you should have chased me last Sunday.

Quote from: Tommy on March 20, 2009, 08:16:12 PM
doesn't matter, with your riding habits, you can swap "tyres" with your cruiser and be fine

      

Quote from: muskrat on March 20, 2009, 08:19:44 PM

you should have chased me last Sunday.

I cant run that far and it would be too boring on my Duc or R1. 

I know we have been on a ride together....but we have never ridden together......

I don't like the feel when compared to the Pirellis.

oh Alex, I could barely see you when we started running fast.  

Quote from: Tommy on March 20, 2009, 08:23:44 PM
I cant run that far and it would be too boring on my Duc or R1. 

I know we have been on a ride together....but we have never ridden together......

you AINT riding

Quote from: muskrat on March 20, 2009, 08:24:43 PM
oh Alex, I could barely see you when we started running fast.  

what did he do, get bored and go home?

red if your looking for a good grip but very high mileage i say the diablo strada. about 75% of my miles are commuting. 32 miles to 32 miles from. if you want a track tire most seem to love the mich's or the bridge's. do as much research as you can form your own opinion as to what fits you best and go with it. that's what i did. nobody had tried them so i said screw it i'll be the first to go for the extended mileage tires. i got sick of putting on tires every 3k or less so i tried the strada. however the popularity and price of them have went up considerably since i bought mine. does it have the same grip no but it gets excellent mileage and i don't ride as fast as some of these guys anyway. if they are supersport pace i am more sport touring. just a middle of the road pace.

Quote from: Tommy on March 20, 2009, 08:31:28 PM
what did he do, get bored and go home?

nope, couldn't keep up.  ok done

Quote from: muskrat on March 20, 2009, 08:24:43 PM
oh Alex, I could barely see you when we started running fast.  

you say fast, i say near suicidal (on roads that torn up).  Put me on some smooth pavement and i've got no problem running fast.  Carlos and I left you in the dust just the other month.   

Your friend's wife deserves a  .

Ok, done too.

+1 on the tires RichD recommended. I preferred them over the stock Pirellis on the 1098S on the track. Even with the relatively harder centers I don't know that I'd put them on an ST.

Quote from: alexisonfire on March 20, 2009, 08:42:58 PM
you say fast, i say near suicidal (on roads that torn up).  Put me on some smooth pavement and i've got no problem running fast.  Carlos and I left you in the dust just the other month.   

Your friend's wife deserves a  .

Ok, done too.

because I was on probation from a speeding ticket, not anymore  [moto]

Quote from: calscrazy on March 20, 2009, 05:50:48 PM
diablo strada     .... got 6500 out of my rear and front still looks brand new.

FOR  REAL? 6500? Are they still sticky enough in the corners? My Michelin Road Pilots are feeling hard. I can't go into corners the way I want now that the bike is set up. I want tok know I can put a serious lean on them. That a goodly amount of miles though. I've thought a lot about Puurrrellis.

Quote from: Ronr on March 20, 2009, 10:10:14 PM
+1 on the tires RichD recommended. I preferred them over the stock Pirellis on the 1098S on the track. Even with the relatively harder centers I don't know that I'd put them on an ST.

I see your reasoning Ron. The ST is a great 'Dual Purpose' bike. Sure it has the sport touring moniker, but if you take off the pannier fitment and stiffen up the suspension to track specs it can take some really hard driving. It's only got around 115-120 bhp but it feel nimble when it goes. It is definately more suited to a long sweeper @ +100 but I can't do that always. Simply not enough oportunities around here. So, If I get what you guys are saying is that the Bridgestones would be a good choice?

Quote from: RED on March 20, 2009, 11:03:40 AM
Thanks guys, I knew we had some expert input that just needed to be tapped. Anything else you can think of for 'getting ready for the season' catagory just post up. Thanks.


Hmmmm......wondering if a set of Ohlins would bolt up to the from of RED??? So, there you go, maybe find a not-so-used pairs of Ohlins for an ST4s? Anyone? Maybe go the re-build the guts route?

AMS can revalve your forks with Ohlins guts, had them do it on my S2R1000 along with Ohlins damper and shock... massive improvement. Or you can rattle Piper Performance in North Richland Hills. I know lots of folks who have used their suspension rebuild and re-valve services and have absolutely loved their work. I think Ron used them when he had some work done on replacement forks for his CBR900R. PM in Ron for feedback.

http://www.piperperformance.com/