No more cage!

Finally sold the bloody thing! Nothing wrong with it, just a waste of driveway space, but still glad to finally be rid
of it. So now it's just me and the CBR, and all is good with the world again.

Best part is that now I have the funds to not only pay off a couple of debts, but also spend a bit on the bike as well.
And first on that list has _got_ to be new tyres! The front is well and truly rooted, and the rear is as hard as a rock
and hardly appears to have worn at all - despite over 18,000km's since I've had it! Definitely time for a replacement.
Now I just need to work out what I want to get...with 12 months of uni ahead of me, it needs to be hard enough to last
the year at least, but still be sticky enough to be able to have some fun as well. Decisions, decisions!

Damien
GPX250 (stolen) -> CBR600

 

Congrats on getting rid of the CAGE. With Coles Online delivering groceries
its never been easier

Just a quick question
------------------------
What brand and type of tyre gives you 18,000km on the rear on a 600cc
sportsbike? How well does it stick?

The reason I ask is because my 03 R6 has done 6000 on my OEM Dunlop 207
(Theses tyres suck, don't feel stable on them but I do like them in the wet
which is strange) that came with the bike and the front and rear are already
rooted and only have about another 800 kms left in them. I have to admit I
have done 1.5 Track days (300km) on theses tyres which wouldn't have helped
but the other 5700km was just riding to work on freeways.

Has anyone Tried the Bridgestone Battleaxe BT012SS? How long they last?
Most importantly how well do the grip in Dry/Wet

driveway space, but still glad to finally be rid

debts, but also spend a bit on the bike as well.

truly rooted, and the rear is as hard as a rock

I've had it! Definitely time for a replacement.

ahead of me, it needs to be hard enough to last

 

Online grocery deliveries? Who needs them! Even on the GPX, I never used the cage for groceries, and my record on the
CBR was $135 worth - rack bag, exapandable tank bag (dri-rider city), and the rack is all you need (and the mirrors come
in handy too, for the light stuff like bread & biscuits etc).

It's a Macadam, and how well does it stick? IT DOESN'T!!!! I've learned to apply the front brake firmly, and then
gradually introduce the rear brake - if I brake too hard, the back lets go. It's like a bloody rock. Even in the middle
of the tyre, there's more than 2mm tread depth, and more towards the edges - on an 18K tyre, even a touring one, I'd be
expecting more wear than that!

Damien
GPX250 (stolen) -> CBR600

 

Hey I.K.
Don't you meen BT010? Not BT001. I've never heard of the BT001s. I have
BT010s on the Hornet, Great tyre in the wet and i'm impressed with them in
the dry.
--

Aido >
2000 Honda Hornet S
www.hondahornet.co.uk

"Intact Kneeslider" wrote in message :

 

You're doing well to get 6800 out of the 207 on an R6. I coaxed a
little over 8000 from the original 207 on my BMW R1150R before it was
so squared off even I felt embarrassed, so I fitted a 208, expecting
similar kilometres. The 208 has tons and tons of grip, and is amazing
in the wet, but will need to be replaced after just 4000km. Looks like
it's Metzeler M1 Sportecs next time, as a mate got over 12,000 from
the rear tyre on the same sort of bike as mine, with top road
performance.

Bumblebeeman1150
Expensive fun, but shit, it's fun...

 

I stand corrected I.K. I didn't know about the BT001s, I knew the BT012s
were an evolution of the BT010s.

 

BT020s - Ok as a back tyre on a heavyish bike. Bit grippier than the macadams.

JL

 

I think I'll probably go for something from either Bridgestone or Dunlop - I'm sure Michelin do make good tyres as well,
but I'm a bit wary after my experiences with the Macadam!

Damien
GPX250 (stolen) -> CBR600

 

After 3500km the 208 on the 12R is at the point in it's life when it will earn
a stern look from Mr Plod... and the first 1600km of that was "running in"
usage. :/ I'm tossing up between a 220 to replace it or switch to a Pirelli
Dragon GTS - which I just had put on the back of the XX and was quite
impressed with during my 2500km jaunt through NSW this week on all sorts of
wet/dry/sealed/unsealed roads.

Nev..
'03 ZX12R
'02 CBR1100XX

 

ah well, what can I say?

Damien
GPX250 (stolen) -> CBR600

 

Give it to me - I'll put it on Godzilla once his rear tyre wears
out[1].

Is it something like a 170/60 R17?


BTH
[1] Which could be a while, since I have yet to take the head off the
engine and check on his shrapnel injuries...

 

I'm sure Michelin do make good tyres as well,

Give the Pilot Sports a go... They seem to not only grip well they also
last well. A rare combination for a sports tyre.

Don't damn michelin by the use of a Macadam (x90??) on your bike. The X90
was fitted to my TRX850 in 1997 and they were a crap sports tyre then!!!

Richard

 

Yeah I'll second that (there's one for the books, that's the second time we've
agreed on something Richard !).

I ditched a macadam with shitloads of tread after the 4th front end slide on the
TRX - it was costing me too much in undies

Pilots sports got me up to 15,000 K on the TRX. Quite sticky too. Very happy
with them.

JL

 

The Pilot Sports on the ZX-6R didn't last long at all. At 4,500 the
rear was nearly down onto the indicators and that was just from
straight line riding to work (5 corners in 20k's). At 6,000 it would
no longer be legal (I'm replacing it next week . I don't think the
front is much better, although at 6,000 it is still not quite touching
the indicators.

Steve

 

I think we might just call shenanigans on Kawasaki over that one... you're
talking about the stock tyres your bike came with, yeh? If so, chances are
they're not regular Pilots, but some bullshit "tailored" version of them,
made by Michelin "especially" for the ZX-6R-B. Most manufacturers do that
these days, with the end result being that these specially-designed tyres
usually wear out roughly twice as fast as regular ones.

Case in point, the factory-stock D207F's my (carbed) ZX6 came with were
ready for the bin inside of ~5500km, ditto the ones that came with my R1.

By comparison, the D207F I had on the back of my FZR600 lasted for something
like 8 months (broken speedo cable, so no idea of the kays I clocked up on
it, but it was a fair bit), and the one on the back of my ZX-9R-B (big mama)
took some 7500km+whatever the previous owner had put on it to get down to
the cords.

Moral of the story, find a twistier route to work...

 

I hear it's built using the 'rolled belt' technique ... as you
ride along, the tyre surface glues permanently to the asphalt
and unrolls like sticky tape

-----sharks

 

Yep, Still on the first set of tyres. I'm putting some Rennsports on
next that my brother gave me (destroyed edges, but still basically new
in the middle) so that shoudl get me another 1,000k or so before I
actually need to spend money. I'm thinking of Diablos for the next
set.

I'd love to, but I live near Benalla and when they put the roads in I
think they looked at a point on the horizon and went straight to it

 

I went and paid a visit to one of the local shops (Cafe Racer, on the recommendation of Dr Shifty), and the guy there
seemed to think the Pilot Road would be another option for me as well, as was one of Metzeler's offerings (I think he
said it was the Z4?). Any thoughts on the matter? His prices are very good, and from what I observed whilst there, his
service is even better, so I'll be going there for whatever I do end up getting - but as much I think I probably could
trust his recommendations, it would be nice to know what others think as well, just to help ensure I make a good
selection. Basically, I need a good all-weather, high-mileage tyre (around 15K would be desireable), that is still
sticky enough to inspire confidence through the twisties on occasion. Don't care about how good it will be on a track
day or anything like that, as I'll probably never get anywhere near one whilst at uni, and most riding will be commuting
type stuff anyway. TIA!

And now it is time to venture out in the rain to go pick up my new cappucino machine!

Damien
GPX250 (stolen) -> CBR600

 

Yuppie scum. Don't forget your $400 sunnies

 

sssfunny...after years of $400 sunnies i now use a $6 solly's pair, they
work well as sunnies, riding sunnies, protective glasses...and i just like
them
they've been dropped heaps and...well who cares what happens to $6 sunnies,
but they are still there and unscratched and going strong
when they die i'll probably miss them more than Ray Bans