thunderous71
Daddy
First off tire or tyre... its the same thing so no telling me I can not spell. Because I know I cant 
Replaced my tires recently on my Er-6f / Ninja 650, I was running a Bridgestone BT021 on the front and a BT023 on the rear. The BT021 was a bad tire and never felt planted and by the time it reached about 6000 miles it was knackered with a dangerous wear pattern. The BT023 while better than the BT021 didn't have a 'safe' level of grip unless the tire was nice and warmed up. So I could only push my riding on warm sunny days after riding a good 5 miles or so first to warm the tires up.
Now there were plenty of choices out there to what set of tires to get next but after a bit or reading / research and being honest with myself I opted for the Michelin Pilot Road 3 tires.
Why?
Well they are said to have plenty of grip in the wet and I ride all year round rain or shine. They are said to warm up quickly and offer plenty of grip from the go and also have good mileage. Now they are NOT an all out sports tire but more a sports/touring tire and as I commute and ride hard at the weekend they seemed the perfect choice for me.
600+ miles down and the initial verdict.
I love em! They far out perform the BT021/023, they do indeed warm up extremely quickly and have plenty of grip. So much grip in fact stopping distances have improved and lean angles also. Wet riding has turned into a much more pleasant experience rather than a bottom clenching one.
And another weird bonus is they look real cool, a fairly unique tread pattern almost mimicking wet racing tires.
Downsides?
Not done enough miles yet but I do think the MPG is slightly higher using these tires but that may just be me riding a little too spiritedly with these tires on and having way too much fun.
Replaced my tires recently on my Er-6f / Ninja 650, I was running a Bridgestone BT021 on the front and a BT023 on the rear. The BT021 was a bad tire and never felt planted and by the time it reached about 6000 miles it was knackered with a dangerous wear pattern. The BT023 while better than the BT021 didn't have a 'safe' level of grip unless the tire was nice and warmed up. So I could only push my riding on warm sunny days after riding a good 5 miles or so first to warm the tires up.
Now there were plenty of choices out there to what set of tires to get next but after a bit or reading / research and being honest with myself I opted for the Michelin Pilot Road 3 tires.
Why?
Well they are said to have plenty of grip in the wet and I ride all year round rain or shine. They are said to warm up quickly and offer plenty of grip from the go and also have good mileage. Now they are NOT an all out sports tire but more a sports/touring tire and as I commute and ride hard at the weekend they seemed the perfect choice for me.
600+ miles down and the initial verdict.
I love em! They far out perform the BT021/023, they do indeed warm up extremely quickly and have plenty of grip. So much grip in fact stopping distances have improved and lean angles also. Wet riding has turned into a much more pleasant experience rather than a bottom clenching one.
And another weird bonus is they look real cool, a fairly unique tread pattern almost mimicking wet racing tires.
Downsides?
Not done enough miles yet but I do think the MPG is slightly higher using these tires but that may just be me riding a little too spiritedly with these tires on and having way too much fun.
