FJRMGM
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Actually, that who god thing was just a figure of speech as I am not a believer.
Sportbike tire recomendations?
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idoc62
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I'll second this. I did 4 track days and 1000 street miles on a set of Q3s last year and their not done yet. Exceptional performance and good wear. Save the ST tires for the ST bike.
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Torchsport
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I put Q3s on my Daytona this summer and put the first miles on them on the racetrack. They are AWESOME.
Dagwood
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FJRMGM, Everybody believes. The great thing about this country is the freedom to choose what we believe. Enjoy those Arkansas roads with the new tires.
lnewlf
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These are sticky.....considering the weather around here meebee I'll get a set for the Feej..
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fastpappy
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Zilla I'm curious. My bike came with Z6s which I got 11,500 mi out of with still a little life left before I swithched them out for the Z8s which I think are better than the 6s but I have nothing to compare them with. Is there anything specific about the Metzlers you don't like? Please enlighten.
I had a set of Q3's on my Busa (190/55) and they were great but didn't make it much past 3300 miles of street use by a heavy handed pilot that was 2up most of the time.
Busa is alot heavier and a Ron more torque so I'd imagine they'd be great on your much lighter buke.
I switched to a set of Pirelli Angels and like them alot as well - had fellow Busa pilots report over 8k miles on a rear tire.
Busa is alot heavier and a Ron more torque so I'd imagine they'd be great on your much lighter buke.
I switched to a set of Pirelli Angels and like them alot as well - had fellow Busa pilots report over 8k miles on a rear tire.
eg23232
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I've put q3's on the Street Triple R for the last couple of tire changes and really like them. They stick like they're on rails and great for street/track day combo tires. But they don't last too long. I have previously used Pirelli Diablo Sport tires (Cyclegear runs a front/rear tire combo frequently on them) on the StripleR and even used them on trackdays (C group) and they were fine. Stick but lasted much longer than the Dunlops.
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FJRMGM
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don't believe I ever posted that I decided upon Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S-20 and now have them mounted.
Very pleased with them as far as confidence and handling. The front is sooooo much stickier than the old one it feels like I put different brakes on the bike..
Very pleased with them as far as confidence and handling. The front is sooooo much stickier than the old one it feels like I put different brakes on the bike..
redneckj
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Not Metzelers? I guess that Guy Martin is not that fast so those tires must suck, LMAO
HotRodZilla
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Haha...I'm sure he isn't running the same pieces of junk available at MC shops. I have never had good luck with Metzlers. Maybe just bad QC.
I recently put one on the rear and it leaked due to a label. Then I had it taken off and was going to save it to throw back on and destroy later, but the rubber was peeling off the bead. I'm kind of glad I took it off when I did. It felt fine and wasn't wearing badly, but the quality of the build was questionable.
