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Re: ninja 250 tyres

Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:01 pm

i have bridgestone's battlax BT45 tyres on my ZXR250 front is a 110-70-17 rear is 140-70-18 i dont like this tyre on the front at all ive noticed a few times it has started to slide

Re: ninja 250 tyres

Fri Sep 19, 2008 5:55 pm

i must say i prefer the dunlop's, never really had an issue yet but im just bedding in the rear so ill have to see, cant do no shoe scrapping yet lol

Re: ninja 250 tyres

Fri Sep 19, 2008 7:12 pm

If you can get some GPR Alpha-10s to fit I'd highly recommend them as a track/road hooligan tyre.

Rusty wrote:For the record, DON'T get Pirelli Sport Demons. They're gripless.


Really? Perhaps you got a bad batch or something. I wore my right-hand footpeg down to a stub with Sport Demons and never lost grip, even when the rear was bouncing around off the ground :lol: They'd be my pick as a road tyre on a smaller bike, I liked them better than BT45s.

Re: ninja 250 tyres

Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:07 pm

I have a set of Continentals on the ZZR250 and they're *awesome*.

Don't quote me on this (I'll check in the morning, if I think of it) but I think the rear is a 150. Took a few rides to get used to but it really is an awesome change and I'd recommend it to anyone.

Re: ninja 250 tyres

Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:59 pm

the kid wrote:Have used a BT39ss and its OK but prefer the Dunlops . If you are doing some track days who cares about tire life ? One small slide will cost a heap more than a new set of tires.


i will be doing track days billy, but i also commute, rain hail or shine... and looking at the alphas i'd say they arent the best wet weather tyre.... :?

the search continues....

i'll try visit a dealer soon and guage some opinions and see whats actually available in Aus...

thanks for the input so far guys 8)

Re: ninja 250 tyres

Thu Oct 02, 2008 4:19 pm

bt45's fitted for 350.... gpr alpha's were gonna cost 400 + fitting :shock:

thanks for the input guys.... might go a for a little squirt to scrub em in 8)

Re: ninja 250 tyres

Fri Oct 03, 2008 3:15 pm

Shifty wrote:I have a set of Continentals on the ZZR250 and they're *awesome*.

Don't quote me on this (I'll check in the morning, if I think of it) but I think the rear is a 150. Took a few rides to get used to but it really is an awesome change and I'd recommend it to anyone.


For anyone interested, the tyres are Continental Conti Force in a 110/70/17 front and 150/70/17 rear.

Re: ninja 250 tyres

Fri Oct 03, 2008 10:54 pm

fitting a 150 rear on th zzr is pretty impressive i was under the impression 150 may scrub the swingarm sides.
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