RE: New Tyres Ordered . . . . - 2

((.......You have Road 6 GT. I've read a variety of comments on whether the GT is "overkill" on an RS. I did have a set of GT's on an F800GT and really liked them, but sold the bike with only 1000 miles on the GT's, so I don't have familiarity with how they perform over the long run vis-a-vis the Road 6 non-GT version. Any comment?.........))

Well if the tire is deforming under heavy use then it will cup really bad. So having more belts or bands in the construction will help stop this. But as far as comparing to the plain michelin GT I don't have that experience. In my case the shop decided to go right to the GT's. And the GT's were picked in the tire test featuring R1250RS bikes as well ..... I was all for it because that is what I also did with my airhead, put on heavy touring tires and I really felt they were far better in every way aside from not liking paint ....
Same with the 1250, the stronger tires are doing very well. I have also been much more attentive to using the front brake, and let the engine brake and rear tire do most of the light braking. It is also possible this bike will see some fast miles with heavier loads for touring and the like and the GT's will no doubt hold up well and last longer.

( ..... the Michelin catalogue says the ordinaire Road 6
httpww.michelin.co.u.....)

But the magazine picked the GT for the shoot out .....
And the michelin road GT has been the recommended tire for the RS in the past.
Personally I think the GT's will almost certainly outlast any other choice, in my case, and many other cases. But if you run the non-GT and it is not cupping, then you might not need it.
I think we need more input to be utterly sure .... Did someone put the GT's on, after running the plain, and then thought they were too stiff or some scenario like that? I think most that have claimed to have these tires at some point didn't feel like anything was wrong with them, in posts here on the forum.

I have the standard ones (Road 6), roughly 10.000 miles since Nov 23, mostly two-up + luggage riding with full pannier set.
Guesstimate them at less than 50% wear to TWI, no squaring or cupping etc.

My rides are fairly mixed so any highway is combined with a fair bit of B-roads and twisties so it might be different if someone commutes/does only serious highway miles for long periods of time

Someone named Autoplicity has been offering Dunlop Roadsmart 4s for $165(F) & $214(R). Considering the possible price turbulence, but leery of the low price...I put off ordering a set until last weekend. In any case, they arrived today from Turn14 (formerly, Rocky Tucker/WPS) and they were produced in July 2024. So, all is good. I wrapped them in shipping paper stored them is a dark, cool spot in the garage.