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Offline Red01

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Re: tire time again
« Reply #15 on: March 24, 2008, 04:58:09 PM »
I've been getting 10-11K our of Pilot Road rears.  Fronts usually last ~15K.
Got 10K out of a B-010 front, 020 rear before I went to the Pilot Roads.

I've been trying to decide if the next set will be the new Roads, or the BT-021's...
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Re: tire time again
« Reply #16 on: March 24, 2008, 06:44:36 PM »
I've been getting 10-11K our of Pilot Road rears.  Fronts usually last ~15K.
Got 10K out of a B-010 front, 020 rear before I went to the Pilot Roads.

I've been trying to decide if the next set will be the new Roads, or the BT-021's...

if you can hold out a bit I will be able to give a review on the road 2ct
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Re: tire time again
« Reply #17 on: March 24, 2008, 07:25:34 PM »
I've been getting 10-11K our of Pilot Road rears.  Fronts usually last ~15K.
Got 10K out of a B-010 front, 020 rear before I went to the Pilot Roads.

I've been trying to decide if the next set will be the new Roads, or the BT-021's...
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if you can hold out a bit I will be able to give a review on the road 2ct
[/quote]Its nice when you can use the whole tire and not just 3" of the center!

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Re: tire time again
« Reply #18 on: March 24, 2008, 08:36:41 PM »

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if you can hold out a bit I will be able to give a review on the road 2ct
[/quote]Its nice when you can use the whole tire and not just 3" of the center!
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+1 :wink:
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Re: tire time again
« Reply #19 on: March 29, 2008, 10:16:48 PM »
so far only the front has come in and I`m a bit worried . it is very SOFT/sticky . no road time yet ... just my put a thumb into the tread evaluation so far
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Re: tire time again
« Reply #20 on: March 30, 2008, 10:57:19 PM »
There is a short artical in Bike this month.  The writer tested seveal different types of tyres on a Bandit.  He rated the BT021 as average and the Pilot Road 2 and Metzsler Roadtec Z6 as best.   Page 165 and 166.   

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Re: tire time again
« Reply #21 on: March 31, 2008, 04:45:27 PM »
 :thanks: That's good to know, cuz the Brits seemed to always rank the old BT020 much higher than the US press (and even enthusiast boards), so if they're jumping over to the PR2 & Z6 over the 021, that's good to know and ought to help me in my decision.
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Re: tire time again
« Reply #22 on: March 31, 2008, 10:18:05 PM »
I get 11K on my pilots rear. 80 Mi per day commute. don't see any need in changing, way better than the dunlops and bridgestones.  :grin:
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Re: tire time again
« Reply #23 on: April 04, 2008, 08:42:16 PM »
tires will be mounted at 930 am sat . temps for sat afternoon 60`s . plan on that review sat night lol . M
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Re: tire time again
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2008, 12:55:45 AM »
well they are on and looking good  :motorsmile: . I put on around 50 miles on them today . they felt great from the moment I left the yard
the bandit has a different feel to it now that I would only describe as light . not twitchy but much more willing to roll over into a corner or transition from one side to the other . granted it is only 50 miles and I didnt explore the limits at all as far as lean angles . but for the mean time I can only say good about them as I`ve had no negatives during my short ride .  :drool2: Sunday... I will get into some corners lol  :drool2 Mark
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Re: tire time again
« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2008, 11:30:16 AM »
New tires always do feel great! Let us know after 3K! That is the test. :bigok:

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Re: tire time again
« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2008, 12:46:23 PM »
New tires always do feel great! Let us know after 3K! That is the test. :bigok:
ok I will report back in late summer . cya
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Re: tire time again
« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2008, 01:56:47 PM »
I use the Pilot Power 2CT's Problem is you don't get much milage out of them and I try to use the hole thing!
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