New Tyres

[JoeRock]

Well guys, I've had enough of riding around like i'm on ice, and decided I'm going to get rid of the tyres on my FZS1000 at the moment - some maxxis touring compound that seems ok in the dry, but can't handle what I'm trying to throw at it in the wet!

Want to go for something sports tourerish, I've had both the Pilot Road 3s and the Bt23s before and liked both, although I suspect the Michelins may help to speed up the steering a tad on the fazer as they felt like they had a more pointy profile, whereas the bridgestones seemed to roll into corners more.

Local tyre place fitted the michelins last time for £230 all in, which I didn't think was too bad. However, their prices have gone up a fair bit now, and i'm looking at about £285 for the set fitted, although there is a current discount of £30 for fitting from michelin themselves.
The BT23s are almost exactly the same price, £288 all in

Anyone know anywhere in the Leicester/Leicestershire based region that could likely beat those prices?

Other option, is if anyone is remotely near me and has the ability/time to fit and balance a pair of tyres, I could buy the tyres online, stick them on the bike and ride to you, bringing a couple cases of beer, or whatever form of compensation you'd like?

[bigbluebear]

Two tyres and two case of beer tied to bike thats sliding about :eek

[JoeRock]

Two tyres and two case of beer tied to bike thats sliding about :eek

Beer in the top box, tyres on the rear seat, tied to the topbox, and jobs a goodun. I managed to get 1.5km of bubble wrap on the back once in 3 bales, ordered it to work accidentally and had no other way of getting it home!

[bigbluebear]

wheelies galore with that weight on the back

[fireblake]

I remember when I was a courier and had to pick up 20 litres of paint in 1litre cans from Plymouth and take them to Portsmouth , that was fun. I used a whole roll of Duct tape to stick the box on.




Mickey

[ddtwelve]

have you tried continental contimotion had the front on my fz6 and didnt notice the difference between that and the bt014 that was on originally ??front 120/70-17 about £70 and rear 180/55-17 about £110  :lol

[stevierst]

Got a contimotion on the back of my fz1, good tyre. And cheap. Not pushed it in the wet, but I edged it in the dry with no nasty twitches

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[dickturpin]

PR2s may save you a few notes?

[peterjca]

BT23s have been very stable and good for me in all weathers on my FZ1. Can't comment about Pilot Road 3s but had terrible experiences with earlier versions of Pilot Roads (slipping and sliding round small roundabouts in the dry for example)