Bandit Alley
MODEL SPECIFIC => BIG BANDIT BANTER => Topic started by: GSFStiny on September 02, 2006, 12:10:47 AM
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Anybody tired them?
My tired battlax's need to go. The front is the original, with 7 years and 5k miles on it riding in the rain is certainly a character-building experience. A local mechanic recommends them, says theyre the best tire hes tried on his B12 and 954. He rides like a retard, and still gets ~4500 mi out of a set. They are substantially cheaper than the Z6's/Stradas, which are my other options.
Im not Matt Mladin, so I want a basically even balance between grip and longevity. I ride to school/work almost everday on the interstate, and still hit the twisties pretty hard on the weekends.
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I've gotton good performance and longevity form cheng shin tires, however they unfortunely don't make anything bigger then a 150 rear. earlier this year I went up to a 160 rear on my B6 with a Podium and kept the 110 up front and I have'nt had any problems. I tend to stick with a harder rubber compound ,because I travel on the interstate also and commute daily to work (and school until I graduated). The B6 is my primary form of transportation. Harder rubber compound lasts a lot longer then the soft rubber compound used on the sportbikes.
:motorsmile:
The only thing that matters is how fast you can get from 0 to 60, because top speed is secondary
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I need some new tyres myself (well, a rear at least) and had been convinced by my very knowledgeable mate to go for some BT020's. But tonight I found some maxxis supermaxx tyres for a good price, and done some research on the net. From what i found, they will give me exactly what i need. They give the bridgestones a run for their money, and many people prefer the supermaxx. They are good in both wet and dry conditions, and have a long life too. They can even be used on track, apparantly, but still have the long life of touring tyres.
I'm seriously considering getting this pair, but there is also a pirelli diablo strada available at a good price too, so I'm not sure which to go for....
Good luck with your own choice!
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It was a real toss up, but I ended up going with a set of shinko 009s. They were only $150 shipped, so I figured Id trust the lads in Oz.