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Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 2:48 pm
by Yankee
just real quick, your Front and Rear make and how many K's you've done, and how many more you think you have (on type of bike if it's not obvious) and comments on if you liked them or not, price, etc...
here goes:
F= Battlax 014
R= Battlax 014
~2,000Km's, and i'll easily get another 2K.... front i'll never get another tyre (the best), but back is going too quickly (on a 6) so may try the 020. It is nice and grippy no doubt, but i'd like more wear. Oh, and I paid $340 for the pair from MTM.
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:15 pm
by sp500
Standard dunlops 218's that came with the bike, 5200kms and probably another 1000-1500 to go, hard to compare as have had no other brands on this bike but will be getting pilot powers next, have been qouted $450 fitted fr/rr.
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:48 pm
by ty
BT-020 Front and Rear - I've gotten 14000k's out of both.
Currently:
BT-014 Front - 8000kms
BT-020 Rear - 9000kms
Plenty to go on the rear, may a couple of thou on the front.
But I ride like a pussy
ty
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 4:53 pm
by 08IGK
BT019 front and a BT012 rear. love the front tyre but may go for a BT014 rear next time. I have done about 4000kms to date with a little more to come.
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 5:12 pm
by Jonno
Pilot sports on the front and wearing well (with 5000km) and on its 2nd rear. Bought as a pair with pilot sports rear for $480 a set.
New Pilot Road on the rear $260 (under 1000k) so far its been good on the ZZR1200, replaced the Pilot sports which lasted 4500km.
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 7:23 pm
by Wannabe
Battlax BT019 on Front. 6,000k's=centre still ok but edges pretty much had it. Maybe 1,000 k's to go.
Battlax BT012 on the rear. Just squeezed 5,500k's out of it but was
totally shagged edge to edge. 3 Track-Days will do that I guess
Might try Michelin Pilot Power or Bridgie BT014 on the front next with a matching rear for Track use.
But for road use, I've just fitted a Shinko 005 rear - $170 fitted, Dry grip is exceptional for S/T tyre. Also OK in the wet as long as you aren't trying to win any races
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 9:29 pm
by Rusty
Bike's a ZZR-600.
Dunlop D220 on the front, don't like it. Too much life left to dump, it's done ~5000 km. At this rate it's got at least another 10000 left. At least until I can justify its demise.
BT020 on the rear. Excellent tyre. It's done a little over 6000 km, and has at least that left, probably more. I'm sticking with the Bridgies in future.
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:07 am
by Nanna10r
Fzr600 Front Battlax 010 by 4 for a total of 55ooo ks "KIKARSE" Edge to edge shagged the 3rd one.
Rear (bloody 18inch rim) Battlax 020 x 2 "Great" @30oookks.
Rear Dunlop Rideen "POS" 12ooo ks
ZX9R F -Front OEM Michie pilot sports 7kks- 3kk left n replaced "fair"
Front Battlax 014 11kks Triangulated at 7kks "Great"
Rear - OEM Pilot Sport 7kks Squared "Good"
Battlax 020 11kks shagged "Good milage" but "lacked grip"
Battlax 012 SS F&R$350 a pair fitted "Awesome" bugger milage.
cheers Brett
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 6:53 am
by Mizz ZZR
HAD
Battlax BT050s front and rear. Got 19000 out of em, but the back could have gone a little further. They were on the bike when I bought it.
HAVE NOW
Michellin Pilot Roads front and rear, just got em NYE, only done 1500 so far, but I'm likin them a lot, very confidence inspiring. I expect to get nearly 20000 out of them, being the sissy rider that I am
They cost $410 for the set from Bob Jane at the Elizabeth St roundabout, and that was with my 10% Netrider discount.
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 11:35 am
by Flakey
ZX9R
Avon front/rear
The last ones got ~15,000 km from rear and ~20,000 km from front - mostly highway riding...
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 12:08 pm
by MickLC
ZX9R
Metzeler Sportec M1's front and rear, although I currently have a Diablo on the front (which I can't wait to get rid of)
Average around 13,000km from the front
Average around 9,000km from the rear
Re: re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:41 pm
by Phil
Mick C 98ZX9R wrote:ZX9R
Metzeler Sportec M1's front and rear, although I currently have a Diablo on the front (which I can't wait to get rid of)
Average around 13,000km from the front
Average around 9,000km from the rear
wish mine lasted that long, i'd be lucky to get more than 4500 out of a rear, fronts about 8-9000 tho. gotta love the M1's tho....
Re: re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:48 am
by MickLC
Phil wrote:wish mine lasted that long, i'd be lucky to get more than 4500 out of a rear, fronts about 8-9000 tho. gotta love the M1's tho....
I know, I do way too much commuting and not enought weekend rides
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 9:35 pm
by racyzx6rr
fornt - Pirelli super corser - sc1 - 120/70
rear - Pirelli super corser - sc2 - 180/55
$500 .00 - usually 150 race laps
re: Tire Wear Thread (the end all be all)
Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2005 10:21 pm
by Smitty
tyre wear????
hmmmm
lemmee see...
one set of Bridgie battleax BT17s I think
about 25,000 for the front and 30,000 for the back
and
have replaced them with another set
of bridgestones...BT45's
and after around 9,000 on the front and 4,000 rear
there is not a lot of wear
so
ask me again in 2-3 years