I'm now about to replace my tyres and wondered what experience or tyres people have got or have had dealings with in the past.. the quotes i've had are for bridge-stone or Nikon? both about £220 fitted whats that about $400? ish lol

 

I'm always a Dunlop guy...Q2. It's been very stick for me. But my riding condition is in SoCal...it really should be consider as to how you ride and what type of weather you often ride in. The right tires for the right condition I think is most important. If mainly commute, heard Bridgestone is right on the money....

I have heard Shinko 009 is great bang for the money? And that they use Yokohama's material? Maybe it's just a myth...keep us updated in you tyre selection

 

bridgestone sounds good but the nikon? are suppose to be good (this comes from a racer and rider) hard center soft outsides..
mixed conditions really, but the good weather is coming here in the uk, (all three weeks of it, if we are lucky)

 

I have a set of "Michelin Pilot Power 2CT" tires on my '06 F4i and love them, very sticky when warmed up, never really had any slippage with them.

My '01 F4i has a set of "Pirelli Angel" tires on, which are sport touring tires. I've only rode them in the wet and cold so far and I've had them slip on me coming right out of my parking lot, but that is expected. I have no complaints with this tire so far but I feel more confident on the profile of the Michelin 2CT.

I do honestly feel though you need to evaluate your riding style and how much riding you do. Track days or VERY aggressive street riding (like mountains or twisties), you would lean more towards dual compounds or performance and sacrifice life span. Daily commuting or casual street riding with the occasional group ride, a sport touring tire might be better for the majority of the situations.

Long story short, tires really come down to personal preference.

 

everyone here seems to run michelins and dunlops, i think im the only one running bridgestones, and i can say the S20's i've got are great.
they perform great in all weather, the only time i've had tire slips is making a turn from a stop on a very cold road, and gunning it in first gear.
i can't compare other tire manufacturer's to bridgestones though

 

i think im going for bridgestones but i'll wait untill the weather picks up -13'c just aint riding weather lol.