Best Street Tires for Panigale

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Hi all,
This is my third bike and first Ducati. What other tires you guys recommend for street rides? I am not into speed but rather like to lean on the highway ramps. My right is to the edge but the left is still half inches off. I low sided once on the left lean. Thanks.
 
Hi all,
This is my third bike and first Ducati. What other tires you guys recommend for street rides? I am not into speed but rather like to lean on the highway ramps. My right is to the edge but the left is still half inches off. I low sided once on the left lean. Thanks.


Get the stickiest kinds! Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa SC2's, Michelin's counterpart, Metzeler's etc...all DOT approved RACE tires for the Panigale. Dont scrimp on tires...

You bought a one of the best if not the best sportbike on the planet...ride it the way it was designed to be ridden...take it to the track...

Invest in good tires.
 
If you low-sided on the left without using all the tire, it wasn't because the stock tires lacked grip; probably need to have a look at the seat-handlebar interface. Just sayin'... ;)

That said, while the SC's have about as much grip as you're going to find in a street tire at the moment, you do need to make sure they're warm before you lay into 'em. Anything that's that good under track conditions is going to be optimized for more load and heat than you're generally going to put in them on the occasional off ramp. Everyone who will tell you to put track tires on it is very likely pointing you in the wrong direction. DOT track tires will indeed be better when they're hot (and fresh, and not heat cycled-out), but if most of your riding is on non-twisty roads with a few cloverleafs thrown in for entertainment you'd do well with a more street oriented tire that's happy at lower temps.

There are good options, like B-Stone S20's or Dunlop Q2's and now Q3's, but in truth I'd refer you back to my first sentence. The tires were not really the issue.
 
I ordered a set of Continental Road Attack 2's. Should be twice the life of the SC2 and far better wet performance when .... gets real. I did run Michelin DOTs and I don't recommend it, they're expensive, don't last as long and are more susceptible to punctures. Went back to SC2 for now... waiting for have COnti's for next change.

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I ordered a set of Continental Road Attack 2's. Should be twice the life of the SC2 and far better wet performance when .... gets real. I did run Michelin DOTs and I don't recommend it, they're expensive, don't last as long and are more susceptible to punctures. Went back to SC2 for now... waiting for have COnti's for next change.

Those look nice. Be sure to let us know your thoughts since I will be looking for more street oriented tires myself at the next change.
 
Those look nice. Be sure to let us know your thoughts since I will be looking for more street oriented tires myself at the next change.

They're hard to get, order them now to get them then. My set is on backorder until the 28th. I ordered 3-4 weeks ago.
 
They're hard to get, order them now to get them then. My set is on backorder until the 28th. I ordered 3-4 weeks ago.

But that would make me a tester and I thought I was clear about our arrangement of you testing them and then reporting back so I don't make a mistake? :)
 
I just got Dunlop Sportmax Q3..having them fitted Saturday..... Supercorsas are killing my tyre budget....
 
But that would make me a tester and I thought I was clear about our arrangement of you testing them and then reporting back so I don't make a mistake? :)

I will post back then, just be advised I just put new SC2's on it since I couldn't wait any longer to ride XD.
 
I would advise SP. I use the sc2 on the track but for my road wheels its the SP. the sc2 are excellent - just don't hear cycle to many times on the tires. It is suppose to be better at accepting heat cycles but I found that after one season the sc2 on road wheels is not so great. So best advice from me is stick with sp unless you plan on going through the tire in a couple months.
 
If you low-sided on the left without using all the tire, it wasn't because the stock tires lacked grip; probably need to have a look at the seat-handlebar interface. Just sayin'... ;)

That said, while the SC's have about as much grip as you're going to find in a street tire at the moment, you do need to make sure they're warm before you lay into 'em. Anything that's that good under track conditions is going to be optimized for more load and heat than you're generally going to put in them on the occasional off ramp. Everyone who will tell you to put track tires on it is very likely pointing you in the wrong direction. DOT track tires will indeed be better when they're hot (and fresh, and not heat cycled-out), but if most of your riding is on non-twisty roads with a few cloverleafs thrown in for entertainment you'd do well with a more street oriented tire that's happy at lower temps.

There are good options, like B-Stone S20's or Dunlop Q2's and now Q3's, but in truth I'd refer you back to my first sentence. The tires were not really the issue.

You're right. I low-sided when the bike was just couple days old and the weather was low 70s around 6:00 PM in April. I was jut impatient. Now I just take the bike out between noon-3PM to one of the infinite loops on the highway.
 


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