Best "up to date" tyres for motorway commuting

[pompousporcup...]

As per the title, can anyone recommend a decent set of tyres for a yamaha thundercat fitment that would get the most amount of miles out?

i'm budgeting for a new set of tyres every 6/7k miles of boring/straight motorway commuting based on what i've got out of the recent set.

Is there a set that will do closer to 10k miles and still handle well enough?

[blackline]

The angel gt and pilot road 4 seem to be well regarded. Should get a lot of mileage and you can still go around corners too.
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[Kaya75]

Pilot road 4's for year round use, I used PR3 in the past too, tbh I've not noticed too much / any difference, I couple of times in really full on rain on A-roads the pr4 "felt" better, but I think it's justin my head...

My mate showed me a pic of a pr4 where 1/2 the tread had come away from the carcus of the tyre, but it looked like a track bike, and I can't find anything else on this happening, so maybe just a one off or even a fake.. anyhow the pilot roads imo are great for commuting and the odd ride out at the weekend
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[johnsmith222]

I'd probably say to go for older models such as the pilot road 2. No point getting the newer ones for motorway riding if you're needing to budget based on mileage

[Wonko The Sane]

I looked at getting PR2s but couldn't find any for less than the PR3s that I've got on the ZZR,

I've gotten about 2 years use out of my set plodding 20 miles to and from work each day, my route should be 90% motorway but I often take a bit of a wiggly route to avoid traffic issues / ensure I've gone round some corners.

Still had usable millage in when I got a load of punctures in the rear and the front was squared off so replced with another set.
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[R1stu]

Ive just stuck a set of Bridgestone T30evo's on the ST1100, very good tyres so far in the 150 miles or so I have used them so far. Gets warm fast, sticky and great in the wet, and they are designed for sports touring, and I have heard 8-9k changes on the pans.

So the Yam should get this or more.
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[pompousporcup...]

i have avon storm 2 ultras on it at the moment but i didnt fit them so can't tell how long they've been on or how many miles have been done on them.

Read some reports of 9k+ which is a lot more than i was expecting. They handle well too and can be had as a set for £150 + fitting.

Pilot road 2's are good, as far as my mate is concerned.

[wr6133]

Just ordered PR3 myself. I have got over 12k from a pilot road rear with year round commuting, I'm replacing as it's badly squared I reckon there's another few thousand miles before showing cord.

Remember if you are commuting year round it's not just maximizing mileage to cost but also something that is going to be usable/consistent throughout winter.

[chris-red]

Angel GT are shit. I did a rear in 2.5k whereas the Diablo Strada's they replaced would last 5-6k.

I'm happy with PR4
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[pompousporcup...]

I'd be happy with close to 10k on a set of tyres. I've been budgeting on 6k or so which would be mean every 3 months.

10k between changes at a push would mean every 5 and a bit months which would mean a fair chunk less money over the year

[weasley]

I don't do your mileage but I have PR3s on too and they are still like new after 2 or 3 thousand miles. I also ran a set of Diablo Stradas for a long time but they were discontinued years ago so even if you find any 'new' they will be years old. Same goes for the PR2. Even the PR3 is the same, just not so old, although it does mean they some up cheaper than current models.
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[garth]

If you're just going up and down the motorway, then I'd get Diablo stradas, because they're dirt cheap, like £120 a set.
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[evoboy]

Ive seen many a set of PR4's square within 1500miles of motorway use.

If your burning through a rear every 6k then buy cheap tyres. They all go square before they get down to the wear limits anyway. Even with double/triple/etc compounds.

Avon Storm/Pilot Road 1's/ Diablo Strada's can all be had for cheap and will offer similar mileage to the modern stuff. I never found any of them to be lacking in grip either.
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