Rain tyres?

[Delboy777]

MCN tyre of the year ? Thats them fucked now isnt it

 

[RedRick Esq.]

MCN tyre of the year ? Thats them fucked now isnt it

I did wonder how much it cost Pirelli/Metzler to buy that title ? but they do get very good reviews every where else and considerably cheaper than Michelins since the 15% price hike and low availability !

 

[casper]

Ref Pirelli Angel GT.
I have had a pair on my R1200RT.
Great grip wet or dry. Progressive turn in.
Only problem 4800 miles and totally worn out front and back.
Rear went from looking fit for another 1000 or so to canvas showing in less than 100 miles.
That is the main reason I wont use them again as there are no clear wear markers in the middle of the tread.

Most miles were A and B roads, very little motorway use, mainly one up.

I usually get 11000 out of a rear Tourance 15000 front on my GS so I dont think that I am hard on tyres.

I got a good deal on PR2s for the RT and am pleased with them so far.

 

[Fanum]

Thanks, sounds like I can keep my tyres on and just keep riding

Mind you, I love my GSA so much and its in such great condition that its almost a shame to subject it to winter riding . I wonder if theres room in my garage for a 2nd bike for winter?

If you can time your tyre change for new tyres so you have the maximum tread as we go into autumn, that might be an idea, but as others have said, they're all pretty good nowadays.

There are, IMO, other and more important considerations for using the bike all year around.......a good treatment of something like ACF50 or some similar product as the weather starts to turn, for example.

It will help prevent corrosion and effectively seals the bike up under its coating.....it will look crap, but the crap will wash off really well afterwards.

Changing various mild steel nuts and bolts for stainless ones (of the right strength.....research it here or online, SS has different stress properties from other steels) will also help keep some parts in good working order under the ACF50 and are less likely to seize up through salt induced corrosion.



If you really are intending to go all year around, (and I know this is well Off Topic but it's still genuine advice) then get yourself some muffs and a shytebag.....you WILL look silly (according to the shallow) but you will also be warm and dry and MUCH happier riding throughout the winter

The tyres are much less of an issue than your comfort, although you will have to tune your riding style and tweak up your obs skills for riding through the winter.......silly stuff like becoming aware of going into dips, under trees, which side of the road is the early sun hitting......most people who drive cars never really have to think about that stuff, but an all-year round rider HAS to unless they want to find themselves sliding up the road

In the same way that people who ride off-road tend to make better road riders because they have a better understanding of slippery stuff and better obs, a rider who uses a bike all year round will also, usually, be a much better rider on average.....and won't feature in the annual Easter Death list that arises each and every sad year when the twats with overpower3ed bikes and no idea how to ride them push them out of their garages on the first sunny Sunday, only to be splatted up the highway with shocking predictability.

Sorry,

 

[Deleted account 200502001]

Good advice Fanum, thanks

Whats the proper name for these shytebags?

 

[Fanum]

Good advice Fanum, thanks

Whats the proper name for these shytebags?

The proper name for a shytebag is.....a shytebag.

Some call them a "Gaucho" though, but those who do are almost certainly rampant homos

Like I said, there's no getting away from the fact that it's NOT an elegant looking solution to the problem of staying dry and warm on a motorbike through the whole of winter, but it is by far the BEST way of doing it.

All yoou need on top of that is a decent pinlock helmet, or a helmet that doesn't fog up in extremes.
I don't have one, so I use my bog standard lids with a pair of yellow CE work glasses underneath so I can flip the visor open and see again......on shitty roads, the fog is not the worst of your problems.....that comes from manky salty spray which coats the visor- for that, get a thumb wipe rubber (mine comes from aerostich but there are many on the market)

 

[Sam555]

Easy answer to this as I ride my 09 GSA daily in all weathers but of course everyone has an opinion! If you do minor off road stuff as well as on road then Dunlop TR91's, fantastic tyre and under-rated but only because not fitted as OEM. Am now riding on PR4 Trails and best tyre I have ever had. Fine on dry gravel, dirt tracks too but I don't go off road (neither do most GS/GSA riders) so recommended. Did look at the Angel GT but not available in GSA front tyre size. Recently escorted an on road sports event and my colleagues had Anakee 3's and Angel GT's respectively on their bikes. Both had a 'bottom clenching' moment on a very wet smooth tarmac back road section, my PR4's stuck to the road like glue, cannot praise them enough.

 

[Deleted account 200502001]

Thanks for the replies

Am now riding on PR4 Trails and best tyre I have ever had...

Thanks. They also get a good review here & here

 

[Rusty]

The Tourances that came with the Gs were good and I had Michelin PR3's on my Kawasaki .. But Continental Road Attacks that are on now are just fantastic .. Get some !

 

[Bendy toy]

Road attacks are great until about 2/3 worn, the back squares off and handling drops off a cliff.