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 5934 (R) XB12S EthanR Replaced it with another D207 because Ive still got
a lot of life left on the front. Will switch when that wears
out. Dunlop D207 2600/2300 XB9R Exupmonkey Dunlop D207 2500 XB9S Gentleman_jon Completely shot, threads showing in the center. Dunlop D207 2600 Gusmyster I'm a pretty hefty guy, 250+ and I think I may be destine
to run through the rubber. I'm half-way decent on my bike,
no burnouts, a wheelie here and there, but I ran out of
rubber on the way home from a 600 miler this weekend. 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 going back 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 4150 XB9S Gentleman_jon ...extremely happy with them. Wear very well, looked like
new really (at 2000 mi), 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. ...(at 4000 mi)
still a little bit of mileage left. In addition to the great
increase in mileage, I felt that the tires steered much
better than the Dunlops, having a rounder section, they seem
to turn into the corners much easier. In addition, they
stick like glue, even on cold roads, and on the track.
Highly recommended. 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 15000/7500 XB9S Daveinm They grip awesome! 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.