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View Poll Results: What is your choice in street/track tire?
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Avon
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1 |
1.92% |
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Bridgestone
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6 |
11.54% |
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Dunlop
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5 |
9.62% |
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Metzler
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4 |
7.69% |
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Michelin
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17 |
32.69% |
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Pirelli
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18 |
34.62% |
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Shinko
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1 |
1.92% |
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Not on the list.
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Jan 4th, 2009, 3:06 pm
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Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Elizabeth City, NC, United States
Posts: 65
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Your choice in tires.
What is your choice of street/track day tires. I'm talking about a rider that is going to ride on the street mostly and ride an occasional track day?
Avon
Bridgestone
Dunlop
Metzler
Michelin
Pirelli
Shinko
Not on the list.
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Jan 25th, 2009, 5:07 pm
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Chicagoland, IL, USA
Posts: 32
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Michelin Pilot Powers, for sure. Inexpensive, predictable, durable. I can run 1:17s at BHF for 2 straight days @ around 240.00 a set. When they finally start to slide, they do so in a smooth, predictable manner, after which, they make excellent street only tires...
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Jan 25th, 2009, 7:08 pm
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Vanduc749
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Posts: 164
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Quote:
Originally Posted by farmboy69
Michelin Pilot Powers, for sure. Inexpensive, predictable, durable. I can run 1:17s at BHF for 2 straight days @ around 240.00 a set. When they finally start to slide, they do so in a smooth, predictable manner, after which, they make excellent street only tires...
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Excellent tyre however we pay over $500 (approx $325 u.s.) a set in Oz. Seems when in comes to anything, someone has their hand in your pocket down here. You guys are really fortunate to live in the States, EVERYTHING seems so inexpensive.
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Jan 25th, 2009, 8:38 pm
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Torrance (So Cal), CA, USA
Posts: 746
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Dunlop D211's or their NTEC slicks hands down!
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Jan 27th, 2009, 3:16 pm
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 46
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guess i'm stuck with lop sif i want to run moto-gt.............
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Jan 27th, 2009, 3:36 pm
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Chilehead
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Lugano, TI, CH
Posts: 6,677
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Depends on the bike.
I prefer Avons on my LeMans, and generally PP 2CTs on the Ducatis, though I currently have a set of BT016s on the 999R. They're OK, but if they don't give me more miles than the PPs (2500 or so), I'll go back to the PPs.
Pirellis are OK, but I prefer the PPs, especially in the wet.
Tom
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Jan 27th, 2009, 6:54 pm
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Humble
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Lowville, NY, USA
Posts: 13,092
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New.
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Jan 27th, 2009, 7:34 pm
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: La Crescenta, CA, USA
Posts: 704
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chuckracer
New.
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LOL
On a serious note - the Pilot Powers rock. On the track they provide a ton of grip and heat up in no time. The same can be said for the street.
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Feb 12th, 2009, 2:02 am
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Junior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Dededo, GU, USA
Posts: 2
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I chose metzler rennsports. through it all the only tires I trusted.
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Feb 12th, 2009, 7:23 am
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Ashland, MO, USA
Posts: 1,617
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I am on my second set of Avon Storms on my 999...and yes, they are a sport-touring compound. I enjoy a fairly spirited back road ride, and did a 2-day track day last September on them. I didn't have any issues, but I am a track noobie. I get a few more miles out of the Avons than I did with the Pirelli Diablos, Pilot Powers, or Pilot Sports.
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