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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: phonesurgeon on 08 September 2014, 08:31:59 am

Title: Tyres
Post by: phonesurgeon on 08 September 2014, 08:31:59 am

What's the general consensus on tyres? I'm not looking for which is better/best type argument rather the popular choices.
Bear in mind I'm out all year round. At moment I've  got Michelin Pilot Power at front and Battlax BT 020 at rear. These were not my choice but came with bike an still loads a thread on them.

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: richfzs on 08 September 2014, 08:37:50 am

Black round ones.

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Exupnut on 08 September 2014, 10:21:25 am

Hahahahahaha

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: richfzs on 08 September 2014, 10:24:10 am

It's about the only consensus you'll get, on a tyre thread :-)

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: ChristoT on 08 September 2014, 10:28:00 am

Fuck that, blue tyres are faster! :popcorn

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: darrsi on 08 September 2014, 10:33:44 am

The subject pops up quite often on here and everyone seems to have their own preferences.


Depends on your budget really, plus what you use the bike for as well, as in, is it used more for commuting, long distance, etc?


If you want a suggestion to start with i'd probably say Bridgestone BT023's seem to get the thumbs up on here as a good all rounder with longevity as well.  :thumbup

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Pal on 08 September 2014, 01:36:57 pm

Mileage is more important to me than anything else on my commuter FZS, as my daily journey doesn't involve anything more than 5 degrees from vertical. Are there better wearing tyres than 023s to be had?

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: andybesy on 08 September 2014, 01:46:21 pm

I would say that's where the 023's do well. I get 10k to 12k from a rear.

The other popular choice is the Michelin pr2/pr3 which I think would be a good choice too.

Andy

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: tweetytek on 08 September 2014, 02:46:04 pm

Agreed that there will be little consensus on such an emotive topic...
But, for what it's worth
+1 for 023's .... 12k on mine and still going. Just had MoT in aug ,tyres OK. Bike used as a daily hack commute

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: phonesurgeon on 08 September 2014, 02:46:21 pm

My mileage consist mainly on commuting 22 miles round trip daily but when time allows I go out for pleasure usually racking up 50-300 miles on the day. How do the BT023 perform in the wet?

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: darrsi on 08 September 2014, 02:58:16 pm

Quote from: phonesurgeon on 08 September 2014, 02:46:21 pm

My mileage consist mainly on commuting 22 miles round trip daily but when time allows I go out for pleasure usually racking up 50-300 miles on the day. How do the BT023 perform in the wet?

They're an all rounder, i wouldn't have suggested them otherwise.
Good performance in wet weather is the most important thing to me, as i ride all year round.


Have a look on Oponeo website for prices if you wanna save money too, even after paying for fitting.


http://www.oponeo.co.uk/moto (http://www.oponeo.co.uk/moto)

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Punkstig on 08 September 2014, 05:31:40 pm

Oh dear

Title: Re: Tyres
Post by: Punkstig on 08 September 2014, 05:32:23 pm

Anything with the number '3' in it is popular, next year it'll be the number '4'