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Old 06-02-2010, 09:50 AM
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It depends on how you ride and who you ask. I've had a set on my gsxr 1000 for about 2500 miles and they still have planty of life left 50%+ I don't do track days yet and I don't do burnout or stunt. I just ride it in the twisties and use it to commute. Some people will only get 2000 mile out of a Pilot Power rear. 600's are also easier on rear tires. I put some sport touring Pirelli's on my F4I. They should have more than enough grip and last 2-3x the Powers. She should be ready to ride in a few weeks and I can't wait.

Get another Pilot Power. They are very good tires and you don't really mix and match tires.
 
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:20 PM
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VAA,
Thanks for the input. I will stick with the pilot power. I was hoping for more mileage but I cant complain. They were great for the twisties. I dont do track days either yet, and I dont burn out or stunt so I should get 2500 or a little more.
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:25 PM
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The powers are a terrible tire for your type of riding. Look more into the roads or similar tires.
 
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:42 PM
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Teko,
How is the grip of a road tire. Cause I do quite a few hard canyon style runs a year. This last weekend my tires were worn all the way to the very edge, so any further and I would have been dragging my knee's. Will a road tire give me the same grip when cornering that hard? I am new to the sport bikes, so please give all the feedback that you can.
 
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Old 06-02-2010, 11:47 PM
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The Road2ct's have the same sticky compound on the edges as the regular Powers with a hard center to last for all of the town commutes you do. Dunlop makes a similar tire called the Roadsmart.
 

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Old 06-02-2010, 11:57 PM
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Awesome, I will have to check them out. Does this forum have any discounts with any websites?? I belong to a hemi truck club and they have some good discounts from certain vendors. Let me know if there are some sites that I can support.

My local dealer is ****ty. I wont even buy a screw from them cause they suck so bad.
 
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