Opinions on tires
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Opinions on tires
Hey guys so I have seen the other comments about tires that dated back in 2011. Was curious if anyone has an updated opinion about what’s a good tire to run now? I have a 2002 CBR f4i I’ve heard Dunlop road smarts and Q3 sport max plus are good ones as well as Michelin pilots. I daily mine in the summer and late fall. With some minor wet Michigan rain. I’ve heard Q3 are more aggressive than the others but I don’t know for sure. Any recommendations would be awesome! Thanks
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Q3+ are stickier than average street tyre. Doesn’t last very long and not good in rain. Great track tyre though!
Depends upon type of riding you do:
- commuting = 60-80% ???
- rain = 10-20% ???
- canyon carving in twisties = 10-20% ???
Depends upon type of riding you do:
- commuting = 60-80% ???
- rain = 10-20% ???
- canyon carving in twisties = 10-20% ???
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[QUOTE=dannoxyz;1357890]Q3+ are stickier than average street tyre. Doesn’t last very long and not good in rain. Great track tyre though!
Depends upon type of riding you do:
- commuting = 60-80% ???
- rain = 10-20% ???
- canyon carving in twisties = 10-20% ???[/QUOTE
rain and commuting mainly. I don’t have any canyons near me lol some very MINOR bends but nothing crazy
Depends upon type of riding you do:
- commuting = 60-80% ???
- rain = 10-20% ???
- canyon carving in twisties = 10-20% ???[/QUOTE
rain and commuting mainly. I don’t have any canyons near me lol some very MINOR bends but nothing crazy
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Then you really don’t need extra grip of track-focused Q3+ and its downside of low-mileage and poor rain performance.
A more touring-oriented tyre would suit you better. I’m on 2nd set of these Kenda KM1 tyres on my VFR. Got 18k-miles out of 1st set for commuting to S.F. And about 10 trackdays thrown in as well!
Motosport - Kenda KM1 tyre set
https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index....-153-tire-set/
A more touring-oriented tyre would suit you better. I’m on 2nd set of these Kenda KM1 tyres on my VFR. Got 18k-miles out of 1st set for commuting to S.F. And about 10 trackdays thrown in as well!
Motosport - Kenda KM1 tyre set
https://www.vfrdiscussion.com/index....-153-tire-set/
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Hey guys so I have seen the other comments about tires that dated back in 2011. Was curious if anyone has an updated opinion about what’s a good tire to run now? I have a 2002 CBR f4i I’ve heard Dunlop road smarts and Q3 sport max plus are good ones as well as Michelin pilots. I daily mine in the summer and late fall. With some minor wet Michigan rain Tyres Basingstoke. I’ve heard Q3 are more aggressive than the others but I don’t know for sure. Any recommendations would be awesome! Thanks
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