changing tyre brands

[ChristoT]

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Unfortunately tires are a personal choice and it will take you a while to find your favourites.
I've been through Bridgestone, continentals and michelin's,
The Michelin pilot road 3's give ridiculously good mileage and very good grip but are more pricier initially, although for £'s per mile work out cheaper, in this heat they'll heat up too quick and are capable of going off too hot if you're going to thrash it about the twisties, so are good for winter use.
I'm currently on a Bridgestone s20 on front which I'm really liking, absorbs bumps well, gives very good grip- I had no issues with it at a hot track day.
I got a Michelin pilot power 2 on the back and they're very grippy with a decent mileage!

a) what's too hot, and:

b) what happens if they do get too hot? Worried now...  :eek
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To be honest Christo at 33hp nothing is going to happen, you won't be able to push a tyre hard enough with that for it to get too hot - I would seriously doubt that with that much hp even slamming the throttle wide open in the wet would be enough to get it to spin up properly!
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Don't underestimate it. At low speed, I get as much torque as a stock bike, and BECAUSE of the restrictor, I'm very hard on my accelerations etc. I have locked up the rear wheel a couple of times on engine braking (or at least felt it slip!  :eek ).

Got maxxis Supermax on my 600. Its my third set now, and for the money, they're brilliant! But then again, so were my bt020, bt023, dragon EVO's, contimotions, etc, etc. ..
I've edged each set of Supermax with ease, been on thrash-outs with litre bikes and kept up with them.
Ignore the tyre snobbery, its all in their heads. If you can out ride modern s/t tyres on a fazer 600 (not many will!) then you need to go to sports tyres or stop bullshitting.
For your average road rider most of the s/t tyres will do the job, admittedly they do behave slightly differently (021's :o ) but it depends mostly on how skilled a rider you are, and how deep your pockets are!
Bottom line is, you can't go wrong with most of them ;D

Sorry, Stevie, but I'm going to call you out on this one. As the LoFos know, I'm no slouch when I ride my bike (33hp or not!). I corner very aggresively, and try to get the most out of my tyre. No chicken strips on the Maxxis when I dumped them! That being said, half worn, I found they squirmed waaaay too much for my liking in the wet. I lost all faith in them, apart from in perfectg conditions. Even then, the rear would give me the occasional sphincter-loosening moments as it lost grip for a half a second round corners!  :eek

Personal preference obviously plays a part - I've found the Michelins way nippier than the Maxxis, the bike tips much more readily. The Maxxis felt (in later, squaring days) like trying to lean a tractor over!! For my part, I'm never fitting Maxxis to a road bike again. But the key word is again. At least I tried the buggers, and unfortunately, trial and error is the only way to learn what tyres you like.