evening all,
ive only started riding march this year an dont know much about bikes really an need some help picking some new tyres(front an back). bikes a silver97 zx6r an the bikes only used for evening an weekend fun so was thinking a softish compound? nothing to hard,an the budget,well not sure, not big bucks really.


thanks very much.

 

From what I've gathered about everyone's opinion of tires on these forums (though keep in mind, I'm not sure what brands will supply a tire size for that year)... the Michelin Pilot Powers (not CT2) are a soft performance tireset for a reasonably inexpensive price (I think $230 or so for the set?)... the Bridgestone Battlax tireset is more of a hard tire with long mileage and amazing water traction... then Dunlop has a performance tire that's right in the middle of those other two I just mentioned (though not sure about the price). From what I've gathered, the highest performance street tire out there is the Michelin Pilot Power CT2 tireset, but they're remarkebly more expensive and I'm hearing that they have the worst mileage of almost all tires on the market (they're designed strickly for racing, and a 1500 mile tire life is perfectly fine for that). But all of this is my opinion. Picking tires is almost as bad as picking a brand of oil... and we all know how long the oil threads can go, lol.

 

The cheapest I have found for the 2CT is $275 shipped and $235 shipped for the standad PP.

 

Michelin PP's are good from what I hear also. I am using the Dunlop Qualifier with good results 3400 miles and showing some middle flattening from my two trips. I am not sure on pirelli actually either, but a few people are liking the diablo for street stuff it seems. I am not a bridgestone rider. One rider that I know is using the m3 or was it a m2 metzler and prefers it over the dunlop qualifier.

The Q cost $238 shipped
Have fun in your choices.

 

Dunlop Qualifiers & Michelin 2CT's got great reviews for traction, feedback, cold, wet weather & wear for aggressive street/ trackday riding. The Qualifiers will be my next set. The Bridgestone BT014's are excellent also for street & trackdays. For street, the Pirelli Diablo's are great also as are the Metzlers. Check with Cycle Gear; they're having a Sale on them for $169.95 a Set!

 

get in contact with ebay seller hpc395 he will sell you pilot power 2ct tires for 255 shipped. tell him joe from calli gave u his info here is a link to his my ebay page where u can contact him
http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAP...&userid=hpc395 click on the contact member link and tell him u would like a pair of 2ct for 255 shipped, as per joe from cali

 

oh and PS dont listen to these guys, dont trust any tires except michelin pilot powers, they are the best and they will allways be the best. your life depends on your tires, dont get something cheap.

 

wise words.



thanks for everyones info.

 

I use the Pilot Powers too, great tires! Like gummy bears for the road...they are sticky.

 

where was that?