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Old 01-14-2011, 03:48 PM
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Out of curiosity, has anybody ever experimented with either the Dunlop Roadsmart Sport Touring or Michelin Pilot Road 2 tires? What kind of results/mileage did you get? I'm a new rider and mostly ride speed limit on avg. 55mph-80mph highways, so would you recommend it for an f4i?

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Old 01-14-2011, 04:02 PM
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I ran a set of Pilot Roads and got 8k out of em. The Road 2CTs are pose to be better and have a sticky compound on the edges. I would def run them if I did more commuting than railing lol
 
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Old 01-14-2011, 06:08 PM
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Pilot Road 2ct's are great tires for your f4i. The last set I had on mine lasted rather well but I don't honestly remember the exact mileage. I haven't had any experience with the Roadsmart tire so I couldn't give a direct comparison.
 
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Old 01-14-2011, 07:23 PM
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I put on roadsmarts after the stock ones were done at 5000m,

The roadsmart tires are way stickier than the origanal dunlops.

I have 6000m on them so far still look good, and i'll go with them

again when they ware out. Good tires feel solid when leaned over.
 
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Old 01-14-2011, 10:33 PM
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Road smarts all the way. Im only at about5K miles or so with plenty to go. the center is wearing down some but will get another season out of them. I will have 3 seasons with these vs 2 with the previous 208s I had. I rail my bike and scrub the tire from side to side and it sticks as well as a stickeir sportier tire. I will buy nothing else other than roadsmarts. my buddy also has them on his kawi ZX14 and loves them. that bike is a monster and he has had no issues with them either.
 
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Old 01-15-2011, 01:44 AM
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You might want to look at the Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 tires too. They have a triple compound and are currently working out really well for my brother. He's got a VFR and needs more center tread to last longer. Seems like a good tire from what I've tested too.
 
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Old 01-16-2011, 06:01 PM
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i run dunlop qualifiers on my F4i and have 5k on them now with plenty of tread left.
and have a spare set of dunlop Q2's which is the upgraded qualifier. just my opinion
 
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I run BridgeStone 023's and love them
 
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i had dunlop qualifier rr's on mine and hated them slow to warm up never seemed to grip very well (i do live in the uk and most of the time it isnt tropical) i now have a set of bridgestone Bt-023s and love them even in the uk winter they heat up and grip not had them on long but already a much beter tyre
 
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Old 01-17-2011, 04:50 PM
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I just got the road 2ct by Michelin today. Well see how I like them. Currently running Dunlop which are crap to me.
 


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