Last year, a set set of wheels for the R1 came with '01 manufactured Michelin Pilot Sports that we finished off........I traded a buddy some triple clamps for five slightly used front tires he used when he was racing. The tires were basically stored in his family room all these years. My wife finished off the '00 manufacture Bridgestone BT-010 on Saturda and we stuck an '01 manufacture Dunlop D207 on the bike for the 300-mile ride on Sunday. In all of these cases, none of the tires gave us any issues after an initial "feel-out" period of taking it easy to make sure they were good. I know why Bridgestone quit making the BT-010.....it cupped very badly and was bald on the left and right sides in 1400 miles. 

[Bun-bun]

The 620 isn't heavy enough or powerful enough to worry too much about the tires, and at seven years old, chances are you don't ride hard enough to warrant sticky tires, anyway, so....

Save yourself some money and buy some of the close-out Dunlop D220 tires that Cycle Gear is selling for $140 for a 120/170 combo.

The bike is now shod with a 160/60/17 rear. What wouls be the result of going up to a 170?

[Desmo Demon]

The bike is now shod with a 160/60/17 rear. What wouls be the result of going up to a 170?

A slight-bit less flickability (steering response), but the majority of the riding population would never notice.

You'll notice a huge difference simply from going from old, worn tires, and that difference is more noticeable than going from a 160 to a 170 tire.

[Bun-bun]

Thanks for all the input.
I found a B to B dealer by the name of Moto-race that puts overstock on Ebay, and picked up a pair of Michelin Pilot roads in the oem sizes for $239 and free shipping.
Now I just gotta get'em mounted and balanced.