which road tyres for 1150gs ?

[jackassdave]

never having ever bought a set of proper road tyres for an 1150 i dont know what is current on the market i am after a set of road tyres (no off road bias at all ) as it will never see dirt.
cost is not important just a nice set .
any recomendations from your own experiance

 

[Wreford Miles]

I've got a PR4 on the front of my 1200 - I'm very impressed with it and when the rear Torrance wears out it will be replaced with a PR4

 

[Slipperyeel]

You're probably going to get a load of answers to this one because it's fairly subjective and can be wallet driven.

I fitted a set of Michelin Pilot Road 4 Trail a couple of months ago. I think they're superb. Michelin make great claims for their wet road performance and long life (they have a dual compound tread). Combined with my rejuvenated suspension the bike is confidence inspiring in the wet. I love the look of the dual purpose tyres but wanted a good road tyre since that's where I use it 90% of the time.

But see what others say. There are other tyres out there!

 

[Neil W]

Michelin Pilot Road 1's perfect for 1150gs, last well and cheap

 

[jackassdave]

i dont care about the cost just a good tyre i will look them up

 

[jackassdave]

what about conti road attack any one used them they seem to be a popular choice on the 1200s

 

[luke scott]

Another vote for PR4's. Having been on Tourance for over 13 years I changed to PR4's 3,000 km's ago. They really inspire confidence and feel very sticky.

http://www.carolenash.com/insidebikes/news-and-reviews/news/910-michelin-pilot-road-4-review

 

[Littledumptruck]

Mine never goes off-road, but I'm on Conti Trail Attacks which are nowhere near an off-road tyre in reality. And usually only around £140-150 from oponeo.
I really can't see why you'd pay more for a road tyre, to get less miles. The contis grip as well as the Pilt Road3's on my Pan, the Avons on my Bird and so far the Pirelli Stradas on the cbr6.
Aparently I'm a pretty hard rider, and so far they're lasting really well, still got loads of tread after about 4-5k miles. I reckon they'll almost double what any of the others offer, although I'm just fitting the newer Avon 3Ds to the Pan, be interesting to see if they last any longer than the PR3s.

 

[cartejo5]

Using bt023's on my 1100gs, more grip than I can use and lasting well.

 

[stuart kerr]

I've got Dunlop roadsmart 2's, they stick to the road like glue. Great in the wet too.
I paid 190 fitted for the pair. Far better than the conti attack 2s I had previously.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[Dragon Master]

Another vote for Conti Trail attacks here. And if you really can't ignore the 'Trail' bit, try Roads attacks. I've had Trail Attacks on my 1100 for the last six years, get about 10k miles out of them, and they stick to the road better than a sticky thing in wet or dry.

As a result of this experience, I've recently fitted Road Attacks to my FJ1200, (Along with Genesis rear/Exup front wheels) with the same results.

Can't think of a reason for trying any other tyres.

 

[columbus]

I have a 2002 R1150GSA.

I'm currently on my 3rd set of Conti Trail Attacks. I changed from dunlop something's when they stopped making them and the replacement wasn't available. The dunlops had won one of the magazine big bike tyre tests and were superb.

The contis were recommended by my local garage, STRATHEARN tyres in Crieff, they know their stuff.

My current set were fitted on the first day of a trip round Scotland with my mates. It was pouring down with standing water at parts on the road. I rode to Tyndrum and had the tyres scrubbed in by the time I arrived. The feedback is excellent wet or dry but as I said its my third set so I am used to them and the way the bike feels and handles. Side wall rigidity seems slightly softer than the Dunlop's. The profile also seems to fit the steering geometry on the bike.

I'll stick with these until I can't get them. Changing makes or types of tyres for, the sake of it doesn't make sense to me. These work and suit my riding so I'm happy. Probably be on set 4 after this weekends trip.

 

[jackassdave]

thanks for the reply and yes some of you are right i am not the most spirited rider and a full on set of super grippy tyre may be wasted on me and i am looking for a road only tyre so some recomendations to ponder there

 

[John B]

Tyres

Hi JD, back again! try the Bridgestone BT01/03, have hard wearing centre and softer edges so give good grip and have long life, had mine for some while now, v.happy with them till I got some RT alloys and even stickier road tyres Cheers John B

 

[Sunny Jim]

PR4Trail here.

Been running Tourances for 15yrs (about 100,000 miles) and had no issues other than them squaring off.

Thought I'd opt for a change having seen these in action and reading up on them.

Noticed an incredible difference with these straight away - smoother ride to start with, fantastic grip in heavy rain and knowledge that you're on a bend with softer rubber on the black stuff.

They certainly get my vote

 

[jackassdave]

you say in the rain what is rain ?

 

[Littledumptruck]

Another vote for Conti Trail attacks here. And if you really can't ignore the 'Trail' bit, try Roads attacks. I've had Trail Attacks on my 1100 for the last six years, get about 10k miles out of them, and they stick to the road better than a sticky thing in wet or dry.

As a result of this experience, I've recently fitted Road Attacks to my FJ1200, (Along with Genesis rear/Exup front wheels) with the same results.

Can't think of a reason for trying any other tyres.

Spot on, but it looks like we're wasting our breath. He obviously has money to burn and wants the latest prettiest pattern to polish at weekends rather than a proper real world tyre that actually does what's required of it.

Took my 850 up the MCALeicesters open day today. Did a bit up the A5, then Watford Gap to Market Harborough on one of my fave roads, A6 to Leicester, bit of M1 then onto the A5 home. Good mix of roads, Contis as good as ever, two up, Mrs was happy on the back( well as much as she ever is, she much prefers the Pan ) a very enjoyable ride. Plenty of things I could improve on the bike. Engines a bit out of tune, it pops n bangs a fair bit, and the brakes could use an overhaul, but the tyres are spot on as they are.

 

[jackassdave]

i am asking for tyre information how do you know what i want so you obviously pity all the guys who have bought the new pr4s as they obviously dont want real world tyres .
they are not living in the real bike world then .
what people spend and how much they spend is there buisness i would rather spend it on decent tyres then crap attached to the back of panniers or whatever crap the average gs rider bolts on for on apparent reason

 

[Slipperyeel]

As I mentioned in the beginning, this is a subjective subject. Despite the banter I can confidently say the pr4s have given me a ride where I can, almost, forget about the road surface. From greasy London roads with a damp surface to motorways in torrential rain to nice warm, dry roads. Nether Tourance's or the Anakee 3s gave this. They both demanded a little attention on particular surfaces. I've still got to get through a set of these pr4s but in 2k miles so far, I'm very happy.

I did read a report by a guy in SA who was doing a regular (daily) commute. I can't remember the tyres he mentioned he'd tried but his comments about the pr4s were that he thought the side walls were softer and also that he thought they were more punture prone?. I should point out his route sounded a little more hardy than the typical European commute! He switched back to his previous tyres (I can't remember, I think maybe Tourance Next?). His conclusion surprised me. He'd been a little damming of the pr4s but after switching back he said he actually preferred them except the type of roads he was riding needed something with a little less finesse and more plain robustness. If I remember correctly, he said they were more sure footed. I wish I could find the report, it was an interesting write up. Just do some googling.

It didn't stop me buying the pr4s since I'm just not doing tough roads bar the odd gravel track.

As for the banter. It's the only reason I keep coming back here .

 

[monkeyboy]

Are you going to make a decision based on what you read on here? You might as well ask if people prefer blondes, brunettes or boys... you'd (probably) get as many different answers. You want decent tyre - just go any buy any modern tyre. They're all much better than most us riders out there, even the cheaper ones. Especially if you're just riding on dry tarmac.