buying tyres

[Keen]

Hi

where does everyone buy their tyres? does anybody know any good websites that have some good deals on? should I just ring local dealers and buy through them? I havent had much experience with this.

need new front and back for my hornet, need long life because I use it for commuting but also want some with decent grip for weekends (and the commute is on some twisty roads!). Any recommendations? hornet owners board members seem to favour avon azaro ST's... moving to france so the roads will be dry most of the year yet when it does rain they get really slippy... any advice appreciated.

Also, I'll be riding the bike down to the south of france in July, should I be worries about the trip (which will probably involve alot of motorways) squaring off my nice new tyres??

cheers,
james
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[G]

If you paid me lots and lots and lots of money, I might put Avon's on my bike.

Not long enough life, but M&P have some very good deals on Dunlops last time I checked.

[Itchy]

Lancaster eh?,

theres two nearish places near me,

Tony Salt , TST tyres near babyyam

Sharples (Bolton)

you can play them off against each other, just like insurance

I went into sharples and said what can ya do me for BT45s ? £190 , no wayy Salty can do BT45s for £170 (he actually quoted £180) , he said oh you know salty eh? hows that B****** , (I don't know him at all) he then gave me £161 ride in ride out. I then went back to Tony Salt (I had to go to Cheshire anyway so it wasn't a trip just for that) , who then said £155, then back to Sharples who then said £151.

whenever I go to any other shops in North Mancs they call sharples,

Whenever I go to any other shops in South Mancs they call Tony Salt

I asked them what about loose wheels and it was about £7 per wheel difference.
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[Suzuki]

[G]

[Davo]

I got a pair of Supercorsas off of ebay for £150.

Your probably going to be wanting something slightly harder though, it'll be well worth shopping around as I got a pair of BT45's (brand new) for £100 from a local bike shop (special offer though).

[Suzuki]

[Keen]

ok, now I'm confused

Hornet owners report up to 9000 miles from a rear avon azaro st. Still I guess it depends how you ride. But I bought Ride just today because I saw they had a tyre feature and they claim good life from azaro's and good grip in the wet.

Ride also says michelin pilot roads offer good grip, yet I've heard that they're rubbish and dont get hot enough (this might not be such an issue for me in france). 200 quid for a pair fitted, is this a good deal?

Tempted by dunlops now, just because I haven't heard such worryingly conflicting opinions. Nobody has anything bad to say about the D208's do they?

itchy- I need to update my profile. Was in Lancaster up until 2 weeks ago, graduated and back in the North East now, near Darlington. Not for long though.
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[G]

Would you say you've got the BT010 or Viper controllably (or not?) to the limits of traction?

[Suzuki]

[Steve H]

[craigs23]

I shop around on the internet for a good price for any given tyre, then visit the locals to see whether they can come close to beating the rpices found. After tyre fitting/balancing, there's not usually much in it - my last set of Diablos set me back £160 all in last time.

[syl]

Try a quote from:

https://www.moto-tyres.co.uk/

(the motorcycle part of https://www.mytres.co.uk - who are usually very competitive on car tyres).
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[Wooly R6]

i got my metzeler M3 sportecs from here - its in Germany, i paid with paypal and were still cheaper than the UK cheapest even with 15 euros added for postage!!!!!

https://www.mynetmoto.com/motorradreifen.cfm/lang/en/country/uk/motorcycle_tyres.html
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[Wooly R6]

just make sure they are the tyres you want from the manufacturers website
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[G]

I would say for everyday road use and what some people would consider 'spirited riding' (can't comment on your road riding as I've never seen you riding ) old Macadams would be fine - infact I've been on a ride out with other BCF members, including having to wait for some, with just that, similarly with unevenly worn continentals.

However, this doesn't mean I would reccomend them.

I generally do try and avoid going too stupid on the road, but I like to have a decent safety margin, should I do something stupid; intentionallly or not. For instance coming off a roundabout going onto a motorway in that 'spririted' fashion I had the arse of the TRX step out a bit as the shell grip was a bit broken up in places, as I have had in a few other situations, with an 010 on the rear. I'm pretty sure that had I still had my macadams on, I'd have been on my arse, but the 010s handled it fine. Oh and I didn't shit myself or crash into a bush, but there's always next time .

In the end, if you're satisfied with 'acceptable for general riding', pretty much any tyre will do .

While it's not something I'd do in everyday riding, I was able to get my knee down with 010s on a (fairly small) damp roundabout. Not useful in it's own right, but very useful to know should you sudddenly find a car cutting you up with apparantly no where to go at that speed.

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[Suzuki]

[cc123]

The old Avon Azaro tyres where class, dunno if they still do that range but I had them on my first Ninja and thought they where excellent......much better than the Dunlop D207's that followed
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[Wave2k]

ebay, i have never ever bought a from a shop and i have never bought a brand new tyre, they are a rip off, why pay £230 for fitting when you can get a perfectly good pair of Dunlop 208s for £100 that only have 50 miles on them.
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[Itchy]

brand new tyres just mean more scrubbing them in , while with 50 miles on them , thats just another 50 miles of running them in ,
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[jay12329]

For a long lastings tyre that grips i've had nothing better on my hornet than the 010s, they were so good i've jut got a new set to go on my daytona. E-bay is the place to bee, £140 a set.
HTH
J