Re: [ST] good freeway tires?

["Brian D ." <brd@xxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Aug 25, 2004 at 09:48:23AM +0100, Barry Croft wrote:
> What alternatives are there? I'm now looking for long
> freeway life and good wet grip rather than
> peg-scraping cornering ability. 

Pilot Roads.  Great tire, good in the wet, mine are wearing well so far.
4500 miles (including a 2600 mile 2-up trip to CO & NM), and just now
starting to square a tiny bit.  (For comparison, the BT020's I ran
lasted 6000 miles (and a BT010 only 4k).  At the moment, the fronts are
backordered through most places, but Michelin seems to be getting their
production going.

Avon Azaro 45/46.  Supposed to be good mileage & handling.  They have
20% greater tread depth in the center of the tire than most others.
>From what I've heard on the VFR list, Avons can be finicky about tire
pressures, as well as taking a lot of weight to balance sometimes.

> A friend runs and recommends the Michelin Macadam 90X or new 100X on
> his RS. Other possibles look to be the Pirelli Dragon GTS (same
> price), Metzeler MEZ4 (a little cheaper) or the Dunlop D205 (price?). 

MEZ4 has been replaced by the MEZ6.  The 6 is supposed to get better
life and handle better than the Z4 , which by most accounts was a crappy
tire.  I saw a rear Z6 yesterday off an R1150RT that had 9500 miles on
it.  It was ragged (cupped), but wasn't showing cord yet.  He switched
to Pilot Roads.

Laters,
Brian
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Ft. Worth, TX
'97 VFR 750 (red, of course)
'99 Sprint ST(black, RIP)

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