BT023 Vs PR3

[AyJay]

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Loved the Pirelli Angel ST, had them on my Gen 1 Fazer 1000 now on Fazer 8 which came with BT021's which I hated, as front kept feeling as if it was going to let go.
Suppose in a lot of ways depends how you ride and what sort of mileage you do, found ST's also lasted well and didn't really square off as much as Bridgestone's :rolleyes

Are you sure the Fazer 8 came with 021's? They were discontinued before the F8 was even invented.
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Quite definitely, checked with Yamaha and local tyre place who said they were put on as Original Equipment, sounds like they were probably trying to shift them, but rather shortsighted as could have put less determined riders off the bike!
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Manufacturers don't stock pile tyres for years. They go hard and that would be a legal death warrant if anyone crashed on them.


Did you see the article in Bike a few months back about Avon. They said that even old models of tyres are updated with new compounds and technology over their lifetime, so even if BT021s are still being sold, chances are they are different and better than the ones we remember from 6-7 years ago.


I hope so. As everyone has said, they were not very good at all….