Pilot Powers on Monsters ridden on the street

[ghostface]

Has anyone ridden a Monster equipped with sport touring tires aggressively on the street, say through your local twisty roads and found that the sport touring tires weren't enough?

I'm just trying to decide if I should buy the Pilot Roads versus the Pilot Powers.

I'm more in tune with the Roads because they'll last longer, and hopefully the Roads would be cheaper.

[red baron]

Get Road2's.

Check in the tech thread for tire reviews.

[scoprire]

I've got pilot road 2's on my 800 and love em.  A friend w/ an S4R put road 2s on after the pilot power's wore out... He hasn't had a complaint yet.  Said yesterday that they were so much better in the wet, that that alone was worth it. 

[junior varsity]

When I lived in hilly Tennessee and rode around Middle and East TN a lot, Pilot Powers were AWESOME. Then I decided to visit the then-fiance in Athens, GA one weekend. When it got dark during the ride, I had to get on the interstate. Pilot Powers get squared off really fast.

I've got the Pilot Road's sitting in my living room ready to be put on as we speak, just for that reason (and Dallas doesn't have near the curvy roads that Nashville did).

[Bun-bun]

I just put a set of the Pilot Roads on, and I'll be testing them in the twisties next weekend. I'll let you know how they fare.

[Howie]

Sport tourers are fine, I always used them on my Monster.  That is, until they came out with the Pilot Power.  IMO, deciding between the Power is mostly subjective.  Reading the reviews should help you.

[Greg]

I just put a set of the Pilot Roads on, and I'll be testing them in the twisties next weekend. I'll let you know how they fare.

Did you get the Pilot Road 2CT's

If so I would really be interested in how you liked them in the twisties.

[red baron]

Hellllllllooooooo


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http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=2444.0

[ghostface]

Well this isn't a blind study.

I used to ride balls out on my old M800 with Pilot Roads thru twisties in WI and I even did 1 track day session with them. They never failed me. Then I started with the Powers. I'm a high milegage guy so I need a sticky long lasting tire (dual compound seems most ideal) but I just wanted specific opinions.

Now I'm in CA so I hit the canyons quite often and commute. Thanks for the opinions. I really want the Road 2's.

Hey Trouble where do you buy/install tires locally?

[ghostface]

Hellllllllooooooo


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http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=2444.0

Yeah I read that. More talk about Powers tho.

[scott_araujo]

I've had Pilot Roads on my M800 Dark for a few thousand miles.  I really dig 'em.  Great in the twisites, worked well on the track, getting good mileage, enough stick to wheelie in the wet.

Scott

[red baron]

Hey Trouble where do you buy/install tires locally?

GP on 16th and G.

[Bun-bun]

Did you get the Pilot Road 2CT's

If so I would really be interested in how you liked them in the twisties.

Nah, I ran into an offer I couldn't refuse. I got a deal on the old style pilot roads. Still better than the seven year old Dunlops with the tire plugs in the rear.

[somegirl]

I have the Road 2CTs on my bike and I live (and commute) in the twisties.

[topangster]

I'm presently running a Pilot Road 2 on the rear and Pilot Power 2 CT on the front, and it seems to be a good arrangement.  I had 2 CTs on front and rear previously, but wanted to see if I could get more wear out of the rear this time, and the Road 2 seems to be holding up well.  I've got over 5K on it, and it's just starting to show some wear (did a long slab ride to the desert recently, so wore down the middle.)  The rear 2 CT was done at 4500.

I typically ride at a pretty spirited pace in the canyons, with occasional freeway slogs for work meetings (but don't commute.)  Mostly I'm in the twisties, and the Road 2 handles great.  I did not notice a significant difference between it and the 2 CT on the rear.  And it did seem like I had more traction this past year in the wet.  Overall, I think it's a good combo and seems to be wearing better.  The 2 CT flattened out pretty quick on the rear.