I need a long life tire

i did a little calling around today to see what tires were available in my area

yamaha has bridgestone bt020 for $216
and a dunlop 220 for $250

suzuki/ does not have any tires in stock for that size BAST@RDS lol

harley has a d407 for $197 its actually a 200/55/17 but is only h rated i like to open her up every now and then if you know what i mean lol

polaris/victory said then could order a metzeler me880 for $180 but i would have to wait 3 days to get it in.....


This sucks need to call more places a little farther out to see if they have anything better but might just have to go to yamaha
 
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Buy your tires online, and have someone mount them. Screw the stealership.
 
just ordered shinko front and rear set off ebay grand total of $190 and thats with shipping.

ill let yall know how they turn out.
but its going to suck not being able to ride my bike for a week.
 
I run a pirrelli strada on busa, but it's not available in a 200, just a 190. more than suits what I do
 
It is hard to have long life tires, when you own a busa! lol well i know I have a problem keeping rubber on them, for awhile:laugh:
 
I just put on my second Pirelli Diablo Strada on the rear--got 10,200 mi. out of the first one after 5600 from the Battlax. I'm sold on the Pirelli. Great cornering, wet perf, just a good tire. The center stripe is much firmer rubber than the shoulders which are quite sticky. I wore out the shoulders before the center stripe.
 
Shinko 009. They were on ridiculous sales. So far it grips much better than my previous Pilot Road 2, and it is only half of price.
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Liking the strada for commuting, this is a picture after a 9 day, 3000 mile trip thru NC and New Orleans. Looks wide for a 190.

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Went to the parkway and some pretty twisty backroads yesterday . I was following another busa running the pilots, didn't have any problems keeping up with the shinko 009's. I went in to a couple corners faster than I intend to but they stuck just great.:thumbsup:
 
These raven 009 tires are great, great traction for a hard tire, long tread life.
cheap. im going to order these from now on. i cant think of anything bad to day about these tires.
 
BT021 I am at 6k already. And still 50% left. Wonderful for long rides and twisties, i love it.
 
ill sell you my stock 08 busa rear tire for $100 it has 200 miles on it only you pay shipping and its yours good rear tire:beerchug:
 
I purchased a set of Metzeler Z6's for my busa and I swear by this tire. It has never let me down once. And with 4,000 km on them there are no signs of wear.
 
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