Tire Deals?

was92v · 12-05-2008, 07:18 AM

While a 180 may be more common, it may not be what is best. A larger tire will slow the handling down. A 160 or 170 will give plenty of grip on an SV and keep the handling sharper.
Take offs are cheap, but are a hassle to change every 500-800 miles unless you have to run them and change them yourself.
A super sport tire will give you about half the mileage of a sport-tour tire and for most of us the ST tire will work just as well in 99% of street rides. I am running Bridgestone BT-021's (not 020) on my CBR600 and I have no trouble sticking with riders on SuperSport tires, while sport riding. I just buy fewer tires, less often...

12-05-2008, 07:18 AM	#18
was92v Nowhere Man Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 558	While a 180 may be more common, it may not be what is best. A larger tire will slow the handling down. A 160 or 170 will give plenty of grip on an SV and keep the handling sharper. Take offs are cheap, but are a hassle to change every 500-800 miles unless you have to run them and change them yourself. A super sport tire will give you about half the mileage of a sport-tour tire and for most of us the ST tire will work just as well in 99% of street rides. I am running Bridgestone BT-021's (not 020) on my CBR600 and I have no trouble sticking with riders on SuperSport tires, while sport riding. I just buy fewer tires, less often...