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Which tyres for a gsxr1000?

  • 15-08-2020 4:43pm
    #1
    pudzey101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,925 ✭✭✭


    Looking at bridgestone battlax bt016 and bt023 , and Michelin pilot powers

    What would the best for a 1000cc sportsbike (I have dunlops on atm) and are useless need to replace asap.


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  • #2
    corkgsxr
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    What Dunlop's do you have.


    What's do you use the bike for. Only fun? Commuting?


  • #3
    pudzey101
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,925 ✭✭✭pudzey101


    corkgsxr wrote: »
    What Dunlop's do you have.


    What's do you use the bike for. Only fun? Commuting?

    Dunlop Sportmax Qualifier 2 I'm 99% sure . 80% fun as iv a van for commuting.


  • #4
    Rafal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭Rafal


    It depends a bit on how, when and where you like to ride. I enjoy my GSXR on Irish twisties, regular novice-level Mondello, and longer trips abroad. 18,000km in a year and half. I had: Metzeler M7 (great in both dry and wet), Bridgestone RS10 (excellent in dry and wet, and also rode on them from Ireland to Germany and back), and now I am on Dunlop GP Racer D212—also great, esp. Mondello, but had not tried them in serious wet yet.

    If the D212 work well on wet roads later in the year, I will get them again next year. If not, I will go back to RS10, I think.


  • #5
    pudzey101
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    Rafal wrote: »
    It depends a bit on how, when and where you like to ride. I enjoy my GSXR on Irish twisties, regular novice-level Mondello, and longer trips abroad. 18,000km in a year and half. I had: Metzeler M7 (great in both dry and wet), Bridgestone RS10 (excellent in dry and wet, and also rode on them from Ireland to Germany and back), and now I am on Dunlop GP Racer D212—also great, esp. Mondello, but had not tried them in serious wet yet.

    If the D212 work well on wet roads later in the year, I will get them again next year. If not, I will go back to RS10, I think.


    I enjoy my bit of fun on the weekends on her , woudnt be going into corners knee down etc😅 metzeler are a good make too forgot to mention. So many options but price differences r crazy


  • #6
    Rafal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 400 ✭✭Rafal


    What did you not like about the current tyres? New or worn? Maybe the answer to your question is in finding out what to avoid in the next set. In any case, choosing bike tyres seems personal. Also, how you feel about them changes as they wear, sometimes very quickly.


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  • #7
    corkgsxr
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    Odd they would be poor.

    Maybe too track based and your not getting them hot enough.

    Try s22 Bridgestones. Iv always found them good for road riding. For reference on a gaxr600 and 17 s1000rr


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