New Tires

Manfred

Manfred

Stuart Brogden
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Location
La Vernia, TX
Bike
2010 Honda nt700v
My bike had new Dunlop Sportmax tires on it when I bought. The rear has been slippery in 1st gear from the beginning. Closing in on 7,000 miles on these tires. Front still has some life in it; the rear, not so much. Have Conti-Motion tires due here next week.
 
My GF vouches for her Bridgestone T32, wet dry, cold hot, contaminated winter roads... getting ~7500miles out of them...
 
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My GF vouches for her Bridgestone T32, wet dry, cold hot, contaminated winter roads... getting ~7500miles out of them...
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I will see how these Contis perform. If they meet expectations, I'll stay with them. If not, I will consider the T-32s. Had much enjoyment from Bridgestone Spitfire tires a while back.
 
After the first 18 months on the Deauville NT700, I always used Michelin PR/Road series. I'd get about 16,000 miles from the front and between 14,000 - 15,000 miles from the rear. Riding was mainly commuting about 45 minutes to an hour each way in a large city which included autoroute/motorway/freeway riding at about 70 mph (110 km/h ish). The grip is so good I could and did ride in the rain like most people ride in the dry. The Michelins are really suited to the bike and excellent value for money based on longevity.

I have just tried a set of Dunlop RoadSmart 4 on my FJR as the Michelin Road 5 I had on squared off quite badly and people suggested the RoadSmarts were a good replacement (spoiler alert: they're not).

Initially the Dunlops were good with a nice feel, good grip wet and dry, and fast steering. But, as they aged, their grip in the wet deteriorated and was, to put it bluntly, downright terrible verging on dangerous (in the wet). A lot of squirelly moments on corners and roundabouts over this winter - virtually every wet/damp roundabout made the back-end squirm. I have lost complete confidence in them in the wet (they are excellent in the dry). The RoadSmart 4 will probably do about the same mileage as the Michelin Road 5 ~ 10,500 miles on the FJR.

I'll fit Michelin Road 6 when the Dunlops wear out in two or three months or so. I hope that Michelin have fixed the squaring off problem with the Road 6.
 
JQL said:
After the first 18 months on the Deauville NT700, I always used Michelin PR/Road series. I'd get about 16,000 miles from the front and between 14,000 - 15,000 miles from the rear. Riding was mainly commuting about 45 minutes to an hour each way in a large city which included autoroute/motorway/freeway riding at about 70 mph (110 km/h ish). The grip is so good I could and did ride in the rain like most people ride in the dry. The Michelins are really suited to the bike and excellent value for money based on longevity.

I have just tried a set of Dunlop RoadSmart 4 on my FJR as the Michelin Road 5 I had on squared off quite badly and people suggested the RoadSmarts were a good replacement (spoiler alert: they're not).

Initially the Dunlops were good with a nice feel, good grip wet and dry, and fast steering. But, as they aged, their grip in the wet deteriorated and was, to put it bluntly, downright terrible verging on dangerous (in the wet). A lot of squirelly moments on corners and roundabouts over this winter - virtually every wet/damp roundabout made the back-end squirm. I have lost complete confidence in them in the wet (they are excellent in the dry). The RoadSmart 4 will probably do about the same mileage as the Michelin Road 5 ~ 10,500 miles on the FJR.

I'll fit Michelin Road 6 when the Dunlops wear out in two or three months or so. I hope that Michelin have fixed the squaring off problem with the Road 6.
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Thanks for that! That's amazing miles on a rear tire. I will look into those Michelins next time I need tires.
 
I have Conti Motions on my 2018 CB500X, they were on it when I bought it. I've put about 5K miles on them and I can't tell. I ride this bike only on hard surfaced roads, I haven't dragged any part of my boots with them, but I haven't tried either. I wanted the Contis for the NT700V but couldn't get them in time and ended up with Pirelli Angels, about 2K on those so far and I'm very happy with them.
 
I looked the prices on Dunlap Roadmaster, Michelin, and Pirelli tires. Yikes! $250 or so for a back tire and not much less for a front tire! I paid $200 for both when I bought these ContiMotion tires.
 
You get what you pay for.... faster tire wear, vs longer tire wear. The premium tires are dual compound, a center harder strip, softer on sides. After OEM tires wore out, I only used Dunlop and Michelin tires. Got as much as 22,000 miles on front, around 15-16,000 on rear. I also wear them past the wear bars, cause I ride so many miles. I also have No- Mar tire changer to do my own swaps.

I mostly get them from JPsuperstore, Bike Bandit, I think Revzilla went out of business
 
Woodaddict said:
You get what you pay for.... faster tire wear, vs longer tire wear. The premium tires are dual compound, a center harder strip, softer on sides. After OEM tires wore out, I only used Dunlop and Michelin tires. Got as much as 22,000 miles on front, around 15-16,000 on rear. I also wear them past the wear bars, cause I ride so many miles. I also have No- Mar tire changer to do my own swaps.
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That is overly simplistic. I got very good mileage on Shinko 712 tires on my Sabre. Less than $200 for both. 17,000 miles on a front and 9,000 on the rear. The ContiMotions get good reviews from people on this forum. They would have be less than half the tire of the Roadmaster or other "premium" tires for them to make sense. The Dunlap SmartMax tires will never be on this bike again.
 
Manfred said:
That is overly simplistic. I got very good mileage on Shinko 712 tires on my Sabre. Less than $200 for both. 17,000 miles on a front and 9,000 on the rear. The ContiMotions get good reviews from people on this forum. They would have be less than half the tire of the Roadmaster or other "premium" tires for them to make sense. The Dunlap SmartMax tires will never be on this bike again.
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You got wrong kind of Dunlop, roadsmart is better lasting than smart max. Michelin was the pilot road series. I always wanted to get longer lasting between tire changes, even tho my own changing equipment, my time spending more frequent tire changes i can do without
 
Woodaddict said:
You got wrong kind of Dunlop, roadsmart is better lasting than smart max. Michelin was the pilot road series. I always wanted to get longer lasting between tire changes, even tho my own changing equipment, my time spending more frequent tire changes i can do without
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I am not arguing about that, merely pointing out a fact.
 
Woodaddict said:
You got wrong kind of Dunlop, roadsmart is better lasting than smart max. Michelin was the pilot road series. I always wanted to get longer lasting between tire changes, even tho my own changing equipment, my time spending more frequent tire changes i can do without
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I have been changing my tires for a long time. If I get decent mileage and performance from the ContiMotions, I will be happy.
 
Woodaddict said:
You get what you pay for.... faster tire wear, vs longer tire wear. The premium tires are dual compound, a center harder strip, softer on sides. After OEM tires wore out, I only used Dunlop and Michelin tires. Got as much as 22,000 miles on front, around 15-16,000 on rear. I also wear them past the wear bars, cause I ride so many miles. I also have No- Mar tire changer to do my own swaps.

I mostly get them from JPsuperstore, Bike Bandit, I think Revzilla went out of business
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Bike Bandit is kaput, Revzilla is still going strong. I've had good luck with Dennis Kirk.

Mike
 
Woodaddict said:
You get what you pay for.... faster tire wear, vs longer tire wear. The premium tires are dual compound, a center harder strip, softer on sides. After OEM tires wore out, I only used Dunlop and Michelin tires. Got as much as 22,000 miles on front, around 15-16,000 on rear. I also wear them past the wear bars, cause I ride so many miles. I also have No- Mar tire changer to do my own swaps.

I mostly get them from JPsuperstore, Bike Bandit, I think Revzilla went out of business
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Revzilla's still around.
Partzilla went under, I think. The website is still there, but unless something has changed, orders don't get delivered.
 
Revzilla and Partszilla are not the same company, but they are both part of the same parent company Comoto Holdings. Revzilla specializes in accessories and aftermarket parts while Partszilla deals in OEM parts. Additionally, J&P Cycles and Cycle Gear stores are also under the Comoto umbrella. Bike Bandit is the one that went belly-up and left many customers with unfilled orders..... bandit indeed.

Mike
 
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