I know there have been lots of posts about tires but i cant find what im lookin for. are there any semi aggresive riders out there that have experience with extended milage tires ie. perrelli stradas?? i am tired of goin through tires every 4000 mi and have always used premium sticky rubber usually dunlops or metzlers and tend to think im reasonably fast through corners though i have nothing to compare myself to cuz i usually ride solo and have never been to a track and dont really know what true race speeds are. i love having confidence in knowing my tires are gonna stick even if i make a mistake and i would hate to lowside or highside cuz i tried to chince out on tires or have to resort to cruzier cornering speeds and suck all the fun outa riding. I think these extended tires would probably be fine and am just about sold on trying them but im not sure i want any self doubt in my mind when i go into corners i wana think about riding not are my tires gonna hold.but on the other hand i hate starin at my bike in the garage cuz i dont have money for new tires and they need em while the riding season is wasting away. Ive been riding for several years and i ride a fairly heavy bike a zx9r and after a few day trips with the wife on the back the flat spot on the rear shows its ugly head. So are these tires sticky enough to keep me happy and safe they seem to come stock on alot of sport tourers that look like they can still corner or would i be happier stayin with the sticky stuff and gettin less riding in. Most of my rides are fairly short bout 100mi at a time so its not like im goin cross country but they are spirited

 

FWIW, a combination that seems to work real well for me is a Dunlop 220 on the rear and a 208 on the front. I also ride a ZX9, so I know exactly what you're saying. Mine's a '95, so it's one of the heavy models. I'm no knee dragger, but I do like to get into the corners when possible. The 220 seems to wear pretty well, and the 208 seems to stick; at least for me. The 220 I've had on my bike for about 4500 miles, and there is probably another 1500 miles left on it. The 208 will wear a bit quicker, but I like the piece of mind going into corners.
Stay away from the really hard tires, because you can feel them begin to slip in the twisties.

 

The pilot road 2cts should be coming out in the usa in the next couple months. you might want to keep an eye out for them. They have the normal pilot road center section good for those who comute a lot and has the normal pilot powers side sections so once the bike starts to lean its like your using pilot power tires.

 

That sounds pretty sweet

 

did they ever take care of the recall on those tires i heard the fronts were having the rubber seperate from the tires my bike manualsays the michelin hpx are replacement tires are they extended milage or just the sticky ones they had before they came out with the pilot powers either way think i give the stradas a try and i find out one way or the other if i hate em its just a reason to do a lot o burnouts and use em up doesnt solve my not bein able to afford tires all the time issue though but at least ill know cuz if i like em they are supposed to last wonder how bad the handling would be if i got a sticky front and a strada rear cuz my front tires are usually good thru 2 rears