Need new tires

[Ravenfz09]

im creeping up on 6000 miles and will need tires soon. i want something in the price range and longevity range as the stockers. is there a better alterative or should i put new oem's back on?

 

[Powerman]

I'm sure others may disagree but these have been great tires for me.
DUNLOP ROADSMART MOTORCYCLE TIRE - COMBO | MotoSport

 

[Ravenfz09]

how many miles didyou get out of the stock ones?

 

[FrozenBiker]

Need tires with that mileage ?? What'cha been doing

 

[FB400]

Move this to the Tire Tech section..

And get Pilot Road2CT You won't be sorry. Good deals now since they release the PR3

 

[DownrangeFuture]

how many miles didyou get out of the stock ones?

6k for me. But I kinda ran the air pressures a bit low.

Front was fine, but the back was on the wear indicators and really square. Of course, 4k of those miles were on it before I got it. So it had probably been low forever.

It wasn't until I got them changed that the guys changing it mentioned my pressures were 28/30 and that wasn't right. That's what they came at from the dealer. "Surely, the dealer would inflate them right", I had thought.

Then the guys inflated my new tires to the sidewall pressure. So I put them back down to 34/38. Recommended for my weight is 33/36 according to the manual, but bumping it up a few PSI helps the gas mileage.

 

[Kazza]

Metzler Z8 Interacts.

They are frickin' awesome, especially in the wet :rockon: