I had PR2's on for a while and really liked them, they always felt good and inspired confidence. Earlier this year I got PR4's and initially they felt good, however whilst over in Europe in mid July I had a few scary moments with the front end slipping out on long corners in the Black Forrest and that didn't fill me with confidence for the Stelvio and a few other high alpine passes. Fortunately few of the turns there are not that long so it wasn't too bad, but obviously it was in the back of my mind and undoubtedly affected how I rode - I still enjoyed it though.
I'm going to talk to the place that fitted them and see if they've had any similar problems or if it is maybe pressure related, I'll let you know what they say.

Hmmm, those Evo's  look tempting. I'm not a high mileage rider anyway so longevity isn't a requirement - especially if 2yrs on the GT's has me thinking of moving on. I've never quite worked out why the new 2011 MT with the same Hyperpro springs and basic setup from the same guy as the old wrecked one has always felt stiffer. I did wonder if it was the age, as the new one had 4500 on the clock when i got it and the old one was around 8000 when i had the suspension set up done which made a major difference in feel. The only other difference is the tyres - PR2's on the original and GT's on the new one.

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Hi. I'm new to the site but have been custodian of an MT01 for 3 years. Like all things bike its each to their own when it comes to tyres etc.  I have never been a fan of Pirelli tyres in the UK wet weather. I'm running on Michelin Pilot2's with nitrogen. The tyre have a heavier side wall construction 'for the heavier bike'. Lets face it the MT is no light weight. I'm not into taking risk with MT but my tyres 'chicken strips' are all but gone on the front tyre and are less than 1/2 inch on the rear. The bike feels planted, both in short and long corners, A roads and on country roads. I'm not into riding in the rain, but the times I have the bike feels secure, even when braking hard for an idiot not looking for bikes. As I said its each to there own. Good luck with your choice.

In the vein of getting some regular posts on the forum.... Any more update on tyres? Has anyone tried the Power Cup Evo's? IIIRC, on the old forum we built up a regular thread on tyres?

Cheers
Nat

Taken from a FB group post:

I have a 190/55ZR17 in the back, instead of the standard 190/50ZR17, because it tilts better in the corners even after serious tare than the standard one. Lots of Dutch and Belgian riders do, probably others too

I seem to recall this discussion popping up on the old forum - any thoughts?

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Quote from: Blzeebub on February 02, 2018, 08:22:42 am

Taken from a FB group post:

I have a 190/55ZR17 in the back, instead of the standard 190/50ZR17, because it tilts better in the corners even after serious tare than the standard one. Lots of Dutch and Belgian riders do, probably others too

I seem to recall this discussion popping up on the old forum - any thoughts?

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  It's bullshit !
 

  shall we have the 180 turns in quicker discussion too

Michelin Road 5's fitted and now the weather turns to utter shite! I was due to be doing a training run to Peterborough and back this weekend but i don't fancy running in new tyres and clutch in the snow!

Roll on the end of bloody winter...

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