Hornet Tyre Choice - Quick Reply

[TheDonUK]

Im not happy with my azaro front and shagged out pirelli rear, im going down to Essential Rubber in about 30 mins...

The first targets on my list are Bridgestone BT-021's,

But i believe my 98 Hornet has a 16 inch 130 front tyre, and i cant find anyone that sells that size in BT021 so i may be unable to get my favourite tyres...

So on that note if i cant find them for this one tyre change i will try something else comparible to the BT021/020, Looking for grip and tyre life, but if choosing one over the other would prefer grip this time...

Looking for a quick reply to influence me before i go, failing that by all means discuss your favorite tyre for the nth time...

[Type_Mo]

conti road attacks / pilot road 2

would be my choice, dont know if they do them in 16" tho
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[MarJay]

get a pair of Pirelli Diablo's. Not the corsas, not the supercorsas. Just plain bum basic diablos.

The best tyres I've ever used!
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[MarkJ]

Yeah, Pirelli Diablos are probably your best choice, normally last about 4000 miles. There's a shit choice of tyres for the 16" front, I think Metzler do some (not surprising since they're really Pirelli), and Bridgestone do a sporty 16" front and sports trouring rear. If you go on their site and tell it to come up with tyre pairs for 98-99 Hornet it'll show you the combination.

Other than that I could never find any other tyre pairs for the 16" front, which is why I've just bought myself a 17" front.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Another for road attacks, but they don't do a 16 inch front.

I had pilot sports on my '99 hornet, they were awesome, now been discounted, although you may be able to find one. I think it was the Road 2 that replaced it, but that doesn't come in a 16 inch front.

Try and get a pilot sport. Awesome tyre. Plenty of grip in the cold and had no problems with it on track.

EDIT

You can also get Diablo's in a 16 inch front.
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[TheDonUK]

Well i went down around lunch time, great crack as usual at Essential Rubber, had 3 guys working on my bike at the same time at one point...

Ended up with a pair of Pirelli Diablos, Basically it was those or some bridgestone 014's i think, but i doubt they would last...

As i said im a Bridgestone man through and through so im going on a bit of a punt with these, damn bridgestone for not catering to a 16 inch front... Maybe if these diablos are shit i will go for the 014 front and 021 rear, i figure usually its two rears to a front, so with that setup it would be swap each at whatever interval

first impressions of the diablos are good, i have done about 60/70 miles in shit weather today, most of that with various pillions, they seem solid, clearly better than what i had before (Avon Azaro front, and some nondescript pirelli rear) but i dont know if its my inner bridgestone fanboi but they dont feel as special as a new pair of 021's on the bandit did... As i say i got them now i will give them a chance... Bring on the dry roads..

Cheers for the advice...

[Kris]

I know people rave on here about BT-014s but when I tried them on a mate's Z750 I though they were the slowest turning, least info sharing motherf*ckers I'd ever tried.

Mind you, it could be the bike I suppose.

I've got 021s on the bandit and they are really good tyres.
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