I can recommend the Road Attack 3’s. I’ve had them on my current and last bikes, and haven’t found a better road tyre yet.
How do they compare to the PR5 ?
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How do they compare to the PR5 ?
And you are probably correct, a great road tyre, but most of the tyres the peeps are complaining about are not total road tyres Rich, and this is a little part of the problem.....
Indeed, but Sven specifically asked about them.
I’ve not tried them, but have heard a few reports of the PR5 being quite susceptible to punctures.
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PR5'S or Conti Road attacks for me, but fuck me what a price 
PR5'S or Conti Road attacks for me, but fuck me what a price
You've just spent squillions on your new toy, give it what it needs and be happy. If you are worried about money why buy a GS ?
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PR5'S or Conti Road attacks for me, but fuck me what a price
You will not need new tyres for 5 years..............
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Not in the least worried about money, bike is bought and paid for so no kidney donating pcp payments to make. I mearly ment what a price since the last time i bought tyres. Less than £200 for a pair of PR3's
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You will not need new tyres for 5 years..............
Not according to some posts on here regarding the Bridgestones ! If they turn out to be as bad as folk are saying, they will be getting binned PDQ. Find out Friday when i give it some beans on the way home from Aberdeen. Via the back roads obviously.
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Not in the least worried about money, bike is bought and paid for so no kidney donating pcp payments to make. I mearly ment what a price since the last time i bought tyres. Less than £200 for a pair of PR3's
you can buy a set of PST2s for about £200.00 One of the best all round tyres for the GS.
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I was looking for PR3's but cant seem to find any. Maybe they have stopped making them.
I hated the A 3s
I love the Metzler roadtec 01 they are the best tyre IMO for all conditions
And having said that I've just been up in Scotland for a few days with a few mates one of whom was on a GS 750 thing shod with A3s and it was wet and he was pushing on at a very good pace with no problems and he actually commented on how surprised he was with the amount of grip and confidence they were giving him
Me ,I still hate them
I love the Metzler roadtec 01 they are the best tyre IMO for all conditions
And having said that I've just been up in Scotland for a few days with a few mates one of whom was on a GS 750 thing shod with A3s and it was wet and he was pushing on at a very good pace with no problems and he actually commented on how surprised he was with the amount of grip and confidence they were giving him
Me ,I still hate them
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Ive taken a look and it would seem there are no longer any PR3'S in the size i need. If these tyres are as crap as folk are saying, Bridgestone Adventure 41's, i will change but to what ? I've no idea.
Ive taken a look and it would seem there are no longer any PR3'S in the size i need. If these tyres are as crap as folk are saying, Bridgestone Adventure 41's, i will change but to what ? I've no idea.
AS i said the Road tec 01 are IMO utterly brilliant
Used them hard on the XR and the Hypermotard in wet and dry and i can't wait to get them on the KTM
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+1 for the Roadtec 01s. A nice even profile and very predictable handling.
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My opinion is that you should all get a reality check and realise that all modern tyres are well capable both dry and in wet conditions compared to back in the early eighties when I started riding on bikes like a 350 lc on wooden tyre with no rider aids and a throttle response like an on off switch,I like to get a shift on on my gsa even when two up and fully loaded and have had no uncontrollable break away’s my only issue with modern tyres is that I cant get any more than 2000 miles a set but at the end of the day that is as a small price to pay for the grip on offer add this to all the rider aids on modern bikes and we are in a good position that said any one of us can come into the wrong bend at the wrong time,gravel,diesel in Europe maybe cow shit and it’s going tits up but that’s bikes for you so accept it and don’t blame the tyres sorry rant over hope your mate is okay
Ive taken a look and it would seem there are no longer any PR3'S in the size i need. If these tyres are as crap as folk are saying i will change but to what ? I've no idea.
If you are happy with them, keep them, riding is all about confidence.
Tyres have moved on since the PR3. I would go for the PST2 not as much ouright grip as the PR5 but on the UK roads you would have a job to use the extra. The Pirellis have great feed back and last a long time. The only time I have wanted more grip from them was in Spain with 30deg chasing a 1290 ADV on PR5s, I had loads of feed back and could tell exactly when not to wind it on.
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Took you time to catch on..........
Nope, i was otherwise engaged
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Good advice, I’m not one of those capable of pushing the tyres to the limit. Im quick but not that quick so your advice is probably sound.
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I'm obviously not a riding god like you, despite riding bikes since the mid 80's, but I can tell the difference in grip and handling between different tyre models. When a tyre lets go in an unpredictable manner an inexperienced rider is quite likely to land on their backside. A more experienced rider is more likely to save it.
There have been two modern tyres in the past 10 years which I've found to offer very poor grip in the wet to the point of being dangerous (and I do ride fast enough to warm them up properly). One being the Bridgestone BT-021 on my R1200RT (BT-023's transformed the grip and handling) and the other the Anakee Adventures on my 1250. Maybe it's because the AA is an 80/20 tyre and doesn't displace water as well as a more road orientated tyre, but the large block pattern also reduces grip and feedback on dry asphalt in my opinion. It's a terrible tyre.
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