Best tires for street riding
- Thread starter Cppr Busa
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+1 on the avon storms. I just had some put on last weekend. These were replacement for stockers, which I got 4500 miles out of. I mostly commute , but pretty much do so year round. I like them so far better than the stock tires and the deep tread should do better on wet roads which happens to us commuters from time to time.
What kind of riding do you do??
Touring
Crusing
Drag
Sport touring
Sport
Agressive Sport
Are you looking for the best mileage, the best grip and handling. Or a balance between the two.
Touring
Crusing
Drag
Sport touring
Sport
Agressive Sport
Are you looking for the best mileage, the best grip and handling. Or a balance between the two.
haya:)boosta
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Dunlop qualifers D 208, the OEM have S--t for traction...only had 156 miles a mine then trashed them.
I cruise about 60% <--(Including interstate riding)
Tour about 35%
Drag about 5%
I rode in the rain about 25 times last year. Just trying to get some opinions on peoples experiences, It looks like I have a good selection to choose from, Id be happy to get 4000-5000 miles out of the tires, about what I seem to get out of my oem replacements.
HiYaBruceA
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I've got 5,000 miles on my Michelin Pilot Powers and the rear is not yet close to the wear bar. Most of those miles were interstate. With Dunlop D208's I was barely able to get 3,000 miles on a rear tire.
Note on the Michelins if used for cruising: they have a V shaped rather than U shaped cross section, great for leaning the big busa over quickly but puts a smaller contact patch on the highway so you're more prone to having the bike move around for surface irregularities and wind. I do think that the smaller contact patch makes the Michelins good in the rain however. In any case, cruising in the absence of riding twisties will wear the center down a bit so the V shape eventually becomes more U shaped.
Note on the Michelins if used for cruising: they have a V shaped rather than U shaped cross section, great for leaning the big busa over quickly but puts a smaller contact patch on the highway so you're more prone to having the bike move around for surface irregularities and wind. I do think that the smaller contact patch makes the Michelins good in the rain however. In any case, cruising in the absence of riding twisties will wear the center down a bit so the V shape eventually becomes more U shaped.
After the OEs I've only used PPs and I still like them a lot. Very sticky and good stability at speed.
For street only use I like the Metzler M1's, they are fairly sticky and they last for a while. I need more traction than normal so I run the shinko 003 super soft, it has a much larger contact patch on the ground and a drag race style compound. Unfortunately you don't get very many miles out of them but the ones you do get are worry free.
Shinko's good for dragging, but for overall riding and dragging knee Michelin PP 2CTs
