quick tyre question chaps

[firestarter1977]

hi all

i know this will have been done to death, but im struggling to choose my next boolers!

i currently run bt014s on the storm and i rate them apart from the fact the rear wears
too quickly.


the others ive looked at are

bt021

bt016

michelin pilot power 2ct

dunlop sport smarts


all of them get mixed reviews .... do i just stick to what i know works for me ?

any advice appreciated, has given me headache this one !!!


ta

[alec]

I ran BT021's on my zx9r they were excellent slightly harder compound in the middle softer on the edges so they lasted slightly longer, the ones on my storm now are BT021's and in my opinion are still great tyres, shop around though cause the prices vary radically
alec

[firestarter1977]

Mike.

Never used avons before... What they like for agressive riding?

My mates running dunlop sportsmarts on his ktm 950, done a trackday at cadwell, 10 days tour of the
Pyrenees a few rides here and there and he rekons they will last him this year?

Don't like the price of the dunlops tho lol.

[Karl_h]

Tyre guy and ex storm owner recomended road Smarts. No complaints from me and have done consistantly well in magazine tests.

[SWAGGER]

Concur with the RoadSmarts very good tyre. Had the same issues as FirestormMike with BT021's wearing in a strange way on the front. Even so just put another set back on coz they woz very well priced.

[marravtr]

got michelin pilot power 2ct on the SP last year, loads of life left in em, hold the twistys well

[firestarter1977]

thanks chaps !!!

thats cleared it up... gunna try some avons

[benny hedges]

Had the same issues as FirestormMike with BT021's wearing in a strange way on the front. .

is the back end jacked up at all???? could be why if its jacked up with std rear shock with no real adjustments...

[cliveyandrews]

BT-023's, survived 5 weeks of 160 mile there and back commutes every weekend (ie 1600 miles bashing on the A34, M40 and M42, usually around the ton-up mark) Plus assorted scratching and tomfoolery - and they still look fresh. I will buy them again (I am a Bridgestone fan - many many sets of 010's then 014's on my ZX7R - that ate Tyres pmpl)

Just got an irritating slow leak on my front.....


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[chi kung]

BT023 are excellent sport touring tyres. I have them and cant rate them enough. They use them at Ron Haslams racing school bikes!

I had BT021 before and they were good but the BT023 is much better for wear and grip.

Thats my ten pence worth.