The Bad Weather Bikers' BBS: Tire comments by Brand

Brand

Model

Mileage

Bike

Poster

Comments

Avon AV45/46 7000 S3 Knickers When new the tread appeared to be thicker than any tire I'd seen. And mileage wise they've held up very will. At 7000 I'm no where near the wear bars. The downside is the handling has gotten so funky I'm gonna have to toss them. The bike requires tons of steering input up to about a 30deg lean angle due to the flat spotting. Once you lean past that point you feel like you're going to flop over because you get onto the less worn sidewall All the steering input you've been providing tightens your turn QUICK.

Avon Azaro ST 5000 S3T V2win ...did not wear well (5k) on the rear and it was toast.

Avon ST AV45/AV46 S2 Phillyblast Great grip.

Bridgestone BT-010 S1W Prozac ...predictable and very confidence inspiring.

Bridgestone BT-010 S1 Lightning Timbo ...good grip, and so far they seem to be wearing well.

Bridgestone BT-012SS 4500(r) S3 Sleez Best feeling tire i've used yet.

Bridgestone BT-014 XB12S Buellj79 ...awesome, finding it difficult to break them in corners. My comparison being the stock dunlops slip or break traction at a certain point where as the bridgestones keep on gripping so far.

Bridgestone BT-014 S1 Lightning Valez ...this tire really is is best I've ever tried. I don't think what I've ever have had better grip on rainy days. And in dry conditions, going out of a curve, with full throttle, there is no way a can make the rear wheel spin, YET.

Bridgestone BT-020 7000 S2 Buelliedan They have good traction but they also wear like a stone.

Bridgestone BT-020 6000 S3 Jammer

Bridgestone BT-020 6000 S2 Lornce For a reasonably long lasting tire they provide good grip and excellent feedback. No surprises at the limit, just linear, predictable and controllable drift. At 6k miles the rear appears a little over half worn with no sign remaining of the shallower sipes on the edges. The front appears fine with no centre block cupping (as I've seen on other - heavier - bikes running the tire) but shows an understandable degree of feathering on the tread block's outer edges.

Bridgestone BT-020/BT-010 Al_lighton I've been running BT020 rears, BT010 fronts, for some time, and have rather liked that combination.

Continental M-Force Radial XB12S Wyckedflesh Today they got a good taste of the rain as well and I can honestly say they did a great job. They don't stick in the dry as well as the Diablo's and the turning has gotten heavy again like the Dunlop's......

Continental Road Attack S1W Budo ...am very pleased with them. Good traction dry or wet. Long life.

Continental Road Attack XB12R Maxima4xu2 ...alot beter than the dunrocks traction and milage wise soo far and the weird center wear thing is true on my set too maybee dual compound im thinking????? but alround good tire makes the bike respond and handle much beter

Continental Road Attack 10000 XB9S Thepup 3000 miles on them so far and very little wear.I live in Fla so not many twisties,but they seem to grip pretty well. Pretty good tire for commuting...replaced my rear Conti Road Attack after 10k,front is still got some miles left on it.

Dunlop D205 M2 M1a65 I too have been running the Dunlop 220's. Was hoping to see a major improvement over the old 205's. Right off the bat I felt the 205's were a better tire though the 220's were supposed to be be an improvement, especially in the rain. I usually ride in all weather and have been caught out in some nasty monsoons here in Atlanta especially this year. The 220's showed no improvement to my confidence or ride ability in the wet and would also recomend going with the 205's especially if you get a deal. Been thru 2 sets of each and the rider feed back of the 205's was far better. You get a harsher ride on the 220's in my opinion.

Dunlop D205 11000 M2 Cyclone Mikej ...fine for street riding, for me anyway.

Dunlop D205 M2 Cyclone Reepicheep Overall pretty happy with them. They wore a little on the quick side, and would cup a little, but stuck well, handled nicely, and were fairly priced...

Dunlop D205 5000(r) S3 Sleez Cost twice as much (as D207/8?).

Dunlop D205 1210/10382 XB9R Xb9rski Front: had road hazard damage.

Dunlop D207 4500 XB12S Lightning_strikes_now The rear tire...was showing signs of heavy wear with the wear bars showing through.

Dunlop D207 1500 XB12R M1combat They caused the bike to want to stand up in the corners while using the front brakes. They didn't have a lot of overall grip, but when they did get near the edge, it was a very broad range that they would slide around in. They seem to have been tuned for a wide range of slip angle. They didn't work in the wet very well at all when leaned over. They just didn't really inspire confidence. In the 1500 miles I used the front, it cupped noticeably.

Dunlop D207 2800 XB9S Moe03xb ...almost no slab riding.

Dunlop D207 4971 S1 Lightning Newfie_buell

Dunlop D207 2900 XB12S Odie ...mostly commuting and a few hard rides (mucho corners).

Dunlop D207 2300 XB9S Shorty_ii ...rear looks about shot and it has little flat spotting...I rode moderately on generally smooth roads.

Dunlop D207 7000/3500 S3 Sleez Feel great.

Dunlop D207 10326/5135 XB9R Xb9rski Front: 10608 miles, 10044 miles. Rear: 6823 miles, 3447 miles (changed early due to switching to harder front tire).

Dunlop D208 M2 Cyclone Cerbero I love 'em... when they're warm... cold is an entirely different story, however.

Dunlop D208 M2 Cyclone Cyclonemick Love em! Warm them up a bit before aggrestive cornering.

Dunlop D208 XB9R Darthane Excellent tires, very sticky even in the rain.

Dunlop D208 XB9R Husker4life ...a great tire for normal riding with a little bit of fun.

Dunlop D208 XB12S Odie Rode my 208 hard today and very pleased with it. I think it may stick better than the 207.

Dunlop D208 <4000 S3 Rek ,,,completely wore out, busted belting, zero tread and a major puncture stranding in the middle of nowhere. All that w/ no hot-rodding, peeling-out or any other radical treatment.

Dunlop D208 7000/3500 S3 Sleez Feel great.

Dunlop D208 M2 Cyclone Socoken ...am not terribly impressed. these tires have an incredibly rounded profile for faster turn in, but they just dont feel as stable at farther lean angles.

Dunlop D208 GP (DOT race) 4000 S1 Lightning Lornce For track days, there's little to compare the 208 GP's with street 208's. 208 GP's stick like glue, allowing corner entry speeds that'd wash out a street 208 in an instant. On the street a gentle throttle hand can actually nurse these gumballs to 4k miles, though it looks pretty much like a slick all the way to the edge. In a perfect world,(ie: tire sponsored) probably should have changed it 1k miles ago. The front looks like it could easily last through another rear.

Dunlop D20x M2 Cyclone Djkaplan I've run only Dunlops since I bought my bike (205, 207, 208) and am generally happy with them...

Dunlop D220 XB9S Brucelee I have 220s and like them very much.

Dunlop D220 M2 M1a65 I too have been running the Dunlop 220's. Was hoping to see a major improvement over the old 205's. Right off the bat I felt the 205's were a better tire though the 220's were supposed to be be an improvement, especially in the rain. I usually ride in all weather and have been caught out in some nasty monsoons here in Atlanta especially this year. The 220's showed no improvement to my confidence or ride ability in the wet and would also recomend going with the 205's especially if you get a deal. Been thru 2 sets of each and the rider feed back of the 205's was far better. You get a harsher ride on the 220's in my opinion.

Dunlop D220 M2 Cyclone Reepicheep Supposed to be an upgrade to the D205, but I found nothing better about it and several things worse. Rear slides a lot when cold, violent tire hop and strips peeling off on hard acceleration as it approached the end of it's life. Not a terrible tire, but better ones out there cheaper.

Dunlop D220 S3 S3thunder I am running D220 tires on my S3 and I have no complaints with these tires even on wet roads. I ride mostly back roads here and my D220 tires give great traction and performance on smooth or rough asphalt dry and wet. I sometimes have to deal with mud, gravel and washes that are riverbed and am still shiny side up.

Dunlop D220 M2 Cyclone Stubby D220's dont' seem to last as long as I would like, but not so bad.

Dunlop D220 20000+/6937 XB9R Xb9rski Front: Over 20k and still looks great. Rear: 6219 miles, 7400 miles, 7193 miles. I think I'm goingÊback to the 205's.

Dunlop OEM 3500 Blast Buellmule ...bald down the middle...I'm a beginner. So it's not like I'm tearing up the roads.

Dunlop OEM 10000/15000 S3T Jreichner They seem to be ok. I am able to get about 10k out of the rear and about 15+ out of the front.

Metzler M1 XB9S Glitch I really like the Metzler M1s a LOT.

Metzler M1 S1W Lake_bueller I feel much better on them than I did on the Dunlops.

Metzler Sportec S1X Loki They warm up pretty quick and get real good traction. They also last a decent amount of miles(off the track). Excellent wet weather behavior also...Until the Sportecs are replaced that is all I will run...Can't say enuff about the Sportecs.

Metzler Sportec M1 XB9R Fireboltgeo I have gone through 3 sets of Metzler Sportec M1's on my XB9R and like them way better than the Dunlops that come with the bike. They last about 2,000 miles longer, are just as good on dry or wet roads. The big difference is that the M1's handle gravel on the road much better.

Metzler Sportec M1 XB9R Lazyme21 ...they are awesome and warm up real quick.

Metzler Sportec M1 8000/3000 XB12R M1combat Brilliant tire. A good "sharp" profile that helps the bike to fall into corners VERY quickly and adds a lot of stability (compared to the relatively flat profile of the D207's) when leaned over. It took a while, but I got to the edge of the Metzelers and the bike feels very planted at the edge of the tire. I haven't really been able to slide this tire as much as I could the Dunlop, but I'm sure when I take it to a track I'll be able to. I generally get about 2700-3200 miles out of a rear, and about 8000 from the front. I think the best practice would be to change the front every other time you change the back. I tried to go for three rears to a front and the front is getting a little ragged. It is cupped (although at 8000 it looks as badly cupped as the Dunlop at 1500, it doesn't feel as bad). From now on I'll replace the front with the second rear.

Metzler Z4 S2 Henrik I've always been partial to Metzeler tires. [...] and never had an issue with lack of grip.

Metzler Z4 S3T V2win ...did not feel secure when pushed hard in turns.

Metzler Z4/RoadTech (Z6?) M2 Cyclone Reepicheep Liked the Z4 a lot, complete with it's interesting tread pattern. Great wear, good linear and confidence inspiring turn in, good grip. Since replaced with the Z6, which seems just as good or better, but lacks the cool looking tread pattern.

Metzler Z6 M2 Cyclone Gundog ...a vast improvement over the 205 Dunlops. Both wet and dry traction seem to be increased.

Michelin Pilot Power 2000 XB9S Gentleman_jon ...extremely happy with them. They are wearing very well, look like new really,mostly about town and sport ride on Sunday work, very little superslab. But the main thing is that they completely transformed the handling of the bike compared to the Dunlop 207. They also work well in the wet and on cold roads. Highly recommended...much better than the Dunlop 207, especially the way they corner.

Michelin Pilot Power 3300 (R) XB12R Gowindward I was happy with the Pilot Powers except I want more mileage out of the rear tire.

Michelin Pilot Road S3T V2win ...the Michelin Pilot Road is the best for me. I put between 15k and 20k a year on my S3T and [...] ride in all conditions.

Pirelli Corsa 10000 Kaese ...felt soft up until the cord started showing...softer compound and I think designed more for the track, but they felt good until the end. Not to mention the mileage I got out of them. I do 95% of my riding during the commute on the freeway. Includes wet and dry conditions. My next and future sets will be the Corsas.

Pirelli Corsa 2500 XB12S Wyckedflesh ...1/2 of that being superslab. That is here in AZ with the roads we have here. Mine was shredded down the middle from the super slabbing, front and rear.

Pirelli Diablo XB12S Dscak ...am very pleased with them. Much better than the Dunlops. Still have chicken strips on both, and have turned sharper with them than I ever did with the Dunlops, and they had no chicken strips left.

Pirelli Diablo 5000 Kaese ...little hard for my liking...I prefer the Corsas hands down.

Pirelli Diablo 2500+ XB12R New12r I went through three sets of Dunlops, 207's were crap, 208's were better but only last about 2500 miles if you are lucky. I already have 2500 miles on the Diablos and they are only half worn. The grip is amazing and the turn is is great. I have rode really hard and only lost traction once while the tires were still cold and I knew better than to hit it through the corner.

Pirelli Diablo Corsa S1 Lightning Rick_a Switched from Dunlop and am never going back!...got better mileage than the Dunlop sport tires.

Pirelli Diablo Corsa 2000+ X1 Sflabuell Turn in much better than the Dunlops. Grip is unbelievable, tire has a much rounder flair and holds very aggressive corners with confidence. So far, 2000 miles and no bad surprises. I would like to try the Michelin's, but Pirelli's making a convert of me.

Pirelli Diablo Sport XB9S Dehorridge Best tyre I have ever fitted to the XB. Warm up real quick and grip perfectly. Not sure about how long they will last but with this performance I don't care.

Pirelli Dragon Lemonchili_x1 ...my favourite tyre - pretty sticky, reasonably fast steering and HEAPS of steering feedback...

Pirelli Dragon XB12S Wyckedflesh I loved them, I to had the Dragons when they first came out and the Diablo's do everything the Dragon's did, and then some.

Pirelli Scorpion XB12S Bigeasy ...good for the back roads. I...like them much more than the dunlop.They last longer and seem to grip better, turning in seems easier also.

Pirelli Scorpion Sync 3000+ XB9SX Reepicheep 3000 miles so far on my 9sx so far, and they are the best tire I have tried (better then my old favorite the MeZ6, which I liked better then the previous favorite, the D205). Cool tread pattern, great grip, decent wear, seems to fall between slow (Mez6) and fast (D205) turn in. Handles gravel / grass / wet very well and is very confidence inspiring.

Pirelli Sport 3500 XB12S Wyckedflesh ...done in by freeway riding.

Brand	Model	Mileage	Bike	Poster	Comments
Avon	AV45/46	7000	S3	Knickers	When new the tread appeared to be thicker than any tire I'd seen. And mileage wise they've held up very will. At 7000 I'm no where near the wear bars. The downside is the handling has gotten so funky I'm gonna have to toss them. The bike requires tons of steering input up to about a 30deg lean angle due to the flat spotting. Once you lean past that point you feel like you're going to flop over because you get onto the less worn sidewall All the steering input you've been providing tightens your turn QUICK.
Avon	Azaro ST	5000	S3T	V2win	...did not wear well (5k) on the rear and it was toast.
Avon	ST AV45/AV46		S2	Phillyblast	Great grip.
Bridgestone	BT-010		S1W	Prozac	...predictable and very confidence inspiring.
Bridgestone	BT-010		S1 Lightning	Timbo	...good grip, and so far they seem to be wearing well.
Bridgestone	BT-012SS	4500(r)	S3	Sleez	Best feeling tire i've used yet.
Bridgestone	BT-014		XB12S	Buellj79	...awesome, finding it difficult to break them in corners. My comparison being the stock dunlops slip or break traction at a certain point where as the bridgestones keep on gripping so far.
Bridgestone	BT-014		S1 Lightning	Valez	...this tire really is is best I've ever tried. I don't think what I've ever have had better grip on rainy days. And in dry conditions, going out of a curve, with full throttle, there is no way a can make the rear wheel spin, YET.
Bridgestone	BT-020	7000	S2	Buelliedan	They have good traction but they also wear like a stone.
Bridgestone	BT-020	6000	S3	Jammer
Bridgestone	BT-020	6000	S2	Lornce	For a reasonably long lasting tire they provide good grip and excellent feedback. No surprises at the limit, just linear, predictable and controllable drift. At 6k miles the rear appears a little over half worn with no sign remaining of the shallower sipes on the edges. The front appears fine with no centre block cupping (as I've seen on other - heavier - bikes running the tire) but shows an understandable degree of feathering on the tread block's outer edges.
Bridgestone	BT-020/BT-010			Al_lighton	I've been running BT020 rears, BT010 fronts, for some time, and have rather liked that combination.
Continental	M-Force Radial		XB12S	Wyckedflesh	Today they got a good taste of the rain as well and I can honestly say they did a great job. They don't stick in the dry as well as the Diablo's and the turning has gotten heavy again like the Dunlop's......
Continental	Road Attack		S1W	Budo	...am very pleased with them. Good traction dry or wet. Long life.
Continental	Road Attack		XB12R	Maxima4xu2	...alot beter than the dunrocks traction and milage wise soo far and the weird center wear thing is true on my set too maybee dual compound im thinking????? but alround good tire makes the bike respond and handle much beter
Continental	Road Attack	10000	XB9S	Thepup	3000 miles on them so far and very little wear.I live in Fla so not many twisties,but they seem to grip pretty well. Pretty good tire for commuting...replaced my rear Conti Road Attack after 10k,front is still got some miles left on it.
Dunlop	D205		M2	M1a65	I too have been running the Dunlop 220's. Was hoping to see a major improvement over the old 205's. Right off the bat I felt the 205's were a better tire though the 220's were supposed to be be an improvement, especially in the rain. I usually ride in all weather and have been caught out in some nasty monsoons here in Atlanta especially this year. The 220's showed no improvement to my confidence or ride ability in the wet and would also recomend going with the 205's especially if you get a deal. Been thru 2 sets of each and the rider feed back of the 205's was far better. You get a harsher ride on the 220's in my opinion.
Dunlop	D205	11000	M2 Cyclone	Mikej	...fine for street riding, for me anyway.
Dunlop	D205		M2 Cyclone	Reepicheep	Overall pretty happy with them. They wore a little on the quick side, and would cup a little, but stuck well, handled nicely, and were fairly priced...
Dunlop	D205	5000(r)	S3	Sleez	Cost twice as much (as D207/8?).
Dunlop	D205	1210/10382	XB9R	Xb9rski	Front: had road hazard damage.
Dunlop	D207	4500	XB12S	Lightning_strikes_now	The rear tire...was showing signs of heavy wear with the wear bars showing through.
Dunlop	D207	1500	XB12R	M1combat	They caused the bike to want to stand up in the corners while using the front brakes. They didn't have a lot of overall grip, but when they did get near the edge, it was a very broad range that they would slide around in. They seem to have been tuned for a wide range of slip angle. They didn't work in the wet very well at all when leaned over. They just didn't really inspire confidence. In the 1500 miles I used the front, it cupped noticeably.
Dunlop	D207	2800	XB9S	Moe03xb	...almost no slab riding.
Dunlop	D207	4971	S1 Lightning	Newfie_buell
Dunlop	D207	2900	XB12S	Odie	...mostly commuting and a few hard rides (mucho corners).
Dunlop	D207	2300	XB9S	Shorty_ii	...rear looks about shot and it has little flat spotting...I rode moderately on generally smooth roads.
Dunlop	D207	7000/3500	S3	Sleez	Feel great.
Dunlop	D207	10326/5135	XB9R	Xb9rski	Front: 10608 miles, 10044 miles. Rear: 6823 miles, 3447 miles (changed early due to switching to harder front tire).
Dunlop	D208		M2 Cyclone	Cerbero	I love 'em... when they're warm... cold is an entirely different story, however.
Dunlop	D208		M2 Cyclone	Cyclonemick	Love em! Warm them up a bit before aggrestive cornering.
Dunlop	D208		XB9R	Darthane	Excellent tires, very sticky even in the rain.
Dunlop	D208		XB9R	Husker4life	...a great tire for normal riding with a little bit of fun.
Dunlop	D208		XB12S	Odie	Rode my 208 hard today and very pleased with it. I think it may stick better than the 207.
Dunlop	D208	<4000	S3	Rek	,,,completely wore out, busted belting, zero tread and a major puncture stranding in the middle of nowhere. All that w/ no hot-rodding, peeling-out or any other radical treatment.
Dunlop	D208	7000/3500	S3	Sleez	Feel great.
Dunlop	D208		M2 Cyclone	Socoken	...am not terribly impressed. these tires have an incredibly rounded profile for faster turn in, but they just dont feel as stable at farther lean angles.
Dunlop	D208 GP (DOT race)	4000	S1 Lightning	Lornce	For track days, there's little to compare the 208 GP's with street 208's. 208 GP's stick like glue, allowing corner entry speeds that'd wash out a street 208 in an instant. On the street a gentle throttle hand can actually nurse these gumballs to 4k miles, though it looks pretty much like a slick all the way to the edge. In a perfect world,(ie: tire sponsored) probably should have changed it 1k miles ago. The front looks like it could easily last through another rear.
Dunlop	D20x		M2 Cyclone	Djkaplan	I've run only Dunlops since I bought my bike (205, 207, 208) and am generally happy with them...
Dunlop	D220		XB9S	Brucelee	I have 220s and like them very much.
Dunlop	D220		M2	M1a65	I too have been running the Dunlop 220's. Was hoping to see a major improvement over the old 205's. Right off the bat I felt the 205's were a better tire though the 220's were supposed to be be an improvement, especially in the rain. I usually ride in all weather and have been caught out in some nasty monsoons here in Atlanta especially this year. The 220's showed no improvement to my confidence or ride ability in the wet and would also recomend going with the 205's especially if you get a deal. Been thru 2 sets of each and the rider feed back of the 205's was far better. You get a harsher ride on the 220's in my opinion.
Dunlop	D220		M2 Cyclone	Reepicheep	Supposed to be an upgrade to the D205, but I found nothing better about it and several things worse. Rear slides a lot when cold, violent tire hop and strips peeling off on hard acceleration as it approached the end of it's life. Not a terrible tire, but better ones out there cheaper.
Dunlop	D220		S3	S3thunder	I am running D220 tires on my S3 and I have no complaints with these tires even on wet roads. I ride mostly back roads here and my D220 tires give great traction and performance on smooth or rough asphalt dry and wet. I sometimes have to deal with mud, gravel and washes that are riverbed and am still shiny side up.
Dunlop	D220		M2 Cyclone	Stubby	D220's dont' seem to last as long as I would like, but not so bad.
Dunlop	D220	20000+/6937	XB9R	Xb9rski	Front: Over 20k and still looks great. Rear: 6219 miles, 7400 miles, 7193 miles. I think I'm goingÊback to the 205's.
Dunlop	OEM	3500	Blast	Buellmule	...bald down the middle...I'm a beginner. So it's not like I'm tearing up the roads.
Dunlop	OEM	10000/15000	S3T	Jreichner	They seem to be ok. I am able to get about 10k out of the rear and about 15+ out of the front.
Metzler	M1		XB9S	Glitch	I really like the Metzler M1s a LOT.
Metzler	M1		S1W	Lake_bueller	I feel much better on them than I did on the Dunlops.
Metzler	Sportec		S1X	Loki	They warm up pretty quick and get real good traction. They also last a decent amount of miles(off the track). Excellent wet weather behavior also...Until the Sportecs are replaced that is all I will run...Can't say enuff about the Sportecs.
Metzler	Sportec M1		XB9R	Fireboltgeo	I have gone through 3 sets of Metzler Sportec M1's on my XB9R and like them way better than the Dunlops that come with the bike. They last about 2,000 miles longer, are just as good on dry or wet roads. The big difference is that the M1's handle gravel on the road much better.
Metzler	Sportec M1		XB9R	Lazyme21	...they are awesome and warm up real quick.
Metzler	Sportec M1	8000/3000	XB12R	M1combat	Brilliant tire. A good "sharp" profile that helps the bike to fall into corners VERY quickly and adds a lot of stability (compared to the relatively flat profile of the D207's) when leaned over. It took a while, but I got to the edge of the Metzelers and the bike feels very planted at the edge of the tire. I haven't really been able to slide this tire as much as I could the Dunlop, but I'm sure when I take it to a track I'll be able to. I generally get about 2700-3200 miles out of a rear, and about 8000 from the front. I think the best practice would be to change the front every other time you change the back. I tried to go for three rears to a front and the front is getting a little ragged. It is cupped (although at 8000 it looks as badly cupped as the Dunlop at 1500, it doesn't feel as bad). From now on I'll replace the front with the second rear.
Metzler	Z4		S2	Henrik	I've always been partial to Metzeler tires. [...] and never had an issue with lack of grip.
Metzler	Z4		S3T	V2win	...did not feel secure when pushed hard in turns.
Metzler	Z4/RoadTech (Z6?)		M2 Cyclone	Reepicheep	Liked the Z4 a lot, complete with it's interesting tread pattern. Great wear, good linear and confidence inspiring turn in, good grip. Since replaced with the Z6, which seems just as good or better, but lacks the cool looking tread pattern.
Metzler	Z6		M2 Cyclone	Gundog	...a vast improvement over the 205 Dunlops. Both wet and dry traction seem to be increased.
Michelin	Pilot Power	2000	XB9S	Gentleman_jon	...extremely happy with them. They are wearing very well, look like new really,mostly about town and sport ride on Sunday work, very little superslab. But the main thing is that they completely transformed the handling of the bike compared to the Dunlop 207. They also work well in the wet and on cold roads. Highly recommended...much better than the Dunlop 207, especially the way they corner.
Michelin	Pilot Power	3300 (R)	XB12R	Gowindward	I was happy with the Pilot Powers except I want more mileage out of the rear tire.
Michelin	Pilot Road		S3T	V2win	...the Michelin Pilot Road is the best for me. I put between 15k and 20k a year on my S3T and [...] ride in all conditions.
Pirelli	Corsa	10000		Kaese	...felt soft up until the cord started showing...softer compound and I think designed more for the track, but they felt good until the end. Not to mention the mileage I got out of them. I do 95% of my riding during the commute on the freeway. Includes wet and dry conditions. My next and future sets will be the Corsas.
Pirelli	Corsa	2500	XB12S	Wyckedflesh	...1/2 of that being superslab. That is here in AZ with the roads we have here. Mine was shredded down the middle from the super slabbing, front and rear.
Pirelli	Diablo		XB12S	Dscak	...am very pleased with them. Much better than the Dunlops. Still have chicken strips on both, and have turned sharper with them than I ever did with the Dunlops, and they had no chicken strips left.
Pirelli	Diablo	5000		Kaese	...little hard for my liking...I prefer the Corsas hands down.
Pirelli	Diablo	2500+	XB12R	New12r	I went through three sets of Dunlops, 207's were crap, 208's were better but only last about 2500 miles if you are lucky. I already have 2500 miles on the Diablos and they are only half worn. The grip is amazing and the turn is is great. I have rode really hard and only lost traction once while the tires were still cold and I knew better than to hit it through the corner.
Pirelli	Diablo Corsa		S1 Lightning	Rick_a	Switched from Dunlop and am never going back!...got better mileage than the Dunlop sport tires.
Pirelli	Diablo Corsa	2000+	X1	Sflabuell	Turn in much better than the Dunlops. Grip is unbelievable, tire has a much rounder flair and holds very aggressive corners with confidence. So far, 2000 miles and no bad surprises. I would like to try the Michelin's, but Pirelli's making a convert of me.
Pirelli	Diablo Sport		XB9S	Dehorridge	Best tyre I have ever fitted to the XB. Warm up real quick and grip perfectly. Not sure about how long they will last but with this performance I don't care.
Pirelli	Dragon			Lemonchili_x1	...my favourite tyre - pretty sticky, reasonably fast steering and HEAPS of steering feedback...
Pirelli	Dragon		XB12S	Wyckedflesh	I loved them, I to had the Dragons when they first came out and the Diablo's do everything the Dragon's did, and then some.
Pirelli	Scorpion		XB12S	Bigeasy	...good for the back roads. I...like them much more than the dunlop.They last longer and seem to grip better, turning in seems easier also.
Pirelli	Scorpion Sync	3000+	XB9SX	Reepicheep	3000 miles so far on my 9sx so far, and they are the best tire I have tried (better then my old favorite the MeZ6, which I liked better then the previous favorite, the D205). Cool tread pattern, great grip, decent wear, seems to fall between slow (Mez6) and fast (D205) turn in. Handles gravel / grass / wet very well and is very confidence inspiring.
Pirelli	Sport	3500	XB12S	Wyckedflesh	...done in by freeway riding.