coursonap
Senior Member
Has anybody had the PIRELLI DIABLO CORSA III 3 zone compound tires? If you have what did you think of them compared to others, and what was the milage you got out of them?
Just got a pair today. Need to break them in but my initial view is that they're pretty good. I got 11,000 miles out of my old Metzeler Z6's that I replaced. They were good tires too but IMO would lean a little quick for me then would want to stay there and were a little twitchy (front end) when pushed hard. Not bashing them, they were a good tire. The Corsa's seem to make the front feel a little heavier. Not heavy, just heavier than the Metz's. In a lean they seem to track VERY linearly and and feel solid but again I was basically just doing some weaving on the way home today. They also look pretty good to that does nothing for performance but figured I'd just throw that out there
I'll post again once I get some more mileage on them.
FZ-B:
I hear you on the Dunlops; I didn't like them at all. On the glass half-full side of things though they did allow for an easy break-in of my bike when it was new.
The Metzelers are a good tire. You're feeling the same as me when I had them. Kinda light in the front but all-in-all a pretty good tire. I mainly commute with my bike Mon-Fri and the Z6's were great at that. The Pirellis are grippier but probably won't go the mileage like the Z6's did. I'd be happy with either tire on my bike.
I'll have to check the P Corsa's that are on my R1, not sure if they are the III's. They are super sticky on street - and have done me good. Tread wear is absolutely amazing, its a daily commuter and weekend racer - I have about 6k on them already with hard riding, They look new still.
I ran a set of the Pirelli Corsa III's. The tire is an excellent tire. Good grip, wet or dry, predictable handling. The tire profile is a bit diferent from most, allowing negotiating of the usual twists and turns without running to the edge of the tire.
The rear was toast at about 6,100 miles. Which, is better than the stock D-252's or BT-014's that I have ran on the FZ.
These were my favorite tire on the FZ...Until I mounted a set of BT-016's. I still have nothing negative to say about the Corsa III's, but the BT-016 is my new favorite. I mounted these in mid-September. I currently have about 2500 miles or so on them. I love this tire.