The big tyre debate
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The big tyre debate
Hi all,
I am due for a change of tyres and have been running D207's which where ok but i want a change!
So which are the best for my '92 zxr 400
Diablo H Rated ?
Pirelli mtr01/02 ?
BT 014 ?
Or has any one got any other sugestions ?
All help and advice is much appreciated
I am due for a change of tyres and have been running D207's which where ok but i want a change!
So which are the best for my '92 zxr 400
Diablo H Rated ?
Pirelli mtr01/02 ?
BT 014 ?
Or has any one got any other sugestions ?
All help and advice is much appreciated
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Whats a tyre I can get plenty of mileage out of? I've gone through a D207 Sportmax in 1000 miles! I dont burnout, I brought it new and its on the limiters already. My Pirelli's I had before lasted 2500 miles an I worn them down to the thread before changing.
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You should be looking at around 3000 miles for a rear for most road tyres, with commuting and weekend naughtiness but no burnouts.
It could be you just got a softer tyre! it happens... I had a Challenger Tomahawk front that looked hardly worn even after around 16-20,000 miles!!!
You could always try a Michelin Mac 50 (or 90 if you can get the size). They lasted pretty well on my VFR750 and still had plenty of grip in wet and dry conditions. I wouldn't though.
It could be you just got a softer tyre! it happens... I had a Challenger Tomahawk front that looked hardly worn even after around 16-20,000 miles!!!
You could always try a Michelin Mac 50 (or 90 if you can get the size). They lasted pretty well on my VFR750 and still had plenty of grip in wet and dry conditions. I wouldn't though.
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I've got a D208 GP front at the moment. It's also a 120/70-17 which i've never tried before.
On the roads there's no real noticably faster turn-in, but it feels dead stable when banked right over around the Cloverleaf. Whether it's as good as or better than the Tomahawk i had is irrelevant, because it seems to do the job just fine!
Also tested it in heavy rain this morning when i came off an island pretty fast and there was a queue of traffic on a blind bend I had to brake harder than i'd have liked to, and it didn't seem in any danger of letting go in the slightest!
On the roads there's no real noticably faster turn-in, but it feels dead stable when banked right over around the Cloverleaf. Whether it's as good as or better than the Tomahawk i had is irrelevant, because it seems to do the job just fine!
Also tested it in heavy rain this morning when i came off an island pretty fast and there was a queue of traffic on a blind bend I had to brake harder than i'd have liked to, and it didn't seem in any danger of letting go in the slightest!
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The D207 I have on the rear is the worst tyre in the wet I've have on the ZXR, I've had Bridgstones and Pirelli's on there before. The Dunlop has little grip in the wet, I can get the back to slide around corners Moto GP style, just annoying when it slips out on roundabouts. Makes riding more interesting but I dont want to end up putting the bike down the road.
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lol so it's not just me then?
My 207's i had on years ago would either grip like on rails or let go like an elderly alcoholics bladder - there wasn't an inbetween!!
I was hoping they'd sorted that out on the 208's, but i guess i won't know until i push it past it's limits...
I don't like tyres that snap at you and aren't progressive...
My 207's i had on years ago would either grip like on rails or let go like an elderly alcoholics bladder - there wasn't an inbetween!!
I was hoping they'd sorted that out on the 208's, but i guess i won't know until i push it past it's limits...
I don't like tyres that snap at you and aren't progressive...