at the moment i'm running pr3's,i admit there a good wearing tyre as opposed to the oem tyre's,the only niggle i have with the pr3's is that they pick up the odd stone in the tread,which take's a while for it to dislodge,i will next give the bridgestone battlax T30's a try on the gtr.i'm going to fit the t30's on my xjr1300 in the very near future.
Before you make a quick decision this was posted by someone who does approx 30 - 40k miles a year on an FJR. No stranger to buying tyres on a regular basis.....
"....My 030GTs have done 5000 miles, got plenty of tread left, i'd expect them to last close to 10k, no grip issues but the handling has going to pot.
Never had that trouble with the 023s
I have done quite a lot of straight road riding, mostly on the back roads of western France, can't be helped, but the handling is disappointing.
If Mr tyre has 023s when I go back, they will be my first choice....."
The tyres were put on at the begining of the month.......
Ant
After the horrors that were the PR3s on my GTR, (Am I the only person in the world not to like the things.?) I have recently fitted some Avon Storm 3Ds to the Versys. Mileage wise they :smiley: have already rolled further than the OE Scorpions 4400, and they still look in fine fettle, the PR3s were totally deformed and useless by 5000 miles on the GTR. I would put money on Mr Wolf getting 20000 miles out of the Avons. :wink:
Tapps ... Try the Pirelli Angel GT.s .... I was going for those before I had my medical episode and so now I will never know !!! :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
Geoff, so far my PR3's are performing great. If I still have them on the GTR next March, which is a strong possibility, they will have been on the bike for 24 months. :mfr_lol:
Remember, slow, steady & smooth. :scooter:
My tuppence worth, this morning while cleaning the bike I noticed the rear PR3 looks misshaped, difficult to describe it but the tread seems to be very uneven in its wear, bit like the front tyre some people get when it has ridges, I have this on the rear, visually it's horrid, riding it seems to be ok.
For piece of mind I will change both tyres at the end of October after a weekend trip to Belgium.
Now the question is what to get as a replacements.
Alan
I've got some part worn (2.500 mile) OEM Bridgestones if anyone wants them
sensible offers :yes:
I have just switched to Michelin PR3. I was using Pirelli Road Angels but they squared off too quick.
Quote from: BigAlan on September 14, 2013, 12:06:22 PM
My tuppence worth, this morning while cleaning the bike I noticed the rear PR3 looks misshaped, difficult to describe it but the tread seems to be very uneven in its wear, bit like the front tyre some people get when it has ridges, I have this on the rear, visually it's horrid, riding it seems to be ok.
For piece of mind I will change both tyres at the end of October after a weekend trip to Belgium.
Now the question is what to get as a replacements.
Alan
Alan I shall tell you this only once, :yes: Avon Storm xm :wink: :popcorn:
Quote from: 100milesaway on September 14, 2013, 05:54:57 PM
Alan I shall tell you this only once, :yes: Avon Storm xm :wink: :popcorn:
I reckon it was that uneven land you took us across which ruined my tyres. :mfr_lol:
Alan
my rear pr3 has done over 5k miles and still looks new , always 2 up riding
Quote from: olde coney on September 14, 2013, 12:16:56 PM
I've got some part worn (2.500 mile) OEM Bridgestones if anyone wants them
sensible offers :yes:
If you give me £20 quid, I'll take em off you :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Kwikasfuki on September 14, 2013, 09:39:07 PM
If you give me £20 quid, I'll take em off you :mfr_lol:
Asif, if you read my post again you will see that it mentions the word "sensible" :mfr_lol:
Quote from: Rusty on September 13, 2013, 03:21:16 PM
Tapps ... Try the Pirelli Angel GT.s .... I was going for those before I had my medical episode and so now I will never know !!! :mfr_lol: :mfr_lol:
I agree, I've got Angel GT's on, fantastic tyre
Quote from: BigAlan on September 14, 2013, 07:26:26 PM
I reckon it was that uneven land you took us across which ruined my tyres. :mfr_lol:
Alan
Sorry Alan, I shall endeavour to find some motorways :yawn: :sleeping: for next year if you like? :mfr_lol:
Quote from: 100milesaway on September 15, 2013, 12:37:23 PM
Sorry Alan, I shall endeavour to find some motorways :yawn: :sleeping: for next year if you like? :mfr_lol:
Yeah...right :mfr_lol:
I rest my case, motorways are the future. :popcorn:
Tapps .. it has to be between the PR3's and the Pirelli Gt's ... toss a coin .. get one set now and the other set next time ... then we ALL get to hear what you think of them !!! :wink: :wink: