Tyres - The Definitive List

[fewtrees]

Yes chaps, I'm putting together a poll that will collate all our ratings for tyres and we should be able to produce results such as:

Highest Avg rated tyre for wet grip, dry grip, off-road etc..
Costs
Wear Rate - What mileage people usually get from their tyres

I have to keep the poll as straightforward as possible so I won't be asking for tyre sizes, just Manufacturer and model.

Question is - do I need to collect results individually for front and rear, or are you generally happy with the performance of a 'Tyre Model'?

[matti]

QUESTION ABOUT THE SIZE:

my RD04 is omologated (in Italy) only for 130/90 - 17 rear tyres. Apparently NO ONE makes such size of enduro - touring tyres except an old Dunlop model.

So: no Dunlop = no MOT

Do you have this problem with old AT's?

Cheers

[rob7]

IMHO, the front on my bikes nearly always last about double that of the rear.

rob

[rob7]

ok, so whose had the new m & P catalogue through the door and checked out what the new battle wing BW501/502 look like. my opinion dont matter but they dont look nice. looks like the would be a good road tyre but anything else i think they would clog up to easy. anybody tried them yet? got a good report about them

[miss P]

I replaced my trailwings with Michelin anakees about 800 miles ago. What a difference!

So much better in the wet, it's like a different bike.

Haven't melted the edges yet though....

Paula

[iswoolley]

Africa Twin - Soft enough for girls!!!

Nice!

[Recycler]

My rear Distanzia has done 9k and is still going strong. Gives plenty of lean without slides. I'll replace it with the same.

[Muckybill]

My rear Distanzia has done 9k and is still going strong. Gives plenty of lean without slides. I'll replace it with the same.

Wow i only got 6000miles out of my rear Distanzia.

Bill

[croydon@twin]

I have an Anakee on the rear - plenty of tread left and feels planted in the corners and safe in the wet.

I have a T66 on the front - plenty of tread left but badly stepped and starting to square. Feels a bit vague at times in comparison to the rear, especially in the wet.

I will probably replace the front T66 with an Anakee to match the rear sooner rather than later.

Tony

[africatijn]

Hi,
Need new tyres soon. As I'm doing quite some commuting right now, I think I'll just go for real road tyres.

I have Trailwings now (147/14 which are very slippery in the wet. I had Bridgestone BT45's on my NTV and they were very good, so I think I'll go for those.

Anyone other ideas? Am I right when I say that the BT45's have silica added to the compound? Couldn't find it so quick on their site...

Cheers!!
Tijn