New Tyres

[Blade]

You just can't beat new tyre day

Been out to scrub a new set of rubber in and Wowwwwwww........................ they have to be the best upgrade to any bike

[Kwacky]

They do inspire a bit of confidence.

I need a new rear but I'm not down to the indicator yet so I reckon I'll get another month out of it.

[Blade]

Wow that m7 has worn quickly or probably more likely you have been enjoying them too much and banging the mileage in.

[Kwacky]

5000 miles and 3 track days. I'm happy with that.

[Blade]

That's very impressive and they scored well in recent tyre test in pb mag.

I got 2700 out of the Rosso corsa which although riding a torquey 1000 its neatly half the mileage of the m7 which is surprising for such a good and comparable tyre.

[Kwacky]

Did that PB test look at mileage and use in the wet? I thought it was based on a dry test on the day.

Anyway, I'm more than happy with the M7. I've certainly had my money from them.

[Blade]

No consideration for mileage or wet conditions. It covered track and road as two sperate tests written up in two separate magazines with an overall winner.

[Blade]

New tyres are bit weird IMO as most people try something different and end up saying brand B is so much better than brand A that they have just removed. Where in reality that most likely isn't true. What is true is brand B brand new tyres are better than worn brand A tyres as the profile is not squared off.

I went out on brand new rosso corsa's tyres today in identical constions on identical roads to a set of half worn (not finished off) Rosso corsa tyres yesterday. The difference is amazing and mainly due to the profile being intact so they are so much sweeter steering. Being new the grip levels were lower and I had a couple of slides when getting too carried away but they did feel great which I m sure is down to profile more than anything.

[C00kiemonster]

You are right. Profile makes a huge difference IMO.

[Kwacky]

Does anyone else feel like their bike has been jacked up at the rear whenever you have new tyres?

[D6Nutz]

Yep. I can tell mine are wearing as the fairing is starting to catch again.

I reckon I've got a good 2+ mm on the rear before I hit the indicator though. Will try and work out the rough mileage over the weekend as I'm curious now after your post on mileage.

[Blade]

Does anyone else feel like their bike has been jacked up at the rear whenever you have new tyres?

It will be about 4mm higher at the rear on new tyres due to great tread depth.

[duke63]

Scrubbed the PR4's in this afternoon. Very different profile to the Angel GT's i i had on before and easier to turn in.