I've had 020s, 021s and 023s on my Thous, and Conti Road Attacks. Currently got Pilot Road 3s.
020s were a million times better than the OEM Metzeler MEZ4s (not difficult - worlds worst tyre)/ I took them round Snetterton and bobbled them up nicely.
021s were grippier than the 020s but didn't last as long
023s were somehow a mix of the two, warmed up fairly quickly, nice neutral profile, OK in wet. Lasted maybe 8000 (rear)
Only had the MPR3s for a couple of thousand miles, but they are really nice. Neutral and confidence inspiring, look hardly worn after about 2000 miles, warm up in about 500 yards or something, and are really good in the wet (which does matter to me). They do look a bit odd with their wet weather tread pattern, seems to attract comments - some love the look some hate it. So long as they do the job I don't care! I would say they're my favourite tyre yet, but then I don't push them as hard as, say, Pitternator.
I'm not a knee-down demon, more of a commuter/tourer/backroads Sunday blaster, but as someone said, the tyres we commute on nowadays are better than what Barry Sheene and Eddie Lawson raced on back in the day, so you pays yer money and takes yer choice.
BTW Mike, I think the BT020 suffix/nomenclature was 'U' IIRC.
020s were a million times better than the OEM Metzeler MEZ4s (not difficult - worlds worst tyre)/ I took them round Snetterton and bobbled them up nicely.
021s were grippier than the 020s but didn't last as long
023s were somehow a mix of the two, warmed up fairly quickly, nice neutral profile, OK in wet. Lasted maybe 8000 (rear)
Only had the MPR3s for a couple of thousand miles, but they are really nice. Neutral and confidence inspiring, look hardly worn after about 2000 miles, warm up in about 500 yards or something, and are really good in the wet (which does matter to me). They do look a bit odd with their wet weather tread pattern, seems to attract comments - some love the look some hate it. So long as they do the job I don't care! I would say they're my favourite tyre yet, but then I don't push them as hard as, say, Pitternator.
I'm not a knee-down demon, more of a commuter/tourer/backroads Sunday blaster, but as someone said, the tyres we commute on nowadays are better than what Barry Sheene and Eddie Lawson raced on back in the day, so you pays yer money and takes yer choice.
BTW Mike, I think the BT020 suffix/nomenclature was 'U' IIRC.
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There's no replacement for displacement
There's no replacement for displacement