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The v4 is only a few kg heavier than my r1100s which does just fine on the non-gt road 6 ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good |
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Can't imagine switching away from S22's personally now I've had some. Standard fit on my bike from factory and
frankly I've been astounded by them. VASTLY superior to the road 5's I had on my MT09 when I sold it which slipped
on me in both wet and dry conditions enough for me to not trust them and feel like I had to nanny the bike round
bends a bit. I've had occasion to only ride in the wet the once on my MT10 on the day it had first service which I'd
booked weeks prior (or I would have left it in the shed) and even then they were confidence inspiring with only 450
running in miles on them. I'm probably going to buy a couple of sets and stick them in the shed until I need them which
at my rate of riding might be a while. ____________________ Currently enjoying products from Ford, Mazda and Yamaha
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Initially I fitted Pilot Road 3s to my FJ1200 for rides around the continent two up with luggage. They lasted 7,000 miles and wore strangely.
So for the 2019 ride around down to Italy I fitted a new PR3 front and a PR4-GT. There was an immediate feeling of how taught the rear felt from the stiffer sidewalls and not as much bump compliance as the previous PR3.But this has been in my favour as the PR4-GT looks hardly worn after 7,500 miles from the 2019 and this years rides down to Italy.The front PR3 has not worn anything like the previous front as well.Maybe this is down to the new YSS shock that I fitted ____________________ Just talk bikes.What else is there?
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I find the Roat 6 have plenty of grip.
What I have found is that the front lasts a lot longer than Road5/PR4. I ride quite heavy on the front and would wear out a front Road5 with the rear only 70% worn or so. Same with PR4. This set of Road 6 are worn a little more on the rear right now so I expect it'll be even stevens when it comes to changing them. ____________________ a.k.a 'Geri'
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I was a Michelin fan-boi for the longest time, going through pretty much every generation of PR.
The PR2 were a revelation compared to everything I'd had before: Excellent grip wet or dry and lasted nigh on 10k miles.
But the subsequent generations of PR never felt anything like as special and I think they've been left behind a bit these days.
My last set were a set of PR5s and they were OK. They were replaced, slightly unintentionally, by a set of Bridgestone 023s which I turned out to prefer.
By comparison, the PR5s felt squidgy or, in more technical terms, I could feel the sidewall flex. On the 023s I can't.
Ok, this is all probably irrelevant to the OP but in future I could well see me using newer gen Bridgestones in preference to the Michelins.
They're cheaper, like for like, too. ____________________ Suzuki Bandit 1250
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Posted: 02:10 - 20 Dec 2023 Post subject: Re: Road 6 or Road 6 GT |
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DUCAUDI wrote: | I've always sworn by S22 in the past but everyone is raving about the Road 6 saying they're just as good as S22 in the dry, but better in the wet and harder wearing (the Diablo Rosso IV that came with my bike wore out in 3,000 miles and I wasn't overly impressed with the performance so any improvement on that will be a bonus). |
So what are everyone's views on the S23s now they've been released?
Anyone had chance to try them yet?
The current time of year is of particularly pertinent to my inquiry.
I switched away from S22s to Road 6s because (although I'm not talented enough to tell the difference, not without comparing them back to back anyway) I've been lead to believe that the Road 6s match the S22s dry performance, but are much better in the wet/gravel/potholes, plus they yield higher mileage.
Now the S23 has been released, Bridgestone are claiming improvements in ALL areas (dry performance, wet performance and mileage).
I wonder how that now ranks the S23s against the Road 6s
I used to value dry grip above all else on the basis that I'm unlikely to push the bike that hard in the wet and I don't put enough miles on my bike to care about the cost of the tyres wearing out quicker. However you can't put a price on increased confidence in the wet (whether you ride to the limit or not), and the S22s were wearing out quickly enough for it to become a bit of a nuisance, cost aside. Which is why I switched to Road 6s as they have comparable dry performance as the S22s but are, allegedly, superior in every other way.
But because the dry performance is as good as it is on the Road 6s, and that any increase in dry performance is likely to be completely lost on my skill level - I'd not be willing to compromise on wet performance, mileage, or stability through gravel/potholes.
If the S23s are still not a match for the Road 6s wet performance, mileage, and stability through gravel/potholes, despite Bridgestone's claims of improving in every area, I'll stick with the Frog brand.
What we need is Motorcycle Tyre Top Trumps!
Thoughts? ____________________ 2007 Yamaha FZ1 S Fazer
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