what tire do i buy?

[scoobienorth]

yes i have read most of the tire threads already but still lost in the tire world, i know lots about tire theory for cars and jeeps,atv's but the bike thing is all new.First off only my rear is worn out, and i do lots of touring, and lots of sport riding, i have 6000 km/3700miles on my rear tire just about to the wear bars so by the time i get a tire here it will be gone.I dont want to change my front just yet so i am leery about going to sticky of a rear, as it might upset the handling balance.Second part where do i order these tires from, my dealer is not the one to talk to about tires.

[dart1963]

Originally Posted by scoobienorth

yes i have read most of the tire threads already but still lost in the tire world, i know lots about tire theory for cars and jeeps,atv's but the bike thing is all new.First off only my rear is worn out, and i do lots of touring, and lots of sport riding, i have 6000 km/3700miles on my rear tire just about to the wear bars so by the time i get a tire here it will be gone.I dont want to change my front just yet so i am leery about going to sticky of a rear, as it might upset the handling balance.Second part where do i order these tires from, my dealer is not the one to talk to about tires.

What kind of touring have you been doing that has torn up your tire in 3700 miles? Are the roads just that bad? I had close to 13, 000 miles on mine and had a flat spot on the rears, but that was it! If you're not changing the front, stick with the same brand so the profiles are similar.... also... even if you don't buy from your dealer, consult them... or another close by dealer... they do know what they are talking about (reputable ones anyway).

[ME_with_a_B]

I would say you could order your tires from anywhere on the internet... but 3700 seems really premature to be ordering replacement tires.

I found the best price for my Michelin Pilot Road 2's on Amazon.com

[JonKerr]

If you're set on not changing the front tire, you need to just replace the rear with the same as stock. As much as I hated the stock tires, using different tire profiles and compounds can really screw up the handling. There are some combo's that work together, but I wouldn't suggest you "try" a different combo that's untested.

[Spunky99]

I'll have a set of stock tires with less than 2000 miles on them for sale in about a week.

[scoobienorth]

Originally Posted by Spunky99

I'll have a set of stock tires with less than 2000 miles on them for sale in about a week.

that would be cool but shipping to canada might be a pain but i am interested for sure on those. As for the tires getting torn up, i did 16 runs at the local drag strip the other night, no burnouts but still lost guessing, 15% tread, on my 2600km road trip i flattened my tires out pretty good,not sure where i left the rest of my tread, but i do work the rear tire pretty hard in town cornering, with the throttle on.My friend that got me into riding has an fz6r as well, he has 4200 km on his dunlops and they are worn out too, mine has the bridgestone on it.

[dart1963]

Originally Posted by scoobienorth

that would be cool but shipping to canada might be a pain but i am interested for sure on those. As for the tires getting torn up, i did 16 runs at the local drag strip the other night, no burnouts but still lost guessing, 15% tread, on my 2600km road trip i flattened my tires out pretty good,not sure where i left the rest of my tread, but i do work the rear tire pretty hard in town cornering, with the throttle on.My friend that got me into riding has an fz6r as well, he has 4200 km on his dunlops and they are worn out too, mine has the bridgestone on it.

I guess, I lean forward in turns, putting most of my weight on the front tire... So my fronts were more my worry when I got new tires. Not sure about the drag strip, I'm guessing even if you didn't do the burnout, just taking off on that sticky goo that's there can take a lot off the tires.

The bridgestones are what I had, the, 023. They are a fairly hard compound, so still odd. You could always go to the 016, I think that's what JonKerr went with. They'd have a similar shape as stocks, but a little stickier.

[joloy133]

Originally Posted by scoobienorth

yes i have read most of the tire threads already but still lost in the tire world, i know lots about tire theory for cars and jeeps,atv's but the bike thing is all new.First off only my rear is worn out, and i do lots of touring, and lots of sport riding, i have 6000 km/3700miles on my rear tire just about to the wear bars so by the time i get a tire here it will be gone.I dont want to change my front just yet so i am leery about going to sticky of a rear, as it might upset the handling balance.Second part where do i order these tires from, my dealer is not the one to talk to about tires.

I recommend the Dunlop sportmax roadsmart, which was the stock issue for our bikes (along with the bridgstone's). Other bikes like the new Honda VFR use them as their stockers too. Sportrider just did a review of them as well and they've been around for awhile.

[sammy56]

I had run over a roofing mail with just 245 miles on my bike and replaced it (rear tire) with a comprable Metzler. I have 1700 miles on the bike now (over 4 months) and the tire is great, no complaints.

[FZJ]

I put Bridgestone BT003s on mine and like them. I don't recommend them if you tour a lot though. They're way softer. I don't even think I have 1000 miles on them yet and the rear is already showing some wear. Im suprised you wore your rear out so fast. Did you do some burnouts? I had 5600 miles on mine before I changed them and my rear was still intact. It was my front that was worn completely that it was showing cords.