Yet another tyres thread

[Dead Eye]

I'm going to support the maxxis, as I've had a few sets of them, and been off the edge of each rear easily in the dry (i ride like a wuss in the wet). I do mostly commuting miles on the boxeye, but there definately ain't no chicken strips on them! My ride to work is 20 miles each way over a good set of twisties.
I'm no cornering god, but they feel no different to the bt021's that were on it before I got it, or the various other brands and styles I've used on fazers over the last ten years of ownership. I've chased bigger bikes on these tyres, my bro-in-law has ridden it, and he rides fairly hard. He said it felt fine to him.
I think a lot of the tyre choice is advert driven, and tbh most of us 'average' riders wouldn't know the difference between an expensive brand and a maxxis if side by side tests were done without knowing what they are.

I think its all in yer head, just like people who use posh sports tyres for the road, it doesn't make you any better/faster, just costs you more money!

Ill put the soap box away now and take my beating. :

I will defend the Maxxis slightly as well as my opinion is based on the set I had. The problem with that is the crazy ass previous owner stuck a 120/70 on the front and a 180/55 on the rear which he failed to tell me had a nail through it so would slowly deflate itself. Maybe the proper sizes would have felt better, unfortunately I'm not willing to spend the money to find out