Tires...

[obsolete]

I'm gonna use the bike for a lot of commuting on 95 this year. Sucks but I gotta put price and wear at the top of my priority list. I know some of you guys slab it a bunch, what's out there that fits that bill.

[OreoGaborio]

Avon? Conti?



I'm gonna steal a PK-ism and switch it up a bit...

Cheap
Good Grip
Long life

Pick two.

[R1]

Dunlop Qualifiers....

I had a set on my R1 for almost 8k miles....

only change em out for TD's and went to pirellis.... but i really liked my dunlops.....

[Kurlon]

Michelin Pilot Roads have held up for 9k miles including some trackday time on my ST3, still have some life left in the rear, front is good to go for quite awhile.

[burnham]

Dunlop Qualifiers....

I had a set on my R1 for almost 8k miles....

only change em out for TD's and went to pirellis.... but i really liked my dunlops.....

I've had good luck with them.

[gamorg02]

i've found shinko are cheap, have good life and are sticky.

[Chippertheripper]

Conti road attacks did fine by me for short $, high mileage, and a td.

[cfro30]

Not trying to but anybody have Dunlop qualifier 2's? Good sales going on online right now and I'm gonna need some soon. Any reviews?

[OreoGaborio]

Not trying to but anybody have Dunlop qualifier 2's? Good sales going on online right now and I'm gonna need some soon. Any reviews?

No personal experience here, but I've read that they're pretty comparable to the Pilot Power 2ct's in performance... maybe a little shorter tire life.

[Doc]

I had good luck with Michelin Macadams before they went to HD only. I would get a set of Pilot roads if I was looking for more life with good grip

[Karaya One]

The Macadam is discontinued. As is the Commander.

The Pilot Activ and the Commander 2 replaced them.

[tonyd]

I have found most anything aimed at "sport touring" by a major tire company is good for that use, may come down to price.

Also pay attention to profile shape, I think that is bigger issue than "stickiness" for this type of riding.

["Dangerous" Dan K]

race takeoffs? cheap and sticky.

[khuygie88]

Conti road attacks did fine by me for short $, high mileage, and a td.

No TD for me but I loved the Conti road attacks on my SV650

[TheIglu]

race takeoffs? cheap and sticky.

Commuting means cold temps and water on occasion. Can't recommend this at all.

[csmutty]

Commuting means cold temps and water on occasion. Can't recommend this at all.

That is what I use on my bike all the time...just remember that they are on there and cold.. and you are set.

[obsolete]

What are people seeing for mileage on the contis?

[KB]

Get one of them car tires that randy is running.

KB

[Karaya One]

This is the budget version -

YouTube - Duck taping a motorcycle tire .

[tls25rs]

This is the budget version -

YouTube - Duck taping a motorcycle tire .

He wrapped it the wrong way, first time he gets on the throttle it's just going to unwrap from the tire..................damn rednecks don't they know how to do anything!

[Rada]

I'm pretty partial to PR2 on my big girl for commuting and general riding around. Fantastic in the rain.

[Chippertheripper]

alex, i wanna say 8k. for $238 to my door.

[Danz19899]

I hear a lot of got things about the conti road attacks and pilot road 2's new 3 looks good to.

I personally run Bt-016 i love the tires and how they feel but i usually kill them in about 7k miles. They are cheap, decent life and love the grip. Wicked easy tire to heat up in the cold to. I ran PP2's once and hated how they felt when cold.