OlGeezer Posted November 22, 2018 Share Posted November 22, 2018 (edited) At the fear of starting another dreaded tire thread, since I haven't purchased tires in a while I need a recommendation. The tires currently on my bike are Bridgestone BattleAxes. They currently have 8.3 k miles and are nearly gone. They have felt good on the road and, to me, the wear is reasonable, although it would be nice to get 10k on sunch a l(relatively) ight bike. I like stick, but I'm not an agressive rider. I have about 1/4" to 3/8" chicken strip on both tires. Based on my limited shopping, I'm having difficulty finding a 170 tire for the rear in a Bridgestone. I have found 160 and 180, but I'm concerned about drive shaft clearance, or lack thereof, with a wider tire. The correct sizes are available in Metzeler Z8s. I have no experience with the Z8. Do they last? Do they stick? At Chaparral online store, a set is about $300. I have not looked at Michelin, Pirelli or Continental. Should I? My crriteria are price (as in dollars per mile) and safety (stick). Here is a link to the choices I found: https://www.chapmoto.com/sport-touring-tires/radial?street_tire_position=25807&tire_width=3476&tire_aspect_ratio=3412&tire_rim_size=3400 TIA, Edited November 22, 2018 by OlGeezer Link to comment
jeffyjeff Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Metzler Roadtec01. Awesome tires. I'm so happy with these tires that I don't think I'll try another tire if these are still available. Here is a link to an Advrider post from May, 2018. Good luck. Jeff J. https://advrider.com/f/threads/bmw-r-r-thread.844612/page-296#post-35076734 Link to comment
tvpierce Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 It's hard to beat Michelin Pilot Road (insert latest version number here). They're not the cheapest tire, but I got 12K miles out of mine the last time I had a set. I've tried others since -- Dunlop Roadsmart Touring, Shinko Podium -- because they were on sale, and about half the price. But they lasted half as long. And I have to add, the Michelins had better dry handling than the others, and the wet handling of the Michelins is in a completely different league than any other tire I've ridden. I mount my tires myself, so mount/balance cost is less of a factor for me. But my equation looks like this: better handling, same cost/mile, and less labor. My next set of tires is going to be Michelins. Just my 2 cents. After adjusting for inflation, still arguably worth that! Link to comment
Alan Sykes Posted November 24, 2018 Share Posted November 24, 2018 Plus one on the Michelin Pilot Road tyres. The latest manifestation is version Five - a pal riding a GSA is absolutely knocked-out by their feeling of security and predictability in the wet, plus their legendary hard-wearing composition, especially in the centre section for all those boring miles absolutely vertical on the highway or autovÃa. I have the cheaper Mark Four version on my automatic-tranny Honda 750 in the Divided Kingdom, which I fitted after 45K Km on the earlier even-cheaper Version Three. Lovely rubber.... Link to comment
joeb Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 + 2 on the Michelin. ðŸ‘ðŸ‘. A lot of opinions here on tires and all have a certain amount of validity. Lots of good riders with experience. Ive been running Michelins for a few.years now and LOVE them. I do ride aggressively and get around 9-10 k on the tires before I change them. I use the GTs , i think they are a little stiffer sidewall. The plus side to that is, I've had 2 flats that I rode many miles on at speed before I realized they were flat. Not a recommend procedure but they did protect me from myself. I ride the 1150rt and they do come in the correct size. Link to comment
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