Re: [ST] fitted new rear tyre vs. getting older

[brettwilson21@xxxxxxx]

 I totally agree with you Matt. 
 
I guess what I didnt explain very well was that I've been running 020's the whole time I've been riding ST's - close to six years now. Helped in no small part by the fact that a friend of mine is a supplier of them so I get mates rates.
 
I've always got pretty good mileage, but the donuts on the 05 ST seem to have considerably more life than the previous years. This may be due to the center being a harder compound. As you say there is plenty of grip there for my riding ability. I have experienced some movement when I've upped the pace, this is usually the point where I decide not to push my luck. With 10,100kms on both tyres there is no evidence of cupping.
 
Brett.

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthew Heyer <matthewheyer@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 06:03:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: [ST] fitted new rear tyre vs. getting older


I can see this being true from my experiences.  Bridgestones usually get some 
good mileage.  However, I believe it is because they use a harder tire than the 
comparable one from another manufacturer.  Now they probably assume that people 
want to say they have the racing/supersport tire, but don't actually use the 
performance (just like most riders on most bikes never come close to actually 
using the all of the performance it has - yet they still want a GSXR1000 or the 
like...).  So they sell the tire a little harder than the competitors, most 
people won't even realize the difference in performance as they don't push the 
tire that hard, and Bridgestone looks great on the mileage.
 
The Bridgestones, while better on mileage, definitely slide around like a harder 
tire.  Two other things in my experience - the front tires seem to cup 
easier/worse than other manufacturers I've used, and the Bridgestones are harder 
to warm up/are slicker when cold than other manufacturers.
 
That's just my experience with a couple of sets of them...
 
Matt Heyer

----- Original Message ----
From: brettwilson21@xxxxxxx
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sunday, April 9, 2006 7:41:18 AM
Subject: Re: [ST] fitted new rear tyre vs. getting older


I was thinking the same thing Markus!

I'm still on the original tyres on my 05 ST. I picked up a screw in the rear 
tyre the other day and while getting it fixed I had a good look at the tread 
depth and discovered I still had quite a few thousand km's to go to the wear 
indicators. The front of course is in even better shape. 

The same thoughts briefly crossed my mind about my riding style and my age (I 
recently hit the ripe old age of 36 no less!!!) but then I quickly concluded 
that Bridgestone have obviously been hard at work in the lab and provided a 
vastly superior product to what we have previously been used to....


Does anyone know what the letters "NN" mean on the current crop of 020's? I know 
this has been discussed before but I couldnt find the thread. I also tried 
searching on the web but I couldnt find an explanation there either.

Brett.


-----Original Message-----
From: Markus Clarijs <daftspeed@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; motorisation@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 09:13:30 +0100 (BST)
Subject: [ST] fitted new rear tyre vs. getting older


Just fitted a new rear tyre.
  Bridgestone BT020 NT
  The previous one (same kind of tyre) lasted 14.952 km which is a new record 
for me.
  Is this tyre so much better or am I just getting older and driving slower? => 
So will my next bike be a Harley or a Beemer LT to suite my new riding-style? 
What a nightmare, I couldn't sleep of it last night ;-)
   
  Or do I just have to try harder. Maybe new springs and a turbokit will help me 

out.
   
  Note: I usually change rear-tyres every 10.000km.
  Note 2: My front tyre will be gone in about 1.500km and has already lasted 
17.500km !
   
  Emile and others, please help me out. Am I starting to become an old fart?
   
  --Markus

        
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