Bridgestone BT016 vs BT016 PRO?

[Slaninar]

Anyone tried and can tell me the difference?

Roads are very slippery in my country. Tyres last LONG, but they skid easily, so I'm looking for a sporty tyre for the FZS600. 16 pro seem perfect, but don't come in 110/70 dimension.

Any other recommendation? Metzeler M5 Sportec Interact seem nice, though pricey.

[fazed600]

When you say slip is this because of the road surface?

Just thinking it might be better to go for a decent sport touring tyre like the BT023 or the new T30. "Stickier" tyres, in the extreme, tend to be stickier only when they are hot and up to operating temperature. If you have slippery conditions and cool weather they will be worse than a "touring" tyre. My GSXR came with Metzler K3s a "sticky" tyre but crap in cold and wet conditions. Also a Fazer 600 as standard doesn't have enough ride height to get much lean angle to trouble a sticky tyre.

On my Fazer I really liked Metzeler Z6 or Michelin PR2 (this was a couple of years ago before the PR3 and Z8 came out). I've run the M5 on the GSXR1000 in all weathers found them predictable but a bit wooden - no issues but not confidence inspiring either. I've changed to BT023 this winter and found them more communicative (appreciate this is purely subjective!) but far slower steering than the M5, the bars need a lot more weight to turn and feels as it steering through treacle.

When the BT023 go (I'm too tight to change tyres with tread) I will try the T30 as they are meant to be faster steering.

Bridgestone T30:

http://www.bridgestonemotorsport.com/championships/other/news/2863/bridgestone_launches_battlax_sport_touring_t30_motorcycle_tyre__and_puts_the_pleasure_back_in_touring

 

[fazed600]

Also on the Bridgestone site they claim the S20 to be an improvement on the BT016 Pro, so might be worth a look.

[Slaninar]

Slippery as a slick pavement. Not wet. It is hot, sunny.

Z6 tyres are too hard for the surface here and can last about 30 k kilometres. Bt016 PRO seem perfect, but I found only 120/70 dimension. So will see about the newer models, the BT020.

[fazed600]

The BT020 is old - replaced by the BT021 then the BT023 and now the T30.
The S20 is available in 110/70 so should fit the Fazer, this might be the way to go for hot weather / surfaces (something my bike doesn't see enough of!). On Bridgestone's site they claim this better in all conditions than the BT016 Pro.
 

[Slaninar]

Spring is coming. I found these two tyre sets:





210 euros for Bridgestone BT016 Pros,


240 euros for Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact.


Which should I choose?  M5s worth the little extra?

[JZS 600]

Funny you should mention T 30 Bridgestones, I've got one on the front and after 4000 miles it's starting to square off
 
My last BT 023 F went on for 16,000 miles and no problems

[Dead Eye]

Bar the squaring off, how has the T30 been? Considering this to replace my BT023 in the next week or so (BT023 has gone bad )

[JZS 600]

Faultless in the grip dept, really good in the wet or dry and good steering