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The "180", "190", and "200" designations are for marketing purposes than anything else. Rarely does the tire actually measure those dimensions.
Either a 190 or 200 will be fine. I've ran everything from a 180 to a 200 on my R6.
As far as street tires, a good ST tire is perfect. An ST tire will last a long time, be good in the cold and rain, heat up fast and give more grip than anyone will ever need on the street.
Ive ran BT and Michelin Sport Touring tires on my R1 and Triumph Sprint ST forever.
Either a 190 or 200 will be fine. I've ran everything from a 180 to a 200 on my R6.
As far as street tires, a good ST tire is perfect. An ST tire will last a long time, be good in the cold and rain, heat up fast and give more grip than anyone will ever need on the street.
Ive ran BT and Michelin Sport Touring tires on my R1 and Triumph Sprint ST forever.
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So if you guys were to make a ranking list from 1 to whatever going from best to avoid, what would it be?
We know stocks are the best, but, theyre best for twisties, not really commuting long distance on highways.
We know stocks are the best, but, theyre best for twisties, not really commuting long distance on highways.
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I mainly commute as well but I'm still on OEM tires in 2.5 years and 4200 miles. Nowhere near showing wear, even in the middle. I'm with Geek here. No clue how some of you guys are getting so little mileage out of these tires, especially ones who mostly just commute on them minus twisties. I probably have at least another 2000 miles left, maybe more.
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^6200 miles out of OEM Pirelli's? Wow.
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Damn really? Thats pretty good if it even hit 5 to 6000km.
If it ends up lasting that long I would rather just stick to stocks. :O
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#1 Pirelli OEM
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#3 for commuting -> Pilot Road 4's (my opinion)
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Please stop mentioning RS10s? I have never had a shittier tire. Wear stupid fast and after about 15-20 mins out on the track the rear gets slippery as hell, especially towards the end of the day. Here's my rear after 150 street miles and six sessions into just one track day (64 laps). Never again.
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I got 5500km out of my Pirelli SuperCorsa rear and 11000km out of the front. The rear was down to the braids. I had used Avon tyres on Triumph and R1 with no problems so went for an Avon Cobra rear (Storm compound on sidewalls and much harder in the middle). I read a lot of reviews that recommended Pirelli Angel GT for durability and handling, so I put one on the front. The rear has 5000km on it and looks like it will get more than 20000km. The front also has negligible wear. For my money the dual compound tyres are the go when doing highway riding.
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So angel gt's are great in ur opinion..
Alot of good choices. Q3's.. M7rr.. Pilot road 4's.
Alot of good choices. Q3's.. M7rr.. Pilot road 4's.
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That tire wear looks like something must be wrong setup-wise (pressure, geometry, or suspension). It's hard to imagine getting wear like that if setup is correct.
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Please stop mentioning RS10s? I have never had a shittier tire. Wear stupid fast and after about 15-20 mins out on the track the rear gets slippery as hell, especially towards the end of the day. Here's my rear after 150 street miles and six sessions into just one track day (64 laps). Never again.
Have you had someone do anything to your bike setup wise? Played with air pressure? If not, then do so.
You (read:anybody) can't just slap on different tires, do nothing to the bike, then complain about a lack of performance or longevity. Different tires require different setups or spring rates or air pressures etc to get the most out of them.
But regardless, if you got 150 street miles, plus another 6 full sessions, and still had that much good rubber left, you don't have alot to complain about IMO. That is alot of laps...especially when they already had 150 miles on them.
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^Yea, summer temps in Nebraska with track temps over 100 Degrees Fahrenheit and a fast rider will put any OEM tire to the test.
My old 2003 GSX-R 1000 would eat tires up OEM tires especially during mid-to-late afternoons. But she also was a very heavy bike, and with me on her, it was tough to keep the bike from greasing all over the place.
Haven't used the RS10's on the track yet, but will take your advice and not use them based on your concerns.
Probably will use the Pirelli's or Dunlops to be safe.
My old 2003 GSX-R 1000 would eat tires up OEM tires especially during mid-to-late afternoons. But she also was a very heavy bike, and with me on her, it was tough to keep the bike from greasing all over the place.
Haven't used the RS10's on the track yet, but will take your advice and not use them based on your concerns.
Probably will use the Pirelli's or Dunlops to be safe.
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I dunno. From the Dunlop directions I thought you went to a harder compound as track temps went higher?
