Need a new rear tire....what to go with????
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Also www.parts411.com, depending on the tire you're looking for.
shoot me a pm and let me know what tire you want.
DUnlop qualifiers
My experience = excellent all around tires but not as stable as stock tires. Then again, stockers don't lean or stick as much as qualifiers so for me it's been a trade off.
In light of the fact that kawi zx14's come with stock bt14's. Ima try those next. Stock bt56j's don't corner or stick well but man oh man are they stable in straight lines... they have this huge gyroscope effect. Maybe I got a bum qualifiers but I dunno. I"m gonna try bt14. By the time bt14 front wears out it'll be time for 2008 busa.... yay yay!!
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My experience = excellent all around tires but not as stable as stock tires. Then again, stockers don't lean or stick as much as qualifiers so for me it's been a trade off.
In light of the fact that kawi zx14's come with stock bt14's. Ima try those next. Stock bt56j's don't corner or stick well but man oh man are they stable in straight lines... they have this huge gyroscope effect. Maybe I got a bum qualifiers but I dunno. I"m gonna try bt14. By the time bt14 front wears out it'll be time for 2008 busa.... yay yay!!
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renaldoaoa
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I went to www.ridedirect.com and got the Dunlop 208 ZR's for both front and rear.
I love um!!!
The rear I switched from the 190 to the 180.
I cant remember how much the front was but the rear was $121.00 with a $10.00 shipping fee total was $131.00.
I'm sure some of these guys here could beat that down though.
How this helps!
I love um!!!
The rear I switched from the 190 to the 180.
I cant remember how much the front was but the rear was $121.00 with a $10.00 shipping fee total was $131.00.
I'm sure some of these guys here could beat that down though.
How this helps!
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I'd like to chime in on this...
I went from the stock battleAxe to the Michelin Pilot Power. The difference was extremely noticable to me. Because the Pilot Power has such a tall peak, (the very top arch of the tire) it makes the bike roll into the turns much easier in the twisties. That is an awesome feature for me.
However, at triple digit speeds, I felt the bike was a lot loser than on the battleaxes. It is unnerving at about 150mph because of that.
These Pilots stick very well and are very good performers. But they're expensive... wow! I just paid $200 with taxes and such for just the rear tire. I did find them online at Competition Accessories (www.compaccess.com) online for about $166 with shipping. But it would have cost me more to mount it and adding taxes - bringing it about to the dealer pricing.
Anyway - just made this transition and thought I'd share my experience with ya. You might want to determine the kind of riding you're doing most of, and target a tire that fits your riding style/habits.
Good luck and hope this helped a little.
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I went from the stock battleAxe to the Michelin Pilot Power. The difference was extremely noticable to me. Because the Pilot Power has such a tall peak, (the very top arch of the tire) it makes the bike roll into the turns much easier in the twisties. That is an awesome feature for me.
However, at triple digit speeds, I felt the bike was a lot loser than on the battleaxes. It is unnerving at about 150mph because of that.
These Pilots stick very well and are very good performers. But they're expensive... wow! I just paid $200 with taxes and such for just the rear tire. I did find them online at Competition Accessories (www.compaccess.com) online for about $166 with shipping. But it would have cost me more to mount it and adding taxes - bringing it about to the dealer pricing.
Anyway - just made this transition and thought I'd share my experience with ya. You might want to determine the kind of riding you're doing most of, and target a tire that fits your riding style/habits.
Good luck and hope this helped a little.
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pilot powers are awesome!
I hope so. I'm having the stock BT56 changed to a PP on Monday in prep for my long tour as the OE rear has 3K on it and won't make the trip. By the end of the PP I'll change out the pair but to what, I don't yet know.
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