tire recomendation questions

[kb_air]

well ill make sure i keep subscribed to this thread and let you know how they turn out

[kb_air]

well ill make sure i keep subscribed to this thread and let you know how they turn out

i actually ended up changing the order to S11 Spitfire Sport Touring Blackwall

[7981GS]

I used those for years before the BT-45's came out.
Also a great tire! I just bought a new one for the front of one of my bikes last month even.
They last about 22,000 on the front and 12-14,000 on the rear.

Eric

[GateKeeper]

Well since this is a tire tread....I know,,,,thread.....

can I ask, what do you guys recommend for my bike GS750E, 1983, not sure if I can get all the same brands you guys have in the US, and I really don't want to buy from there, so some Canadian recommendations would be good

Currently I have

Front - Pirelli Supertouring Phantom
100/90/H16 MT59

Rear - Pirelli Sportcomp Phantom +1
120/80/v17 MT28

What do you say, for a new set, and I wouldn't mind something a bit wider in the rear, what would be the widest I could go with

Cheers

[SVSooke]

Try here GK http://www.petes-superbike.com/english/ while I haven't used them yet I'm thinking I will get Avon Roadriders and the chain for the Skunk from them.Seem to be good from anybody who's used them.

[tkent02]

Spitfires and RoadRiders in the same thread?
There is no comparison.
RoadRiders are made of glue.
Spitfires are made of greasy popsicle sticks. As a bonus, you can spin the wheel on every paint stripe.

[GateKeeper]

Try here GK http://www.petes-superbike.com/english/ while I haven't used them yet I'm thinking I will get Avon Roadriders and the chain for the Skunk from them.Seem to be good from anybody who's used them.

That's the place I was going to use......

I just wasn't sure on which tires to get, there are not a lot in the size I need

[SVSooke]

That's the place I was going to use......

I just wasn't sure on which tires to get, there are not a lot in the size I need

Will email you.

[GateKeeper]

OK Thanks...

[kb_air]

Spitfires and RoadRiders in the same thread?
There is no comparison.
RoadRiders are made of glue.
Spitfires are made of greasy popsicle sticks. As a bonus, you can spin the wheel on every paint stripe.

god i hope this is an extreme exaggeration, i just bought a set

[thkbaron]

i run spitfires on my gs750. can't really compare them to anything though since I just got the bike and hadn't ridden it with anything else. Now I had an m50 that I put metzeler marathon 880's on. Those tire are awesome! The ride difference compared to the stockers was astounding.

[whiterabbitt]

I am running the spitfires and the only time they have ever stepped out on me is on paint lines in the rain, and on a gravel road, but what tire wont when you twist hard under these conditions?
I feel that they are a good general purpose street tire, offer good wet and dry grip, arent too sketchy if you find some sand or gravel on the asphalt, and seem to be wearing evenly after 3k.
oh, I suppose they arent a race tire. and they are a tit-bit less grippy when its 20degrees out

imho you will be happy with them. I regularly drag my centerstand in turns up to 100mph (no hate ppl) on them without feeling like im going anywhere other than where i want

[kb_air]

I am running the spitfires and the only time they have ever stepped out on me is on paint lines in the rain, and on a gravel road, but what tire wont when you twist hard under these conditions?
I feel that they are a good general purpose street tire, offer good wet and dry grip, arent too sketchy if you find some sand or gravel on the asphalt, and seem to be wearing evenly after 3k.
oh, I suppose they arent a race tire. and they are a tit-bit less grippy when its 20degrees out

imho you will be happy with them. I regularly drag my centerstand in turns up to 100mph (no hate ppl) on them without feeling like im going anywhere other than where i want

good to hear.

[Nightcrawler]

Set of s-11 spitfires sent to my door for $130. From dennis Kirk thanks for the info in this thread.

[Crazy_Russian]

so we got some mixed review on spitfires, im probably gonna stay away from them...
could we get some reviews on RoadRiders?