looking for a highway tire.

04 limited

04 limited

Registered
i will be doing a lot of highway riding this summer. underwood mn to mounds view mn every weekend thats 180 miles one way. i do like the corners also. but it will be 80% highway not much high speed cornering there. i will ride in the rain also. what would guys think? should i stay with the stock tire size also?

thanks for your guys help
 
Pirelli Angels is a good hard compound tire. I have about 5k on mine and there is about half tread left. It has enough grip to drag knees without fail also.
 
RussellJ said:
Pirelli Angels is a good hard compound tire. I have about 5k on mine and there is about half tread left. It has enough grip to drag knees without fail also.
Click to expand...

I've read a lot of positive reviews about the Angels. I do mostly highway driving and need to replace my current tires (Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa) and have decided to order the Angels this week.
 
Avon Storm 2 or the new Storm coming out. I've got 9k on mine and center is just starting to flatten out. I also rode this same set to Nc to ride the Dragon and they did fine. To get there I had to ride 300 miles in pouring rain on hgwy from Macon, Ga to Robbinsville, Nc. They did fine going thru downtown Atl in pouring which is a pretty curvy part of I-75.
Trust me when I say nobody here knows more about riding straight than I do :(
 
Blanca is the authority on all things straight and long.

I have run the angels for years. I am no knee dragger but I do get caught in the rain a lot. Despite the weather forecast storms blow in here without much warning. I noticed my stock tires would get squirrely during the lightest rain or if a sprinkler was hitting the street. I rode my angels in a hard pouring rain and it didn't twiitch a bit.

The Seattle forecast said 10% chance of rain. I think i. Got 10% of the annual rainfall on my head.
 
PR2 or PR3 without a doubt. I ride 120 miles a day to work and the PR2's have held up great. Even then when I feel like a trip into the mountains, they do great. I plan to have PR2's or PR3's on for the lifetime of my Hayabusa.

I got 14K miles out of my previous set I changed out this past fall.
 
Blanca Busa said:
Avon Storm 2 or the new Storm coming out. I've got 9k on mine and center is just starting to flatten out. I also rode this same set to Nc to ride the Dragon and they did fine. To get there I had to ride 300 miles in pouring rain on hgwy from Macon, Ga to Robbinsville, Nc. They did fine going thru downtown Atl in pouring which is a pretty curvy part of I-75.
Trust me when I say nobody here knows more about riding straight than I do :(
Click to expand...


Thats Florida. Ive been there a few times my friend lives there soo i know!!
 
Avon Storm 2 as well. Have 80,000+ miles on Avon tires. Great wet and dry performance and 8,000-9,000 miles per set.
 
Dunlop Roadsmart
You can drag knee, be confident in the rain, and get better mileage than a full on sport tire.

There, now this is an official tire thread...as you have many choices and opinions, and no straight answer:laugh:
 
sixpack577 said:
Dunlop Roadsmart
You can drag knee, be confident in the rain, and get better mileage than a full on sport tire.

There, now this is an official tire thread...as you have many choices and opinions, and no straight answer:laugh:
Click to expand...

ya i knew that would happen.. but thats what makes is fun
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

wht_scorpion
best of both world tires
2
Replies
35
Views
4,539
neoBusa
neoBusa
R
New Tire Opinions...a few options
Replies
6
Views
703
euroR
euroR
P
Best tires for street riding?
2 3 4
Replies
78
Views
25,382
fallenarch
fallenarch
killerrudy
Tire deals
Replies
17
Views
1,523
fastblackblur
fastblackblur
GXR1147
Another why is my tire doing this thread
Replies
9
Views
1,461
GXR1147
GXR1147
Back
Top