while i'm at the dealer's seeing about the condensation in the clock's i will book it in for a new pair of tyre's,it'll be very near 5K mile's out of the factory fitted one's,front & rear have squared off,i'm tempted to get the michelin pr3's.
The folk on here seem to like PR3s, but I didn't think they were any better than Dunlop road smart 2s, or even the original fitment Bridgestones. :smiley:
Just tried to get a pair of PR3's only to be told there are no back tyres available in the UK and there is a wait of a couple of weeks. Went for a pair of BT23's as I was pleased with them until they squared off.
I like my Angels! :yes:
Hi
I replaced my original Bridgestones at 4k as they were worn out as well as being a poor tyre for the GTR. I fitted Mitchilin Pilot 2,what a differance,they transformed the bike. I have done 8k on these tyres and they are brilliant so I will be fitting MP2 again as I consider 8k out of a pair of tyres is really good and I love the way they handel. In referance to the MP3 are they worth the extra?. Not for me this time but i might consider them next time.
Ihave a mate that has a Kawasaki1000SX which came with the dreaded Bridgstones and they were finished at 3k,guess what he now has MP2 and they have allso transformed this bike as well.
Just as a foot note MP2 fitted are £25 cheaper here in Sunny France....Thats a genaral prive comparison with Mitcheldever Tyres.
Ive never used the Mitchilin Pilot on mine so wouldnt know. Ive also heard that the stock Bridgestone are a pile of :shit: :mfr_lol:
I always use Pirelli Angels. :yes:
Neil (sirtou) swears by Metzeler. I may try those next time.
Michelin PR3's every time, absolutely no contest!!!
Quote from: Lonewolf on November 21, 2012, 02:18:24 PM
Michelin PR3's every time, absolutely no contest!!!
hear hear..bravo....MP3s every time, simples Sergei :clap:
PR3s every time for me
*Looks back with nostalgia on the tyre review thread. Those were the days when I had a GTR and was putting serious mileage on it*
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on November 21, 2012, 04:00:58 PM
PR3s every time for me
*Looks back with nostalgia on the tyre review thread. Those were the days when I had a GTR and was putting serious mileage on it*
I was about to say your getting some serious miles out of your tyres now :mfr_lol:
Sorry, hurry up and get another bike.
Alan
Michelin PR3'S transform the bikes handling. Wet mid size roundabouts go from being a squirmy slippery nightmare to confident swoop around.
No better wet grip and no better milage I reckon. Easily 10,000 miles if you don't mind a bit of squaring off>
Quote from: Essex Boy on November 21, 2012, 08:06:14 PM
Michelin PR3'S transform the bikes handling. Wet mid size roundabouts go from being a squirmy slippery nightmare to confident swoop around.
No better wet grip and no better milage I reckon. Easily 10,000 miles if you don't mind a bit of squaring off>
10,000 miles :shocked: Mine only did just over half of that, they hadn't worn out tread wise they had just deformed alarmingly. After everyone on here raved about how good they were, I decided to give them a go, but my experience with them was not good at all. I never go on m/ways, or duel carriage way kind of stuff, I always ride on A/B roads with lots of bends twists and turns, mixed with lots of bumps, and undulations, and have found that with the GTR being a big heavy bike the kind of riding I do is nothing short of tyre torture. I have stated before that the original tyres deformed far less than the other two sets that I have used, and in fact the bike is back on some originals, which were bought of one of the forum members, and I still think they are a very good tyre. PS I will be ready for some more soon, so if anyone is thinking of taking the Bridgestones off their new bike I will find them a new home. :smiley:
Just changed my rear PR3 after 7K miles. As I have put on this forum before superb tyres. And guess what I put on the back? Yep another PR3.
I ride all year round and as others have said these are superb.
Front has done 7K with about 3-4K left.
Quote from: Debs on November 21, 2012, 01:15:32 PM
Neil (sirtou) swears by Metzeler. I may try those next time.
Thanks Debs.
Bridgestones OEM - pants - 3500 out of a pair - yes including the front. Grade -2
PR2s 6k and 9k. But really didn't like these, not very confidence inspiring - no feel, but never let me down. Grade -1
Angel STs - were the cheapest, great mileage, not bad feel - would grade these as the benchmark. - 0
Metzeler Z6 previously my favourite tyre 6-7.5k and 11-12k but were expensive Grade +1
Metzeler Z8 "oh yes" says Churchill, but 10k and 15k and now on a level playing field cost wise.
So that sums up over 90000 miles on 3 GTR's in 4 years, 24/7/365 in some of the coldest, wetest, snow filled; and not forgetting the sunniest days of recent years.
Hope that helps
Neil
Quote from: 100milesaway on November 21, 2012, 08:42:02 PM
PS I will be ready for some more soon, so if anyone is thinking of taking the Bridgestones off their new bike I will find them a new home. :smiley:
You can have my olduns Geoff
3500 miles and ridden like a pensioner, still have plenty life left in them :mfr_lol:
(http://i1138.photobucket.com/albums/n531/NigelCooper/IMG_4135.jpg)
What more can I say ???????? :sad: :sad:
Probable picked it up in that posh second garage of yours. :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Repair it with one of those DIY kits?
Is that a nail Rusty !!!
Coman
Oh dear - its centre tread so you could always plug it, then change it out at somehing like 4k. Before it gets too worn.
Thats what I would do.
Neil
Yes ... a nice bright shiny sharp screw picked up off the streets of London ... I shall plug it this week. I always wonder how they end up either slap bang in the middle or even more strangely when they get in the edge / tyre wall ! Never mind ..... :laugh: :laugh:
Now you see that would never happen in Bradford, mostly because a certain element of our community who tend to commute on horses without saddles whilst pulling a cart full of discarded crap would have weighed it in at the scrapper s.
Quote from: Lonewolf on November 28, 2012, 06:49:20 PM
Now you see that would never happen in Bradford, mostly because a certain element of our community who tend to commute on horses without saddles whilst pulling a cart full of discarded crap would have weighed it in at the scrapper s.
:mfr_lol: :mfr_lol: I was just thinking that Steve