I need suggestions for new tires...

[orangelion03]

Another vote here for Pilot Road 2CT.  I went through three sets of Powers on the rear...the first came on the bike, the second and third gave me pretty close to 3000 miles each  before I switched to the Roads.  I'm at 5000 and just about ready to replace it.  I was hoping for closer to 7000, but I switched to a 14 tooth sprocket a few months ago and it appears to have accelerated the wear.  Still run a Power on the front, should be good for 7-8K.

Was not aware of the new Road 3...could mean the 2 will be cheaper =)

[Triple J]

Was not aware of the new Road 3...could mean the 2 will be cheaper =)

That would be nice! 

[junior varsity]

i had the non 2ct version of pilot roads on my 900. they lasted forever. unfortunately. fair grip, but no feedback.

motorcycle tires are not car tires.  they should be discarded due to age and/or irregular profile even if mileage isn't to the arbitrary figure in your head.


i had the pilot powers (non 2ct's again) before the pilot roads. Much better grip and feedback, better profile - but squared off quickly. Really only good for spirited twisties because of how quickly they squared up in the city. That, and I whacked the throttle open with reckless abandon which didn't help so much.


Currently on the bike: Pirelli supercorsas just to see what its like to have gobs of grip. The feedback and grip is incredible. Price is not.

Other tires to consider: Dunlop Q2's - I may grab a set of these next since I'm not interested in a more pedestrian tire choice on this bike.

On the other 900 in the garage, it will be wearing Road2/3's or Angel STs.  It came to me with metzlers, but pretty well worn, so I am changing tires before even venturing out on them.

[battlecry]

Just finished mounting a set of Pures on the 800.  Saved 1/2+ lbs in the front and 1 lbs in the rear over the Pirelly Dragons.  No ride report yet, sorry.  These were 160/60 and 120/60 stock sizes.

[orangelion03]

Just finished mounting a set of Pures on the 800.  Saved 1/2+ lbs in the front and 1 lbs in the rear over the Pirelly Dragons.  No ride report yet, sorry.  These were 160/60 and 120/60 stock sizes.

Which 800?  My S2R 800 stock tire size is a 180/55-17 on the rear and 120/70-17 on the front.

[battlecry]

2003 M800S.  The dual sided swingarm kind.  For us who can't tell right from left.  The Pures seem so light you may be able to save even more weight on your rear.

[junior varsity]

Did that bike not have a 5.5" rear?

[battlecry]

Front is 3.5X17, Rear is 4.5X17.   

[Scotzman]

I have 4000+ on Dunlop sportmax's (sport touring) and still going strong. A lot of freeway riding.
The stock bridgestones went to 10k- could have gone farther, but they were getting ready to split.

[seevtsaab]

My Pilot Power 2CTs seem to last about 2k for a front and MAYBE that for a rear.  The moral of the story is don't get Pilot Powers if you're looking for mileage.   

I'm generally confused between the two - but I think there are the Pilot POWER 2 (Michelin loves to include verbage about 2CT technology in the description), and there is the Pilot ROAD 2CT.

Powers are the slightly stickier (or faster wearing anyway).

PR2CT is a very popular choice, no doubt the PR3 will be nice as well.

I change my own tires so I'm trying the math with a cheaper, faster wearing PP2.

You gotta factor in cost of mounting with tire purchase.

[junior varsity]

i think its the other way around (pilot road 2's and pilot power 2ct) but it matters not - if its a "2" or "2ct" (meaning the same thing: dual compound, harder in the middle, softer on the sides), and the road is the sport touring tire (whether a "2" or not) and the power is a street-sport tire (dual compound or not).

check out the michelin website to see how they rank the pilot power to the pilot one and pilot pure before evaluating it as a true supersport or hypersport tire, and in relation to the road/road2 models.

note: the road3 is not yet listed on the michelin website (though several places list online that it is currently available to buy)

[arai_speed]

I've been running the old-skool Pilot Roads and I like them. We've ridden together Nordog, and for my type of riding I've had no issues with traction or wear.  They are very round and provide very neutral steering inputs, unlike the PP that seem to "drop" into the turns.

I would buy them again.

[xcaptainxbloodx]

I <3 my pirelli diablo supercorsa pro's

[Triple J]

I <3 my pirelli diablo supercorsa pro's

  Bad choice if wear is a consideration! Great track tires though.

[NorDog]

I've been running the old-skool Pilot Roads and I like them. We've ridden together Nordog, and for my type of riding I've had no issues with traction or wear.  They are very round and provide very neutral steering inputs, unlike the PP that seem to "drop" into the turns.

I would buy them again.

Thanks, that sounds like what I'm looking for.  As you probably remember, my riding style is not very aggressive to begin with, so super sticky tires are not much of a priority for me.  Especially so now that I'm commuting to work daily on my bike; lots of straight line surface street riding there.