the ungeheuer tyre thread

[Two dogs]

I will soon be trying a Pilot Pure on the rear. Have heard mixed reports. It is a very light tyre to hold. Must have light side wall construction. What pressure will it need? I run whatever is available for the right price and this tyre came up cheap.

I have Pure's font and back...........really liked them at first ...........but..........now have lost all confidence in them 
They have worn really quickly 3k and not much life left in them. I rode yesterday with Matty and co up the Old road
and I could not keep up just had no grip and was getting very nervous.
I had a chat with Glen from Balmain tyres and he pretty much put it in a nutshell, he does not rate the Pures he described exactly
what I was feeling.
Apparently due to the non steel belt what happens is the tyre heat cycles way to often , without the steel the heat is not retained
so the temp goes up and down rapidly and often  even while riding ,resulting in the compound becoming harder as they age and loosing grip.
They are going in the bin and looking at the Conti sport Attack , I felt Matty/Brian's tyres up at the slab after a run North they were sticky like a track tyre
compared to my Pure's which were shinny and slippery.

Michelin has got it wrong with this rubber and they look to be dropped from there range very soon.

[FIFO]

I felt Matty/Brian up at the slab after a run North they were sticky like a track tyre
compared to my Pure's which were shinny and slippery.

Sounds like a line from a Porno

Oh and try harder next time that will make them Sticky

[StephenC]

Frasers have just fitted a pair of Pirelli Angel ST's.  They charged $430 for the pair and $103 for the fitting.  It is too soon to comment on the feel of them as they are still shiny and slippery.  I'm not sure I like the silly 'angel' logo, but it will wear off soon.

The BattLax's did 10272 km and probably had a bit left on them.

[Wells]

Hey Dez,
As I said the other day, I've got huge wraps on my Metzeler Sportec M5 Interacts (or just Metzeler M5 if you like...)
I had to get mine from O/S because no one in Australia had 160 rears.
I bought them from motosport.com who were very cheap, and very quick to ship.

I find the Sport Tire reviews that the German "Motorrad" magazine does are quite good and you can use google translate on the web pages.
http://www.motorradonline.de/de/zubehoer/reifen/reifenspezial/test-motorrad-reifen-2010-touren--sport-und-hypersportreifen/306788?ref_id=319505


I've not heard a single person say a bad thing about the Conti Sport Attacks, so I dare say you're on to a good thing there.
Good Luck!

[Two dogs]

The good and the bad
100 odd rubber trees sacrificed there good juices for me today 
got me some Conti's  wow forgot how well  a bike turns in with new rubber.
On removing the PP Pure set we were both amazed at how Nerf like flimsy they were , you
can push the tyre in with a very gentle push 
The bad
The mechanic (who will remain nameless ) noticed my chain was a little slack
So adjusted it.....................on the way home bang clack clack clack
Oops he forgot to do up the pinch bolts    dummy one terse phone call and said Mechanics
very appolagetic  boss arrived minutes later for some road side spanner work.

Cant wait to scrub these in and enjoy corners again   

[Betty]

The mechanic (who will remain nameless ) noticed my chain was a little slack
So adjusted it.....................on the way home bang clack clack clack
Oops he forgot to do up the pinch bolts    dummy one terse phone call and said Mechanics
very apologetic  boss arrived minutes later for some road side spanner work.

Cant wait to scrub these in and enjoy corners again   

Dez, any chance of damage to eccentrics, sprockets, swingarm, etc?

[FIFO]

Sport tyres are so over rated
I'm getting nobby's next like the tractor tyres in the picture.
Following the boys back down the Putty last Saturday Dock had no trouble keeping up with Matty in the twistys on the GS with nobby's
Also handy if you get caught out on a dirt road
Best of both worlds

[Two dogs]

Dez, any chance of damage to eccentrics, sprockets, swingarm, etc?

Yes swingarm has a slight graze on it
Boss reckons he can touch it up but  I have to leave the bike
at his garage for half a day 

As for Rob and his tractor tyres 

[braando]

Look........seeing this is a tyre thread, I just can't help myself........Below is a legend in action......yeah yeah.......I know you may have seen this before........but our beloved little Rob S......for our newbies to the forum...his method of tyre warming........

Men Behaving Badly 2

[FIFO]

 Btw Teff I have 11000klm on that tyre pilot road 2 ct and will squeeze another 1000klm 

[braando]

Yes, I know Rob........and good on you for getting those k's on it........and the edges look dam near brand new.....

[Two dogs]

Oh will you two just go and get a room 

[Mr.S2R]

just to add to this thread and get it back up to the top...

I put some new Dunlop Q2s on and I love them.  They have good feel and grip.  Previously I had Qualifiers on, but the lifespan was very short on the rear - 3500km.  The Q2 is asymmetric tread so see how that goes!

[Spider]

well, got my a nail in my Mich Pilot Road 2 a few weeks back...18,000k.

yep, that's serious!

so...bought the new Road 3...same dry feel...but the grip in the wet is awesome. I'm deliberately run over steel tramtracks now and cannot get any slippage at all. The rain just doesn't seem to effect them.

I'm only 400km's in on them, but am just amazed....a little amazed that a rider of my limited abilities can tell...but also in the tire. They reckon that they get a few more k's out of em too....is 20,000 a possibility?

[monstermick58]

Hey Spider, did you replace both tyres or just the rear?

Are they expensive??








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