Tyres, Brakes and Suspension » New T32 tyre from Bridgestone

If looks were an important consideration they’d get my vote.

No doubt they will say the new tire has more grip and will wear longer than any previous tire Bridgestone has every made. Naturally at a higher price, too. Bridgestone has been making tires (and occasionally motorcycles) since at least the early 1960's and I bet every new tire was claimed to provide better grip and wear than the previous version. So this one ought to be really amazing.

I hadn't thought about what impact having wider grooves might have on manufacturing cost and wear. But that could be something to ponder.

From a glance it looks similar to the roadtec 01 SE, which I also love the look of

I have got T31s on my F800GT and generally I am very happy with them.

With 7k on the clock I am beginning to look around for a new front tyre for the 1250RS. I have probably 2mm left before I hit the wear bars. (On the back the bike arrived at 4.7k miles with a virtually brand new Z8).

Each of us will be different in our tyre wear but I am wondering what the ratio of front to rear wear is? Anybody like to advise? I am not keen on the idea of having a mismatched pair front and rear on the bike for very long but equally would like to explore an alternative to the Z8. Is the RS comfortable with a mismatch front and rear? Someone must have some experience?

?Maybe move on to a 01 SE? Would really like to consider Roadsmart 4s but currently not available in the UK.

Chris

Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #6

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I have got T31s on my F800GT and generally I am very happy with them.

With 7k on the clock I am beginning to look around for a new front tyre for the 1250RS. I have probably 2mm left before I hit the wear bars. (On the back the bike arrived at 4.7k miles with a virtually brand new Z8).

Each of us will be different in our tyre wear but I am wondering what the ratio of front to rear wear is? Anybody like to advise? I am not keen on the idea of having a mismatched pair front and rear on the bike for very long but equally would like to explore an alternative to the Z8. Is the RS comfortable with a mismatch front and rear? Someone must have some experience?

?Maybe move on to a 01 SE? Would really like to consider Roadsmart 4s but currently not available in the UK.

Chris

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Thanks for the input on Andy and Wessie. Until March and Covid I was a high mileage rider doing between 30-35k miles per year spread over two bikes. I therefore tended to get my money's worth out of tyres before changing! (Now I am not even sure I need two bikes I am doing so little!)

I have never fitted a part worn tyre to a bike but I think I might call in on my regular tyre fitters (S.M.D.Tyres, Leigh) to see if they can source me something part worn then fit a pair next year.

I am off out in an hour to put another 350 miles on the RS today. After that there is likely to be low level use for about a month before it goes to the back of the garage and I use the F800GT until February/March so I can probably put off sourcing a replacement until then. Maybe I can find a part-worn Z8 by the Spring and put on a new pair of whatever takes my fancy mid-summer.

Chris

I’ve had 2 sets of Z8’s and each have worn fairly evenly front and back so it has been an easy decision to replace them as a pair. I’m currently on new Avon Storm 3D’s, I was a bit concerned that they were less expensive and that I might regret that decision, it’s too early for me to judge the wear rate yet but the grip wet and dry is excellent so I’m very satisfied so far. Reading Wessie’s experience on the same tyres would suggest they will have similar life to the Z8’s - if so I will be delighted.

I am a high milage urban and highway rider, [sic] well I'm 70 in a couple of weeks, and I've covered 44,000 km since 9th July doing food delivery.

The bike had 13,000km on it when I purchased. Previously had Pilot Road 5's so I stuck with them and I was getting about 15, to 17,000km per set. This time the only tyre I could get quickly was the T32 standard, and so far, I like the real of the tyre at normal pressures 38/42. I was upping the pressure on the R5 to 38 or 40 front/ 46 rear to get the stability I liked. The carcass on the T32 is much stiffer so normal pressures are good. Will see how it works out for milage. Just had the rear tyre replaced under warranty due a pin like hole that was slow leaking from day one. The repairs (2) did not reduce the leak to zero so they replaced it. Very strange pin hole on an angle of about 45 degrees from the surface with nothing found in the tyre – looked like someone had pressed a fine injection needle into the tyre and withdrawn it? Maybe it was an early COVID vaccine test. This model is designed to improve wet grip and milage (they say) and so far the damp-road grip has been good but not had a truly wet weather ride yet. I'll report back in a couple of thousand km with impressions, won't take long :-)

I’m sticking with the Metzelers.

I just like the tread pattern so much .................................


The new 01SEs this time.

A short 60 mile jaunt at the end of the day took the shine off nicely.

Of course I can’t feel any difference between these and any previous set - ignoring the feel of a burst rear tyre.

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Zitat von Boxerboy55 im Beitrag #12

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Of course I can’t feel any difference between these and any previous set - ignoring the feel of a burst rear tyre.

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Zitat von PlacidoD im Beitrag #6

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I have got T31s on my F800GT and generally I am very happy with them.

With 7k on the clock I am beginning to look around for a new front tyre for the 1250RS. I have probably 2mm left before I hit the wear bars. (On the back the bike arrived at 4.7k miles with a virtually brand new Z8).

Each of us will be different in our tyre wear but I am wondering what the ratio of front to rear wear is? Anybody like to advise? I am not keen on the idea of having a mismatched pair front and rear on the bike for very long but equally would like to explore an alternative to the Z8. Is the RS comfortable with a mismatch front and rear? Someone must have some experience?

?Maybe move on to a 01 SE? Would really like to consider Roadsmart 4s but currently not available in the UK.

Chris

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Zitat von andygriff im Beitrag #14

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I changed my Z8s as a pair at 7250 miles - they appeared to wear almost the same front and rear , which was a first for me

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