Pilot roads

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:20 pm

Just an update, I've now covered a tad under 5K on my pilot roads (the old ones,not the new 2ct) and can report that the rear has squared off quite suddenly, but is still legal,maybe 500 miles left in it, but the front looks like new? allround grip has been great wet or dry.

Steve

bigblackfalco · Post by **bigblackfalco** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:06 pm

What kind of roads are you riding, and are you trying to use all the tyre.....edge to edge???
Bailey.

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 8:58 pm

Well i'm no rossi, but those miles were about 1400 motorway on my french trip last year, but the rest of 'em twisty's ( wales, yorks and peaks mostly) but not edge to edge, I have about 1/2" chicken strip either side. there is plenty of depth left at the sides, but centre tread is down to just over 2mm

Steve

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:13 pm

5k miles is bloody good in my book
you dont ride slowly steve

Boxadog 2000 · Post by **Boxadog 2000** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 9:48 pm

Note.!

The 1/2" strips are NOT chicken strips.

They are actuelly sensible strips.

And feck off anybody who disagrees.

There are too many hero's around these days.

Cor yere I can get me knee down/heads/arse.

Be cool ride and enjoy dont be one of the many who have balls as big as there heads

Bob
Un necissary rant over.

2nd bottle of wine (hic) but it's what I think.

bigblackfalco · Post by **bigblackfalco** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:26 pm

Boxered wrote:Well i'm no rossi, but those miles were about 1400 motorway on my french trip last year, but the rest of 'em twisty's ( wales, yorks and peaks mostly) but not edge to edge, I have about 1/2" chicken strip either side. there is plenty of depth left at the sides, but centre tread is down to just over 2mm

Steve

Well nearly half of the tyres life was spent on the motorway...that's why it sqaured off; more twisties required young man.

And Bob.....you don't have to be a hero on an S; the best chassis ever IMHO. You have to be very unfortuante to get into a mess on an S.
Bailey.

Boxered · Post by **Boxered** » Sat Feb 17, 2007 11:25 pm

The strange thing is the majority of motorway miles were covered when they were new, yet it squared off in the last 1000m. I'm happy with 5k from a rear, it's just a shame that centre tread is so low, as there is plenty of tread left on the sides. but hey, we can't have everything.
I'll prolly fit another one and see how long the front lasts.

Steve

winger · Post by **winger** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 2:57 pm

No need to tell us about the wine intake Bob,you have a style of posting when your pissed!!!

cc mac · Post by **cc mac** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 5:58 pm

They square off because the tread goes across the centre of the tyre many times. It's one of the reasons they are so good in the wet. Unlike the Z6 tread pattern which is solid in the middle, probably to increase mileage and resist squaring off. For wet riding I prefer the Pilot Roads.

PBBoxer · Post by **PBBoxer** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 7:35 pm

Just today, did approx 200 miles maybe and my tourances suddenly seem to have squared-off. Hardly any motorway riding and normally quite brisk on a and b roads. Strabge

jltownshend · Post by **jltownshend** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:14 pm

FWIW

7k in quick time on Roads and they have squared off big time. Still fine, but require a level of comittment when making turn

Will change rear shortly so that I can have a fresh Pilot Power (or something stickier perhaps) for planned FLASH trip

john

ps I only have very small Partridge strips...it's amazing what you can do in a Tesco car park.