The tyre review thread

[hurricane]

My bad!. My previous post should have said 'Just bought the GTR'. Please don't bag me!......

[Debs]

I have the Pirelli Road Angels on mine but its personal choice

[Lonewolf]

My bad!. My previous post should have said 'Just bought the GTR'. Please don't bag me!......

Welcome and congratulations on the new GTR. I thought for a mo you were in the wrong forum

[O.C.]

My bad!. My previous post should have said 'Just bought the GTR'. Please don't bag me!......

Freudian Slip methinks Hurricane....no harm done 

PR3s are the way to go 

[mecki]

PR3s are the way to go 

That may be right for the UK where it is always cold, wet and miserable but I heard that in hot climates like California or Australia those PR3s tend to fall to bits.

[Deon]

That may be right for the UK where it is always cold, wet and miserable but I heard that in hot climates like California or Australia those PR3s tend to fall to bits.

Absolutely not. We also have very hot climate down here in SA and this is certainly not the case. I have done 7 500 Km's with my PR3's and they are still going strong. In fact, I would say because of the hot climate, they actually work better than in colder climates. At the moment, no better tyre on the market in my opinion.

Deon

[Lonewolf]

Hear, hear.    .

[Boomer]

The PR3s don't survive very well in South-Central USA. In other hot places they do pretty well.
This is because of a combination of heat and atrociously abrasive road surfaces.
Seems to hold for Utah, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma & Kansas.
Many of those who live there are only getting 3500 miles out of a rear, but that is still better than they get with any other Radial ST tyre.
As a a consequence there is a big community of "Dark Siders" in the USA.
"Dark Siders?" I hear you ask. Well, they fit CAR tyres to the rear of their motorcycles.
Now those last a lot better but the handling and feel is quite different.
I rode a Dark Side GTR1000 briefly back in the late 90s in Florida.
Fine for most US roads, but I wouldn't want to try it in UK rain & traffic.

[Deon]

   I am sorry but I do not agree !

There are so many reasons why it is wrong to put a car tyre on a bike. There cannot be a valid reason to put one on.

Deon

[pistole]

darksiders !!

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[Boomer]

You pays yer money and takes yer choice.
Would probably be illegal here in the EU.
Having ridden one I wouldn't do it, but some people seem to like it.

[yamhon]

pilot road 3 every time  bt021 oe fitment are rubbish

[hurricane]

Darksiders!.  Not for me.... Handling must be crap. Though I was out on a run with a few guys a month ago, and one was a darksider on a Triumph Rocket 3. Didn't seem to worry him, as he can ride well enough... In fact, better than well enough. Was in Germany last July and stayed with a Ulyssian there. He uses car tyres (wait - is a SMART a car?) on his GS with sidecar, and it works well for him particularly in the winter - more grip and all that.

[O.C.]

I can see that it would be an option to use them on a bike with sidecar 

[Ros]

OK, so everyone is raging about the PR3s since beginning of last year.  The title should be changed to "The PR3 Review Thread" 

My BT023s require replacement after about 10,000Kms and I just asked my not-so-local Kwak dealer if he can stick a pair of PR3s on.  He can't get Michelin so no, he can't.  I need to decide how hard to try and get a pair.

I rarely ride out in the rain... and I know the PR3s are supposed to be excellent in wet weather but for almost exclusive dry weather riding, is it worth it?  Are there any other GOOD options for someone like me who doesn't ride too hard, but am quite heavy and do looong rides in the summer through Italy, France and Spain, two up with half a ton of luggage?

The bike has done 19,400Kms and I have only changed the tyres once.  Whatever the stock ones were I thought they were great right up until I changed them for the BT023s.  That changed everything!  Now, though, the rear is pretty square but the front isn't too bad. 

If I change to another type, I'd obviously change both, but I honestly can't decide what to do.  Heeeeelp!

Ros