Hi
I'm new to the forum. I bought the bike from Italy.
The tires looks very good but too old (2006), must be replaced. I don't know between Dunlop Q or Metzeler Z6...hmmm
I got my bikes with a few month old set of Dunlop Qualifiers, and after they
wore out (in like 6 months) I got the Z6.
Apples and oranges!
Qualifiers are very fast and agile to switch from side to side, didn't give me
much confidence but grip on good roads was amazing. They took more time
to warm up. I had to do 400 miles on them on the freeway and they were
gone.
The Z6 grips everywhere and all the time, and my riding pace (with almost
no chicken strips) on good roads still hasn't had them slide out even once.
They're wearing a LOT slower (probably by a factor of 3).
However, they're take a lot more effort to tip into corners, making the bike
feel like it's heavier, BUT, I like the feeling in the corners with them better
since they hold their line no matter what, and Q's were twichy, eager to
change direction again.
Anyways, Qualifier is a sport tire, Z6 is a sport-touring tire.
Peope say that the original Michelin Pilot Power is somewhere inbetween
these 2 and them 3 together are about as cheap as it gets for the FZ6,
at least here in EU.
I'm sticking with Z6.