What tires are good these days?

[696DCRider]

I need some new tires for my 696.  In the past, the Pilot Powers and 2CT have been popular.  What tires are people using these days?  Any tires I should consider?

[Skybarney]

Depends on your style of riding.  There are some great tire threads if you use the search button.  I run Rossos 2's but am trying the Pilot 4's next change out.  I hear they last longer and ride great.

[MadDuck]

Dunlop Q2's are very good and reasonably priced. Q3's are fantastic, which is what I'm running on the bike right now.

[SpikeC]

I'm enjoying a set of pilot power 3 right now and like the way they perform in the corners. Too soon to predict wear tho......

[lazylightnin717]

Pilot Road 2's have been doing a fine job for me.

- Plenty of mileage
- Good wear
- Dual compound

They can handle anything I throw at them with a 4 valver on the street

[koko64]

Pilot Road 2's have been doing a fine job for me.

- Plenty of mileage
- Good wear
- Dual compound

They can handle anything I throw at them with a 4 valver on the street

I'm a convert to Road 2s.

[brad black]

they're up to pilot road 4.

generally each new version of the sports touring tyres moves closer to the previous generation of sports tyres grip wise and last the same or longer.  for most road riders they're probably a pretty good bet these days.  road 4, angel gt, z8 interact, roadsmart, road 2, etc.

[Blackout]

I'm sold on Bridgestone BTO16's. Haven't tried the 20s yet.

[koko64]

I went for Road 2s rather than 3 or 4s coz they were $60 cheaper. I heard the 3s were being fazed out and they were keeping the 2s and 4s. Not sure if that's true, but that's what I heard.

[Greg]

Dunlop Q2's are very good and reasonably priced. Q3's are fantastic, which is what I'm running on the bike right now.

I'm a big fan of the Q2's, they are cheap and stick well. Have not had a chance to try the Q3 yet

[brad black]

the pirelli angel st are really cheap too, compared to the gt which are the price the old st used to be.  well, they were anyway, last time  i got a price on the gt they'd gone up quite a lot from a few months ago.  maybe the au dollar diving prompted a change.

[Speeddog]

I got a bit less than 12k miles out of my last rear Angel ST on my M750.

I'm currently near 20k miles on the front Angel ST on the same bike.

The bulk of that was commuting, but they stick well enough to entertain me in the canyons.

[koko64]

the pirelli angel st are really cheap too, compared to the gt which are the price the old st used to be.  well, they were anyway, last time  i got a price on the gt they'd gone up quite a lot from a few months ago.  maybe the au dollar diving prompted a change.

Thanks Brad, good to know. Angels sound a good option then. For restrained street riding in this state bang for buck and longevity count for a lot.

[lawbreaker]

I mostly commute on my S2r 1000 and run Bridgestone BT023's.... I like them a lot. I'll also run BT016's on occasion when i know I'm gonna be playing around more .

I run the BT003's on the 996 but she's more for track days ..


I guess i'm a Bridgestone Fan

[racingj]

 You'll find many choices & voices on great tires for the Ducati. Currently my voice and money would be Dunlop Q-3. These are #1 for grip and quality . Mine have just a little over 2000 miles , still wearing good. RacingJ