Re: Tires that fit and Reviews.
After 13,345 miles on my stock Dunlop 252's, I finally had them replaced. Overall performance, can't really compare because I can honestly say that this has been my only experience with street tires. Not the greatest as far as stickyness in the twisties. But no wobbling at high speeds, and the tires did start to square off. I had about 1 mm of tread left on the rear and 2mm on the front. Overall, I got great mileage off the tires, probably could have gotten close to 15,000 if I just commited to commuting, but what fun is that. The tire pressure held great. Only had to put air in the tires a couple of times over a span of 13 months. Maybe riding the bike everyday helped keep the pressure consistent. Bike never sits, it's my only ride. I posted some pics of my tires just before retirement. Oh I got the Michellin Pilot Powers, for $260 installed at the Yamaha dealership. Actually, $278 with tax.
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My odometer is at 27,100 miles, thats about 13,800 miles on my current Pilot Powers. The tires pictured below have taken me to Palomar Mountain and Big Bear Lake hitting the twisties aggresively trying to keep up with Cali-Rider. They have also taken me to Malibu and Topanga Canyon in Southern Cal too. Plus numerous runs at the Las Vegas Motorspeedway Dragstrip. And of course, my everyday commuting in Las Vegas since my FZ is my only ride.
After 13,345 miles on my stock Dunlop 252's, I finally had them replaced. Overall performance, can't really compare because I can honestly say that this has been my only experience with street tires. Not the greatest as far as stickyness in the twisties. But no wobbling at high speeds, and the tires did start to square off. I had about 1 mm of tread left on the rear and 2mm on the front. Overall, I got great mileage off the tires, probably could have gotten close to 15,000 if I just commited to commuting, but what fun is that. The tire pressure held great. Only had to put air in the tires a couple of times over a span of 13 months. Maybe riding the bike everyday helped keep the pressure consistent. Bike never sits, it's my only ride. I posted some pics of my tires just before retirement. Oh I got the Michellin Pilot Powers, for $260 installed at the Yamaha dealership. Actually, $278 with tax.
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My odometer is at 27,100 miles, thats about 13,800 miles on my current Pilot Powers. The tires pictured below have taken me to Palomar Mountain and Big Bear Lake hitting the twisties aggresively trying to keep up with Cali-Rider. They have also taken me to Malibu and Topanga Canyon in Southern Cal too. Plus numerous runs at the Las Vegas Motorspeedway Dragstrip. And of course, my everyday commuting in Las Vegas since my FZ is my only ride.
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