Page 1 of 2
Asbestos underwear donned! Tyres.
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:33 am
by conkerman
OK.
I use my R11S for commuting (450miles/week). So I am looking for reasonable life.
What works well on the R11 as standard.
I know this is somewhat of a vexed question..
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:45 am
by SAS Tom
I've tried the following on mine;
Dunlop Roadsmart
Michelin Pilot Road 2
Metzeler roadtec Z8
The metzelers are my favourite so far. No idea about longevity but they are by far the best handling tyres I've used. I've never got right to the edge of a tyre on this bike until I got the metzelers fitted. The other 2 were good and lasted around 4-5k. I think the metzelers will last the same or more. I've got 2k on them so far and they look fine.
They also give much better wet grip.
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:45 am
by Dai wiskers
Contie road attacks 36psi front 42 rear
Re: Asbestos underwear donned! Tyres.
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:47 am
by eyore
conkerman wrote:OK.
I know this is somewhat of a vexed question..
Only because its a subjective issue and not an exact science, plus no two people will agree.
One persons favourites are anothers banana skin.
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:53 am
by The Teutonic Tangerine
I used mine for commuting an dgeneral batting about for 4 years heres the tyres and their milages.
Tyres Mileage
Conti Road attack 5587
Mich Pilot spt 4033
Mich Pilot spt 4195
Conti motion 5083
Dunlop Sportmax 5858
Pirelli Diablo Strada 6531
Michelin Pilot Road2 8136
Conti Motion 4675
Michellin Pilot Road2 Still on when sold
So pilot Road 2's for me you, can still get them but I gues they will soon run out of stock. I have just had a pair fitted to my 1200ST
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:54 am
by Bikerhoss
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:18 pm
by conkerman
Smashing.
MandP are doing the original Pilot Roads for cheap, these were great on my old Fazer.
Some bikes are fussy about tyres, looks like the R11S is pretty forgiving.
Yes. I am am a bit of a cheapskate
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:05 pm
by dave the german
got original pilot roads on mine - seem to be wearing well and don't seem to square off too bad and that's after about 1500 miles of motorway riding a couple of weeks ago
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:10 pm
by tanneman
PR2 mate, that tyre was made for the 11S.
Posted: Mon Jul 22, 2013 10:53 pm
by 70tno
Had PR2s and they were really suited to the bike, now gone to PR3s and they are even better straight from the off!
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:17 am
by The Teutonic Tangerine
http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s190 ... cf41ec.jpg
This photo shows a Road Pilot 2 after about 6500 miles on the back of my ST (the one that got written off hence the very narrow gap between exhaust and tyre) Still about 2k left in the tread depth (Note the Chicken strips at least 4 mm wide).
tyres
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 11:53 am
by markw
Hi,
I also use my 1100s for travel to work (600 miles/week). I've been using mich PR2 for last 3 years (BT20/21 before that). I can get 10K out of them, still legal but a 'bit' squared off. (36psi front, 42psi rear).
Ride through the winter months, they feel very safe in wet & cold.
mark
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 2:08 pm
by Vince
I'm currently running Avon Storm 3D X-M AV66 on the rear and have a front to go on soon.
Tried all the above with similar mileage, between 5 & 9k generally.
The Storm has 9mm of tread to start with I've done 3000 miles and one day on track and it's worn 2mm from the center, looks promising.
Seem fine handling wise, but then I've never really found a bad handling tyre for normal street use TBH.
hth
\v/
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 2:56 pm
by conkerman
Cheers for the feedback.
I bought some Michelin Pilot Roads. £135 delivered.
Arrived this morning.
Job Jobbed.
Posted: Thu Jul 25, 2013 4:13 pm
by eyore
conkerman wrote:Cheers for the feedback.
I bought some Michelin Pilot Roads. £135 delivered.
Arrived this morning.
Job Jobbed.
Good price, I just paid almost that much for a rear Bridgestone T30 .
