What tires do you ride?

Looking for some new shoes..

Pic is my rear Dunlop 404, the front still in good shape. ~9k miles on the set. It's definitely a good tire for the price, but it breaks loose too easily under quick acceleration for my liking, and obviously wears quicker down the middle because of this, and Indiana's mainly straight roads.

What tire do you guys ride and recommend?

I'm intrigued by this tire, or something similar. "designed for older sport bikes and mid size sport touring bikes" with a dual tread compound .

http://www.revzilla.com/product/bridgestone-battlax-bt45-high-performance-tires

 

My buddy who's ridden for years says he replaces his rear tire twice as often as his front as a rule.
I hear a lot of love for the Dunlop 404. I'm also liking my Avon AM26 (have those front and rear).

 

Dunlop D404 is all I have ever used. Same deal, rear last half as long as front.
Only reason is the price is decent and others have recommended it.

 

d404 also

 

what ever tire you buy you should get a matched set front and rear
your link is to Bridgestone Battle ax BT45

 

Have a set of Avon AM26 RoadRiders on my X now. Had a set of D404's, Metzler Lazertecs, and several others over the years. The Avons are the best tires yet. I'm sure the rear will wear out quicker than the front on this set but they stick very well. They are V rated to 150MPH (not that I'll ever go that fast) so that's a very good indication of the quality of the tires construction.

Got mine here:
https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/p/750/22938/Avon-Roadrider-AM26-Rear-Motorcycle-Tire

Tony

 

and I got mine here: http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/12107/i/avon-am26-roadrider-rear-tire
Just a happy customer.

 

Anyone running Bridgestone Spitfire with white letters? Do they ride and handle well on the XJ's?

I like white lettering to keep the 70/80's look.

My back Dunlop is factory whitewall, forget the model, my front is 404 with letters painted with a white sharpie. So far its held up two years, but I garage my bike.

 

Pirelli sport demons. So far so good, wet weather has been good so far as well.

 

I do. Only have about 1000 miles on them so far but they handle great wet or dry and I dig the white letter look.

 

Kenda Challenger because they're cheap like me

 

http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/michelin-commander-ii-rear-tires
and
http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/michelin-commander-ii-front-tires

Love'em

 

These are exactly what I decided on and picked up today! Came highly recommended from the local shop.

Put about 150 miles on them so far, and WOW! First impression is definitely amazing

 

What do you like about them? I run cheap on my Kaw and just put a set of Shinko 712 on it. Love them so far as well but always open to good inexpensive DD tires.

 

They were also high on my list when comparing to the Avon AM26's. Definitely another very good choice of modern tire technology in a bias ply type that will fit our older bikes sizes.

 

I followed the reviews and made my choice that way. My experience thus far with buying from Revzilla is that you won't find a better price out there, the customer service is great, shipping is fast and free (over $39) and their return policy is pretty darn good. I found a local shop willing to do the mount and balance for $50/per as long as I pulled the wheels off myself.

They also kick back a $5 bill in store credit for every $100 you spend... (on most but not all brands) which doesn't hurt.

 

they're cheap thats all.
if i were to drop some cash on tires i might go with these
http://www.continental-tires.com/mo...res/classic-classic-racing/conticlassicattack
just because they're radials and i remember my first set of radial car tires, night and day

 

I have used Bridgestone SE11 on a few bikes and sold tons of them back in the day . It appears that se11 is being phased out, many other brands with new technology and radial design more popular
That being said they are a decent tire and look good in white letters.

 

[QUOTE="Nuch, post: 542987, member: 16382] I found a local shop willing to do the mount and balance for $50/per as long as I pulled the wheels off myself.

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I agree about Revzilla, I really like them!

But $50 PER tire mount and balance? Is that right? My shop charged $10 for the rear, we did the front ourselves. Buuut, I bought the tires from them so that's probably why the discount. Their prices were very close to Revzilla's price, were actually cheaper for the rear.

If that shop can order tires for you, and would give you a discount for mount and balance for ordering through them, it might end up being cheaper than ordering tires from Revzilla and paying the shop $100 for mount and balance. Just a thought... The local shop we patronize also offers military (and I assume LEO) discounts and throws in a "loyal customer" discount for us every now and then.

Another few hundred mile opinion of the Michelin Commander 2's I picked:

Awesome! I hit some rain, and a newly laid gravel road, no appreciable difference, felt solid as ever. They don't 'follow' tar snakes and road cracks like the Dunlop's did, either. Very confidence inspiring. If the advertised mileage is anywhere near accurate, these tires will be well worth the cost to me.

 

I agree about Revzilla, I really like them!

But $50 PER tire mount and balance? Is that right? My shop charged $10 for the rear, we did the front ourselves. Buuut, I bought the tires from them so that's probably why the discount. Their prices were very close to Revzilla's price, were actually cheaper for the rear.

If that shop can order tires for you, and would give you a discount for mount and balance for ordering through them, it might end up being cheaper than ordering tires from Revzilla and paying the shop $100 for mount and balance. Just a thought... The local shop we patronize also offers military (and I assume LEO) discounts and throws in a "loyal customer" discount for us every now and then.

Another few hundred mile opinion of the Michelin Commander 2's I picked:

Awesome! I hit some rain, and a newly laid gravel road, no appreciable difference, felt solid as ever. They don't 'follow' tar snakes and road cracks like the Dunlop's did, either. Very confidence inspiring. If the advertised mileage is anywhere near accurate, these tires will be well worth the cost to me.[/QUOTE]
$50 per tire is thievery, with no bike shop nearby I use a local auto shop that has a tire machine they let me use ( beer helps grease the wheels ) and I balance them at home.