RE: New Michelin tyre, again, #6 in an infinite series - 2

Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #14

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Car tires have also gotten much better in the same time frame, but again, tire life hasn't really improved.

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #13

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At the time, the Metzler Laser 33s or the 88s for the touring guys, seemed like magic. .

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If you really wanted a tire to last a long time I think Metzeler made a ME99 touring tire at one time that I tried out once. That thing never seemed to wear out, but it also didn't have any traction to speak of. While I do tend to run my tires as long as possible because i am a cheapskate, I got rid of that tire at about 12,000 miles after experiencing one too many slides. it was only about half cooked by then.

Since I really liked the 3s and 4s on my hondas, I liked the 4s that came on my RS and I really like the 5s on it now, I'll probably try a set. It's too early to tell with the 5s but it's been typical from me to get 10k miles out of a set.

Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #19

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Since I really liked the 3s and 4s on my hondas, I liked the 4s that came on my RS and I really like the 5s on it now, I'll probably try a set. It's too early to tell with the 5s but it's been typical from me to get 10k miles out of a set.

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #20

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Zitat von Davidnapo im Beitrag #19

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Since I really liked the 3s and 4s on my hondas, I liked the 4s that came on my RS and I really like the 5s on it now, I'll probably try a set. It's too early to tell with the 5s but it's been typical from me to get 10k miles out of a set.

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9~10K on a PR5 rear is reasonable. I got <6K on a PR5 and 7K on a PR5GT front. On a set of PR4s, I got 9500-miles.

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #17

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #13

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At the time, the Metzler Laser 33s or the 88s for the touring guys, seemed like magic. .

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We used a lot of Metzler 33s in the front and other brands in the back.
Mostly Continental in the back. I think Conti Roads?

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #22

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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #17

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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #13

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At the time, the Metzler Laser 33s or the 88s for the touring guys, seemed like magic. .

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We used a lot of Metzler 33s in the front and other brands in the back.
Mostly Continental in the back. I think Conti Roads?

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Maybe it was ContiTour? This was in the 1990s.

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I used to race in the 1960s-70s. Compared to Dunlop triangular racing tires the new road tires are simply amazing.

Ahh the triangular Dunlop TT. Now that was an interesting tyre. It was that or the Avon Road Runner for my early bikes. The TT was fine once leant over but very quick to get there! IIRC the Road Runner was the exact opposite. I remember switching to Metzlers on my CB650Z, which at the time were much more stable than the TTs and better in the bends than the Road Runners, a good compromise between the two.

But it was a hell of a long time ago!

Zitat von Oscarguitar im Beitrag #25

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Ahh the triangular Dunlop TT. Now that was an interesting tyre. It was that or the Avon Road Runner for my early bikes. The TT was fine once leant over but very quick to get there! IIRC the Road Runner was the exact opposite. I remember switching to Metzlers on my CB650Z, which at the time were much more stable than the TTs and better in the bends than the Road Runners, a good compromise between the two.

But it was a hell of a long time ago!

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I am with you Wessie.
Fitted Avon Spirits to my 1250RS, best tyre I have ever had on a road bike.
In the UK they are best part of £100 per pair less than the new Road6.
Need I say more.
AlanM

New ROAD 6's purchased today,that's ROAD 6, ROAD 6,ROAD 6.
My life became instantly better for having them fitted. 20220205_104738.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte)

Zitat von Bravo im Beitrag #29

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New ROAD 6's purchased today,that's ROAD 6, ROAD 6,ROAD 6.
My life became instantly better for having them fitted.

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