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 I’ve 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.