TheCheeze
Junior Member
2 weeks till my donut supplier gets the new Metzeler Z8's in stock , cant wait to get them fitted :thumbup: Now I just gotta make my rear tyre last that long :eyebrow:
Update on your tires? Curious to see how they did.
2 weeks till my donut supplier gets the new Metzeler Z8's in stock , cant wait to get them fitted :thumbup: Now I just gotta make my rear tyre last that long :eyebrow:
I've just mounted some BT-023's and I'm very impressed. I'm coming from Roadsmarts, which I like as well. The BT-023's are lighter and tip in quicker. :thumbup:
O.K. Bryan, it's been few months now and I'm curious about a review on the BT023's as to how you still like them, how many miles you've put on them and how evenly they're wearing.
I pretty much shredded what was left on the front tire of my BT016's today but I still could probably get another 500 miles or so on the rear. That is to say I just got barely 4200 miles out of the set. I love the stickiness on the 016's but the mileage seems a little low and they seem to square off if you slab it too much. I'm leaning towards the Conti Road Attacks or the BT023's. :don'tknow:
I have about 4K or so on them now. They are a great tire and I will continue to use them. I'll shoot some pics so you can see the wear.
Upgraded to the FZ6 about a month ago with teh stock 020 tires with 700 miles on the Odometer, riding home in a bit of rain, tried an aggresive stop, and just skidded along- kept the brakes locked up to see how far I was gonna go. Went much farther then I expected to. Blamed it on the rain and my inexperience on teh bike.
At 3K miles, a light Im too far to run, changes from green to yellow, hit the brakes, start sliding, and immediately start the manual ABS system, good enough to stop in the crosswalk instead of in the middle of the intersection. Not impressed at all with the 020, will be looking at the michelins next, I dont think I have the patience to wait for these to wear out as recommended by my riding buddy.
At least I hope its the tires, I would expect the bike to be close to the stopping power of my 'ol ex500.
CYA
I got a pair of Shinko Raven 009's for $182.00 shipped. I wasn't expecting a lot of these tires but after the first 600 miles in various weather, I have to say I am impressed! I scrubbed them off on the evening I put them on by taking the bike to a vacant parking lot. The next few trips out, I pushed them harder and harder and they never broke free all the way to the edge. I purposely took the bike to work the first available rainy day and pushed them from easy to very hard in the rain and once more, they held their own very well.
The only remaining test is time... what time will they wear out!
Not many people know that Shinko is actually Yokohama Tyres motorcycle division