Tyres

[skybluebird]

In general I think tyre types are pretty much all the same and us mear mortals can't really tell the difference 99% of the time. Have only ever noticed one set of bad tyres in 10 years and that was because some idiot had fitted rock hard Continental touring tyres to a Yamaha YZF 750 and the back would spin up at the first hint of damp. As I am deffinatly no riding God these got changed allmost as fast as my underwear. I have seen a guy on a Triumph Tiger going under a Ducatti which shows that in allmost every case it is the rider and not the tyres that are the limmiting factor, until they go square like my rear Tourance. Guess I will stick with these when the finances let me change it.

I'd agree in general, and have ridden around the outside of an R1 (on a KTM 640 Adv) to prove it

However there are still the odd duff tyres out there. My 1150 was supplied with Trail Wings, which were nothing special (to be polite). The difference on switching to Tourances was amazing, even to a threepenny-bitter like me!

 

[plasmatron]

already posted this pic in the 1200 section, but in a thread that isn't really new tire related... so...

I wanted 020's but my piss poor local dealer said it'd be a 3 month wait, I'd settled on Tourances when I came across a good deal on these Pirelli MT90 Scorpion's at 30% cheaper than Tourances... I wasn't expecting much, but they've surprised me... after 1000km's my 'seat of the pants' analysis is that the Pirelli's on-road grip in the dry is just as good as the stock Dunlop D607's which come highly rated as a street biased tire... The Pirelli's have a more rugged tread pattern than the Dunlops making them that little bit more uselful in the mud... Since Pirelli owns Metzler (or the other way around, I forget) the construction, materials and compounds are the same as Tourances, only the tread pattern is different... only downside is that they are slightly louder than Dunlops at 100km/h+, but that comes with the territory... all in all a kind of 'half way between Tourance and D607' kind of option... well recommended so far...

 

[pomm001]

metzler tourance

Just replaced the front and rear Avon distanzias with the tourance, the avons were in bad shape, the front had worn oddly due to the tread configuration.,even so felt sure footed

First time out the torance feels as if they have been soaked in diesel, I honestly though I had forgot to tighten the wheels up, now up to 100 gentle miles but still feel nervous,
Anyone else had similar experience with these, tried different pressures, currently running 32.5 and 37.5 cold

 

[Gas'd Off]

General info

FWIW, I have just changed my worn TKC80`s and I got 6500mls out of them. That`s pretty good for knobblies! I do ride like a granny though Like em so much I got some more

 

['Ol Headbanger]

D607s

My 1200 came with D607s as OE. Now the bikes had its 1000k service I've been able to give them some wellie and they're great. Mind you I've always had a liking for Dunlops so I guess I already had confidence in them. I'll be interested to see how they wear....never managed to get good mileage out of Dunlops in the past but have always felt the handling was worth the trade off.

I've never had Tourances, even on my previous 1150. Might be tempted to try them next set as everyone I know really rates them. Probably end up getting Dunlops though as they work for me.

 

[half_empty1]

cotinental road attack

got a reply from continental tyres about pure road tres for the gsa,

Continental will be making the Road Attack in 110/80 VR19 for big adventure
bikes and it also looks like there will be a specific 150/70 VR17 speed
rated rear tyre with even more durability than the current ZR speed rating.
Unfortunately they're no due to arrive until the end of this year.

http://conti-tyres.co.uk/contibike/ti attack.shtml

heres a test article,

http://www.canyonchasers.net/blog/archives/75-Continental-Road-Attacks-Tested.html

http://www.canyonchasers.net/blog/archives/82-Conti-Road-Attack-Update!.html

from other articles ive seen on sportsbike forums they have been given a lot of praise.

 

[Flying banana]

FWIW, I have been running a Pirelli on the rear for three months or so, with a Tourance on the front. Ini the dry there is no, and I mean absolutely no discernable difference. In the wet, I am not so sure. The Pirelli does not seem quite so secure, but I am yet to entirley make up my mind. It may be simply down to teh fact that on the roads I ride daily have not had a lot of rain on them, and when they did, things were a little slippy anyway.
Either way, so far the wear rate seems to be brilliant. I have done nearly 3K miles, and they are yet to start to square off.
We shall see

 

[Fanum]

Following MMM's ravings, and backed up by ticklynought's rantings, on my next tyre change I shall mostly be trying those funny German things that nobody's ever heard of.

 

[mulletd]

Continental Road Attacks

See the attached thread for an update on Continental Road Attack Tyres.

Road Attack Tyres

Regards

 

[Deleted Member MS]

bridgestone ditchfinders ???

See above

 

[STUBBS]

anyone tried the new battlewings yet

 

[Phluppe]

YOO

anyone tried the new battlewings yet

I'll be fitting them next Monday, have Tourance now, and after about 14000km they're pretty much gone.
The rear one has less than 2mm in the middle (darned motorways) and the front one starts to bug me, 'cause he's getting inpredictible
I found the Tourance very good on the wet, but a wee bit nervous in dry conditions.
Heard that the new BW's would be better in dry wether, so I'll give thme a go

Grtz, Philip!

 

[PIGGLET]

Conti Escapes

Tried an Enduro 4 on my first change of tyres. Crap in the wet and cup as quick as the Distanzias 2.5-3K. Anyone had any experience of the Conti Escape???

Yep. Had trailwings on my 100gspd which i thought were horrendous. If you took your hands off the bars for any reason the tank slapper that ensued would have given Rossi a run for his money
Wanted something more road biased and fancied 607's but they were'nt out. Put the conti escapes on and thought they were excellent. ATS euromaster did a deal at about £120 for the pair fitted I'd just changed to the PD from a fully sorted ZX7 with metzeller rennsports (road legal race tyre) so knew what good handling/grip meant
I've got a 1150 adv now with newish tourances on. They seem ok and slide predicatably in the wet but will probably put the escapes on when they're goosed.

 

[Wizard]

[QUOTE='Ol Headbanger]My 1200 came with D607s as OE.[/QUOTE]

Mine too. Replaced with TKC's at 4000 miles/6400km.

 

[daj]

Had Tourance on mine when I bought it. Seemed fine to me. So, I've just had a new set fitted by a very nice chap in Sandbach. I can now find out what they are like and how long they last from new.

 

[ovenpaa]

I run Tourances and they suit our two up touring style, we are off to France, Spain and Portugal start of next month so I will get a new set fitted next weekend, the only thing that annoys me is this set only have 6k miles on them, but I reckon another 4k will push them over the top hence the new set.

Only ever had one real slide with them, back end let go but came back very smoothly through a 50mph left hander on a hot summer evening, I was pushing it a bit but was quite suprised when it happened <shrug>

Two up they are great, and even after all this time I still smile when I realise I am getting over 2.5k out of a back tyre.

 

[Alan1963]

Had Trailwings on my last 1150 - never inspired the confidence that I needed to really attack corners hard. But, in their defence they had 9,500 miles on them when I traded the bike and looked to have a good few miles left in them.

My 1200 arrived on Anakees until a blow out on the rear on the motorway after about 500 miles saw them consigned to scrap and replaced by some 020s (forget how much). 5,500 miles later they still seem to have a few thousand left in them, so perhaps good for 8,000-9,000 miles (rear). Front will be more. So definitely less miles than the Trailwings, but enough miles ot make the cost reasonable. Handling wise - they give me far more confidence in the bike.

Being honest I would probably have to admit that I'm the limiting factor on the bike, not any tyre - but the feeling of improved confidence from the 020s makes every ride, wet and dry, a more relaxed and enjoyable feeling. That I think is worth loads!

 

[Flashman]

Michelin Road Pilot for on road and TKC 80 for off road

 

[mikst]

Wrong button

 

[ssi]

Michelin Pilots Roads have been on now for 2000 miles.

Excellent grip in the wet and dry. They roll very well and allow a good quick turn in for bends. Very stable all over, even with luggage and pillion.

Road tyres for the road.

I ride em hard.