03-09-12, 08:07 AM
its amazing how 2 different riders will love or hate a tyre...but that is the answer...its all subjective.Just as with choice of bikes, tyre choice is very much down to the individual.
For my part I do rate the 023s for 2 reasons-
1. in the wet ,in cold damp alps last year they gripped superbly, they aint racing wets but they grip reallywell, and in only just damp conditions were very confidence inspiring. The so called intermediate riding conditions which unsettle many a rider.
2. On a trackday they bobbled up at the edges like a sport styre..the grip is unbelievable. Way way ahead of the 020.I accept that many riders wont ever use them to such a degree, but I have seen what they can do, and am secure in the knowledge they wont break away at big lean.
coupled with very good mileage ( 4500 to 5000 from a rear) , they do me very well.
Havent tried the PR3, but at michelin prices, probably wont either !
For my part I do rate the 023s for 2 reasons-
1. in the wet ,in cold damp alps last year they gripped superbly, they aint racing wets but they grip reallywell, and in only just damp conditions were very confidence inspiring. The so called intermediate riding conditions which unsettle many a rider.
2. On a trackday they bobbled up at the edges like a sport styre..the grip is unbelievable. Way way ahead of the 020.I accept that many riders wont ever use them to such a degree, but I have seen what they can do, and am secure in the knowledge they wont break away at big lean.
coupled with very good mileage ( 4500 to 5000 from a rear) , they do me very well.
Havent tried the PR3, but at michelin prices, probably wont either !