Tire Choice

[junior varsity]

yeah, the 999RS is nuts. The frame has removable sections so you can remove the vertical head/cyl without dropping the motor. Nothing like a production bike, yet more close to a production bike than the Yamaha WSBK version, IMO

[dlearl476]

That's funny, I ran a Pilot Road 2 rear, and found plenty of grip dry and wet, but the mileage wasn't great.

Dead at 4000

I don't know about mileage, but I've loved all the Roads I've had on my bikes.

make the beast with two backsin' weird. i'm talking, no wear at all after 3k mi to vegas and back, flat spotting a bit, and no grip at lean (mine are not the 2's, though).   I'm at 6k and the rear is looking a bit ragged, about to change.

That is really weird.  I had a set of the original Roads on my Triumph when I took a very wet two week trip through BC and I've never had more confidence in a tire in the wet.  If you just put a set on, they may be hard as rocks.  Check the build date.  I didn't know the original Roads were still available. (You have to be careful when you buy tires, sometimes they're old as the hills when you don't buy from high volume retailers.)

I have the Road2 on M900 and Power2CT on the Triumph  I love them.

[junior varsity]

i got them when they were still current production, just before the 2's were released.

[ducpainter]

160-170 gives best tracking, 180 looks good when someone w no clue is looking & 190 is just f showoff/stupid.

What are your needs?

A lot depends on how you set up your geometry too.