Tyres on a 400

[EddyJones]

Just wondering if anyone knows what tyres best suit a 400. I know im sadly going to be paying around 200 quid whatever set I get so may aswell got something good.

I would like them to have a decent amount of life (ridden normaly) and obviously be sticky.

The bikes a ZXR 400, my riding will mostly be a quick pace so im willing to sacrifice a bit of mileage for something extra sticky.

Any opinions?

If i get nothing il be going with Big Hams tyre review!

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[Type_Mo]

090 and heard conti force are menna be good, i prefer conti road attacks personally tho!
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[Fisty]

I ran allsorts on my ZXR400 untill I found the tyres that suited me.

Pirrelli Diablo's, absolutly fantastic. the stuck like poo to a blanket even when very worn. Got good mileage out of them too.

The corsa version was great in the summer but was'nt too good in the wet.

I found brigestones made the front very twitchy and dunlops had no rear grip and took ages to warm up. I stuck with the diablo's for my last 6 sets!
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[Al]

I like the Conti Road Attacks that Big Ham reviewed.
The only fault I had was that my rear didn't last all that long for a sports/touring tyre on a 400.

I've got the Dunlop D208 Sportsmax now.
I haven't really had a chance to test them properly, my first impressions were that the profile of the tyre felt horrible tipping it into a corner compared to the Conti.
The Dunlop is great in the wet though much more grippy then the Conti and that wasn't bad or anything.
Haven't used them in hot/dry weather yet though so they might be crap in good conditions.
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[Fisty]

I rode Chappers21's gsxr 400 in torrential rain with conti attacks on. Ive never felt so safe as i did with those. Cant vouch for the dry performance tho!

As I said Before from one zxr owner to another id recomend the diablo's!
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[neatbik]

Another vote for the bt090's here. They are awesome wether its wet or dry, very confidence inspiring.
I also had some dunlop gp racers on my old 400, once they were warmed up they were very good too, but i didnt like them much in the wet.

[craigs23]

Bt090s.

H-rated Supercorsas if you're running 17".

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[21chappers]

yeah was my GSXR that had the conti road attacks on. were awesome to say the least! would recommend them and could have had a pair fitted for £150