New tyres for my SV..

[Villers]

Hi this is a quick one and i know a few of you have SV's so.....

Im getting a brand new set of tyres that I can trust, I dont do mega miles and I dont care if they are on the way out after 2500 miles. I just want nice and sticky in the wet and dry. I was going to have BT014's but someone said that was overkill. What do you reckon I should ask for?

cheers for any help!
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RS125 > CBR6 > SV650S > ZX636R > GSX1300RZ Hayabusa > 06 RSVR Mille > SV1000S > Street Triple 765 RS

[fuzz]

I use Metzeler Z6 and they are excellent both wet and dry. They are a touring tyre though, so you'd probably want something like the Sportec M1. They have been superseeded by the M3, but that means they should be a bit cheaper. I wouldn't consider the 014 to be overkill if you don't care about mileage. Pirelli Diablos are supposed to be good, as are Conti Sport Attacks.
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[G]

If you want sticky, I wouldn't go any less than an 014.

I have a race tyre on the front of mine and and 010 on the back - nice combo, as I keep saying.

The 014 should last a bit longer on an SV anyway as they aren't very powerful. Could probably also go for an 090 if you wanted even stickier, I would have thought.

[Villers]

Cheers lads, I really like the 014's and I might even look at the 010's. Will the sv be able to make good use of a sticky tyre without having much power?
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[fuzz]

Stick a 47t rear sprocket on
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[G]

010 is just the older version of the 014.

I'd say an SV can make full use of a sticky tyre ..
https://www.bcfracing.com/dump/20060408lydden/paddockhill.jpg
I've got the throttle pretty much fully open (look at the angle of my right wrist) and it's not a slow corner, either.
At points I was getting to be just about losing traction around there.

Ok, you're hopefully not going to be trying that on the road, but it means that you've got plenty more space to play with.

[Villers]

OK G im convinced, cheers
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[extreme3d]

I use 020's but i'm going for Conti Road Attacks next. It's not the dry grip i'm bothered about as 020's will take all the SV can throw at it (put it this way, I've not got chicken strips), but more that the new conti's far exceed even the 020's relatively good wet weather performance. (I like riding in the rain).

On SV650.org its 50/50 between the Conti's and Metzler Z6's. 014s are not recomended.

[G]

No offense, but a standard SV can use a lot more grip than an 020 offers.
Whether most people will on the road is another matter.

Not having chicken strips doesn't really mean a massive amount.

I'm not that impressed by touring biased tyres wet weather performance, can't comment on the conti-attack, but I never found the 020 that great, would prefer to have the stickier 010 of the time.

I have had a dodgy incident with 014s on another bike, but most seem to think they're fine.

[Rob W]

Get a set of Pilot Power's, I seriously cant recommend them enough. I had 014's on before and the bike feels completely different now, so much more stable, turns in quicker and easier and they're great in the wet too (as I found out today). I've got them to about 5mm from the edge of the tyre already and they've only done about 200 miles, they give you so much confidence.

I know for a fact they'll be my tyre of choice for a long while, I feel as if they've given my bike a new lease of life it feels that much better.


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[G]

[fuzz]

[Rob W]

[G]

Fair enough.

Different tyres suit different bikes and different people.
The only problem I had with them was the way they suddenly let go with no warning.

However this may have been more to do with a lot of other factors, such as bike geometry, suspension setup etc.

[Snooky]

I personally like the Bt014's,I've used them on my R1 in the wet and dry and the grip seems good. I don't think you can go wrong with them if you want an all weather tyre. But just seems to be personal preference, need to try a few out
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[G]

[Andy C]

i had diablos on the SV and although i didnt get to try any others on it while i had it i was very inpressed with them and found them very confidence inspiring. I think i would have tryed to pilot powers next as duel compound but i do a lot of miles, will did!
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[Villers]

Thanks again for all the advice. Ive went with what G, the bike shop and my gut instict was and settled for the 014's. The bike shop Ive been to today is about a mile away from where I crashed,when I told the woman there what had happened she said there had been five or six similar incidents and blamed the trucks that were part of the crew for the golf course. Wont be going around there again for a while!


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RS125 > CBR6 > SV650S > ZX636R > GSX1300RZ Hayabusa > 06 RSVR Mille > SV1000S > Street Triple 765 RS

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