R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Fri Aug 18, 2023 7:15 pm
Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #29Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #28 My '23 RS came with Metzeler Roadtec 01's, but the dealer had another '23 RS, which was fitted with Michelin Road 6 GT's. |
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My '23 RS had Road 5's from the factory.
2023 R1250RS
2003 R1100S Boxer Cup Replika #6/200 1985 K100/1100RS- 330,000 mi. 38 yrs. 2017 R1200RS- 51,000 mi, 5 yrs, (gone) 2016 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. 18 mo. (gone) 2011 R1200RT- 30,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone) 2005 R1200ST- 58,000 mi. 8 yr. 3rd deer killed it. 1999 R1100S- 15,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone) 1996 Ducati 900SS/SP- 89,000 mi. 12 yr. (gone) 500,000+ BMW miles |
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Zitat von Duckbubbles im Beitrag #32 How are they? How many miles you have on them? |
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Lee
2022 R1250RS White Sport Iowa, USA |
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #34They were the standard Road 5 (not GT). I took them off at 2500 miles since I had a set of Michelin Pilot Power 2CT's sitting in my back room and didn't want to wait. I had been running those on my R1100S and would get 6500 miles out of them on that bike. I get to the wear bars on the Road 5 front in 6500 miles on my previous RS's. I figured the Powers should go to a similar mileage on the RS.Zitat von Duckbubbles im Beitrag #32 I put a set of the Powers on my '17 RS 600 miles before I traded it and seriously considered swapping them to the new bike at that time. To me, the Road 5 is a good tire but the Power is a great tire. YMMV My old joints won't let me do multi-day rides any more, an overnighter is about all I can handle so ultimate mileage isn't my goal. Frank
2023 R1250RS
2003 R1100S Boxer Cup Replika #6/200 1985 K100/1100RS- 330,000 mi. 38 yrs. 2017 R1200RS- 51,000 mi, 5 yrs, (gone) 2016 R1200RS- 28,322 mi. 18 mo. (gone) 2011 R1200RT- 30,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone) 2005 R1200ST- 58,000 mi. 8 yr. 3rd deer killed it. 1999 R1100S- 15,000 mi. 2 yr. (gone) 1996 Ducati 900SS/SP- 89,000 mi. 12 yr. (gone) 500,000+ BMW miles |
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Zitat von Duckbubbles im Beitrag #36 I don't see any reason to use a GT version if BMW ships the new bikes with the standard version.
Lee
2022 R1250RS White Sport Iowa, USA |
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #37Zitat von Duckbubbles im Beitrag #36 Except not all are shipped with the standard...my dealer had a new '23 RS with the Road 6 GT installed from the factory. I'm guessing BMW uses whatever's available. Metzeler did tell me, in an email reply, that the Roadtec 01 was "homologated" for the RS, so at least we know that tire is specifically meant to go on the new bikes. |
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #38Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #37Zitat von Duckbubbles im Beitrag #36 So I had a mental note to take in the company + nearby mall motorcycle parking area with this thread in mind and as most people are back from holidays and it's a bike to work weather: I'm including only relevant models without scooters or cruisers also not including ADV bikes with ADV oriented tires (i.e. TKC's aren't right to compare) 1200GS - Road 5 1250GS - Road 6 1250GS - Dunlop Mutant(?) [this GS popularity is naturally a complete surprise, there were a few more with knobby(er) tires omitted] 750GS - Metz 01 Older Yama Fazer - Road 5 CBR650F - Road 5 Versys 1k - Conti Road Attack 4 Older Suzuki 600-650 - Some Dunlop model Ninja 400 - Dunlop (looks like new bike OEM fit) Personally I'll go for R5 or R6 depending on how much they go for / availability as I've been extremely happy with R5 performance. I've yet to see GTs anywhere and don't really do the riding to necessitate the Power 5's which (If I'm not wrong) trade off some cold/wet performance I'll need come winter and braving slimy 4C roads in December :)
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My OEM fitted Metzlers were just about down to TWI after 11k (km) / 7k (miles) [50% 2-up, 30/40/30 highway/B-road&twisties/city]
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Zitat von Valks im Beitrag #40 Let us know how they feel in the twisties. I'll be swapping my Metzeler Roadtec 01's early next year at the 6,000 mile service, and the R6 is at the top of my list of replacements. The tread pattern on those R6's is a LOT more bold than the Roadtec's...it isn't subtle...lol! |
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In short - highly recommended. All of my former R5 feel and confidence came back in 50 km.
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If you change tires at home the gt tires can be more difficult to work with. I never had any issues with non gt tires.
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Maybe I won't try the Michelin Road 6...there appears to be some concern about veering with this tire. Anyone experience this? Since the Metzeler Roadtec 01's that came with my bike are still going strong after 5200 miles, I'll probably stick with them next spring (a new set), at the 6,000 mile service. |
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