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Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: bezzabsa on May 04, 2006, 21:13:03

Does anyone else ride a Bandit? if so can you recommend a good quality rear tyre, not too 'sticky'and capable of motorway miles, mine is 2 year sand 5000 miles old and very square in the centre.. standard fitment Battlax..160/60 16 zr (i think)
cheers

Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: Bulli on May 04, 2006, 22:22:09

Mine always went better on Michelins///id look for dual compound but to be honest havnt bough anything but sports or enduro/crosser tyres for a few years now.

Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: poorman on May 04, 2006, 22:38:52

I used to have a motorbike tyre shop and probably the best tyre you can get for what you need is a bridgestone battlax bt 020, it's dual compound, hard centre with soft edges so doesn't square off too quick but still has the grip for corners sold hundreds of em and never had any complaints, if you want something cheaper try and get hold of metzeler mez4.

Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: sparkes on May 05, 2006, 08:00:31

yep BT 020, but thats probably what you have already.

5000 miles on a rear is actually very good. Its about as good as I have got in the past on my Old ST, the new one has only done 1000 miles so cannot comment on that yet

Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: wing nut on May 05, 2006, 10:08:43

my tyres only lasted about 2000 miles untill i stopped doing silly burnouts :lol:  :lol:

Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: Bulli on May 05, 2006, 11:48:52

try running a 1277 gsxr...less than a thou and the rear is history!

Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: Bobtail on May 05, 2006, 14:28:31

Quote from: "Bulli"

try running a 1277 gsxr...less than a thou and the rear is history!

I know the feeling all too well.

I run a TLR1000 and 900 miles and it now needs a rear :shock:  :evil:

And they are not cheap :roll:  :evil:  :evil:

Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: C C on May 05, 2006, 14:30:33

I'd go for the Bridgestone battlax bt 020 too.  I had in excess of 7000 on my ZZR600

Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: bezzabsa on May 05, 2006, 15:54:00

Right, been and enquired .. and there are 2 020's listed one marked U and one marked L.. no other differece as far as the bike shop can tell.. apart from £30 !! u is 80 odd quid, L is 120.

Title: Biker Question re- tyres
Post by: sparkes on May 05, 2006, 15:58:24

Ok, I may be wrong here (I often am) but I think the L is for large bikes so has a different design to the std ones.

I know with my ST I have to have the one designed for heavy bikes

Steve