favorite tire

[fazer]

what is your favorite tire for sport riding and why

[FalxZZR]

I have tried a bunch of different tires.

I still have not tried the bt016 (I would like too) or the pilot pures.

Out of the tires I have tried I am still in love with my pilot power 2cts. I have the pirelli diablo rossos on my bike now and while they are ok, they dont give the same feel to me as the 2cts. They are so perfectly predictable and every tire I have tried save for the michelins have given me some sort of pucker moment from slippage.

[Paulwall]

PILOT PURE!! First off, the 2lbs weight loss of the pair. Less rotating mass due to the KEVLAR layer (not steel belted), effort. The new 2CT patch on the Pure is an inch wider on each side than the orginal 2CT. The one thing that really surprised me was the tread pattern. On most tires the tread comes all the way to the side of the tire, where on the Pure it stops about a 1/2" before the edge. This pattern allows for the rider to have a full slick contact patch in extreme lean angles. (past review i wrote)

[fazer]

yeah that is how a bt-016 is,that is what my bike came with and I replaced with one rear ,now I need front and rear so trying to get opions before I replace both, I can make it slip if I want , but I think that would be any tire

[cbr900rar]

Dunlop Qualifier..... Because it's the only manufacturer that makes a sticky tire that fits a stupid ass 16" front rim.

[Jarvicious]

I'm a fan of the Power 2cts as well. I had Pirelli Diablo (I don't think it was the Rosso version) before and it was a damn fine tire, but the Michelins seem to be much more predictable than the Diablos. And lets not talk about the Stinkos that were on the bike when I bought it.....

[LowNSlow]

pilot 2cts for the win i have over 3000 miles on this set and wearing good with alot more left in them

[desmo2]

Unless you ride like Devo on the street, I think any sport tire will be fine. I don't understand how people are describing tires as "predictable" in street applications. I understood the description of "predictable" when used to describe motorcycle tires to reference how they broke loose (spun up on power) and how they hooked back up once spinning. With my definition I don't see any but the most insane, irresponsible street riders testing sport tires to that degree. I would be more inclined to blame slippage on the street to road conditions rather than the tire itself.

I ran a harder sport-touring tire (Avon Storms) on the street and had no issues with them. I ran them for 2 1/2 track days at a much, much harder pace than any street ride. Granted, I did lose the rear by pushing them too hard, but I don't think I could have pushed them nearly that hard on a street ride.

If you do a lot of easy riding and a little back road carving, I would recommend a sport-touring tire to extend tire life. If your riding is more serious then I think just about any reputable sport tire will serve you well enough.

Paul can correct me if I am wrong, but I think the Pilot Pure has a taller profile that is more suited to providing more contact patch when on the outer edge of the tire. That tall profile also makes the bike's initial turn-in a bit touchy at lower speeds. I think the Pure would be better suited to the track or someone who rides the streets hard.

I wish I could get 3,000 out of a rear tire. I average about 2,500 (Bridgestone BT016, Michelin Pilot Sport and Pirelli Diablo).

I have not run the Michelin Pilot 2CT, but it has a solid reputation as a sport tire and that would be good enough for me.

[Scratt]

Full bore M1s

[FalxZZR]

When i say predictible I mean the feeling of the tire as I lay over is the same every time, and does not feel greasy or squirrely at ANY time. All other tires that I have ran where fine alot of the time, but in certain road surfaces/situtions would get that 'greasy' feeling or just feel as if they really where not gripping the road at the same level they normally did.