He says he can get a pr3 front but not back and that i shouldn't mix. According to him he gets it direct from Michelin and they don't stock them anymore, and if I got them anywhere else it would be stock that was sitting on a shelf for 2 years. I trust the guy and he's generally well rated around here and have used him for past couple of years with no issues/grievances.After a little research I found a recommendation for a Bridgestone T30 Evo, anybody on here had any experience with these?
Quote from: duxsy on 07 March 2018, 08:17:32 pmHe says he can get a pr3 front but not back and that i shouldn't mix. According to him he gets it direct from Michelin and they don't stock them anymore, and if I got them anywhere else it would be stock that was sitting on a shelf for 2 years. I trust the guy and he's generally well rated around here and have used him for past couple of years with no issues/grievances.After a little research I found a recommendation for a Bridgestone T30 Evo, anybody on here had any experience with these?I think theyre the tryes used at the Ron Haslam race School
Quote from: agricola on 07 March 2018, 08:48:00 pmQuote from: duxsy on 07 March 2018, 08:17:32 pmHe says he can get a pr3 front but not back and that i shouldn't mix. According to him he gets it direct from Michelin and they don't stock them anymore, and if I got them anywhere else it would be stock that was sitting on a shelf for 2 years. I trust the guy and he's generally well rated around here and have used him for past couple of years with no issues/grievances.After a little research I found a recommendation for a Bridgestone T30 Evo, anybody on here had any experience with these?I think theyre the tryes used at the Ron Haslam race SchoolRon swears by them and uses them on all his school track bikes. I am having one fitted on the front of my Fazer FZS 600 when she goes in for a MOT mid April.I have a Battlax BT021 on the rear and front at the moment but find the BT 021 on the front a tiny bit twitchy, plus the tread pattern has started to feather a bit on the edges, had a couple of brown moments when cornering hard, powering out of bends.The BT021 is great on the rear and has never caused me any doubts, but can not say the same for them on the front.T30 Evo is ordered and awaiting my new MOT to be fitted.I think that Ron Haslam endorsing the Battlax T30 Evo is good enough for me, if he trust his race school bikes and riders to them it's a thumbs up.
Had the T30 on the rear before the PR4, and i can honestly say the PR4 is far superior in the wet.The T30 would have the occasional slide on white lines, etc, but the PR4 has not even budged an inch in any condition i've ridden in.As for not mixing tyres, i've never had a matching pair in 30 years riding, believe whatever you want but that's at least four incorrect things you've been told now.So what if a tyre has been stored for TWO years, it's high grade rubber, not a loaf of bread? At the prices Oponeo sells for world wide there is no way they have stock that's two years old of a very popular tyre, it's just simply not true. PR4 is 100% recommended by 195 users on Oponeo as well, can't really argue with those figures.
Quote from: darrsi on 08 March 2018, 06:44:53 amHad the T30 on the rear before the PR4, and i can honestly say the PR4 is far superior in the wet.The T30 would have the occasional slide on white lines, etc, but the PR4 has not even budged an inch in any condition i've ridden in.As for not mixing tyres, i've never had a matching pair in 30 years riding, believe whatever you want but that's at least four incorrect things you've been told now.So what if a tyre has been stored for TWO years, it's high grade rubber, not a loaf of bread? At the prices Oponeo sells for world wide there is no way they have stock that's two years old of a very popular tyre, it's just simply not true. PR4 is 100% recommended by 195 users on Oponeo as well, can't really argue with those figures.when you mention the t30s being worse than the pr4s in the wet, can i just double-check you mean the t30 evos and not the old t30s?