Having recently started to take the wife unit out regularly on the Zed, the Conti Sport Attack tyres are taking a battering and won't last much longer, so as the bike (and my) needs have changed, so the tyre choice would appear to, and I want to know is what's the best all rounder for someone who rides like a tart and carries a tart more often than previously? I liked the Bridgestone 014's the bike came with and the Conti's are brilliant when they're warmed up, (absolutely fucking lethal when they're cold though) but neither have much in the way of longevity and riding two up is only adding to the wear rate. As I'm heading off for a two week jaunt around Scandinavia this summer, and likely to add at least 3000 miles to the odometer, what do the FOAK reckon I should consider? Would a sports tourer type of tyre be a better bet than a pure sports tyre (given that I'm a chicken shit rider) or am I likely to find myself spread out along the road when I get giddy? I REALLY need some help (yeah, yeah) with this one. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
Beav said... Avon AV 45/46ST. I can't make the fuckers slide on the Bandit no matter how hard I try and they last forever. I've run out of chicken strip to demolish on the front tyre, to the extent that the crash bars are now touching down. They warm up nicely and grip well cold or hot, wet weather grip is fine too.
AOL. What the man said. Fitting Azaros transformed my old barge of an FJ1100 to the point that I get various bits of metalwork down that were impossible to scrape with the BT45s I used previously. As Lozzo said, they are excellent in the wet too. JB
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo What him said. I love them on the GTS. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big" Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000
Enquired on what it would cost me to change the tyres on the Strom today (fitted price) : BT020 : £204.85 Azaro 45/46 : £175.59 So I shall be giving the Azaro's a try, though my sensible brain is arguing that the Trailwings aren't actually worn out and isn't it all a bit of a waste of money. Especially as the first 500 odd miles of the new tyres life is likely to all be motorway/autoroute :-| Anyway, it's only money.
You _sure_ you want to suggest that when I'll have a chance to argue it (in my own, special, style) later that same day? Of course if you're right there is the chance to bask in praise, if you're wrong... the road to obtuseness.
Hmmm... which is? -- jeremy '01 Triumph Sprint ST in green _______________________________________ jeremy0505 at gmail.com
IIRC, that cruising along on the motorway doesn't actually wear tyres all that much - not much accleration/deceleration stressing the tyre.
Just think "Conventional wisdom is bollocks, according to Champ." I'm never _quite_ sure that I agree 100%, but I usually try to avoid doing long motorway stretches so just don't have the evidence to prove it. -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2 `\|/` `
Did you decide whether you're coming to Sedan (or direct to Nurburgring) in a couple of week's time? I guess that will involve a lot of motorway? -- jeremy '01 Triumph Sprint ST in green _______________________________________ jeremy0505 at gmail.com
dwb said... Perhaps Champ would like to tell me why the old ZZR1100s used to square the tyres massively when I was doing regular trips to Jockland to see Bee.
The idea is still there. I probably won't "decide" until a couple of days in advance, but it would be direct to the ring, yes. If I'm pushed for time, yes. And I would be, as it's a good four hours or more away. But I don't think that a few hundred motorway miles will really do much in the way of tyre wear at all... Hang on a mo... Ah, yes, perhaps I _do_ agree with Champ after all... -- _______ ..'_/_|_\_'. Ace (brucedotrogers a.t rochedotcom) \`\ | /`/ GSX-R1000K3 `\\ | //' BOTAFOT#3, SbS#2, UKRMMA#13, DFV#8, SKA#2 `\|/` `
That'll ding dang do for me sir. I was scouring Busters catalogue and saw them and (really) I thought of you and your love of them, bt I wasn't sure which bike you loved them on. I shall look seriously at placing an order, but first.... I have a few more responses to peruse. Cheers Loz -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
Living in Manc and close to the junction of the M60, M62, M61 and M6, with a portion of M65 thrown in for good measure, motorways figure petty highly on my roads if I "need" to get where I'm going in a resonable time. Obviously I prefer not to use them, but it's either 10 minutes on one of them or half an hour farting about with a million sets of lights, they usually win, so I need unwearoutable rubber in the middle of the tyre Those Avons Loz and others suggested are definitely going to be the next purchase. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
Beav said... I had them on a ZZR1100 as well, plus ridden an RF900 with them fitted and a couple of other bikes I've forgoten the models of. They were fine on all of them.
