i just purchased my first bike a 96 CBR600 f3 with 18,000 miles on it. it needs tires. anyone know of a good place to purchase tires or any sugestions on what brand is good. rear160/60/17 front120/60/17.
thanks

 

Heres a loaded question... Everyone has a different opinion, my opinion is Pilot Powers. thats where I'll leave that one. Although, on my old F3, I ran Dunlop 208's and they were a decent tire. I never did push the bike though as it was first bike, but they did hold up well.

But it all comes down to what type of riding are you going to do. If you just cruise and use it to commute, just about any brand tire will work. If your going to be aggressive, stick with the name brands like Michelin, Dunlop, Pirelli, Bridgestone...ect

As far as a good place. I've found ebay is going to be a great place to find deals.

 

+1 to what he said lol

All new, name brand tires are good tires lol. Personally I have dunlop qualifiers, my buddy runs pirelli's. Its all about what riding you do and how much you want to spend. New tires are awesome tho lol

 

I just bought my second set of Shinko's on ebayer for $155 shipped to me. They're cheap but they're great. They stick good and I never had any troulbe with them

 

Just bought a set of Pilot Powers their great~!~!! i deff recomend them

 

thanks for the info.

 

Lotsa good tires out there now.

Take a look at Pilot Road 2CTs as well. Power type grip on the shoulders with long lasting centre. Just got 13,000 km out of a rear and I ride pretty hard.

They've got silicone in them so don't need to be warmed up.

 

I try not to disagree with people here on this forum, but this is just bad info that could be dangerous.

The tires have a silica compound, just like many performance tires which aids is better grip and helps the tire conform to road surfaces better, especially in wet or cold condtions. And they do warm up quick compared to the average tire, but they do need to be warmed up. Cold tires are cold tires. Never ride aggressively on a cold tire, it needs to be warmed up first.

 

My '94 i've run Dunlop 207 /208's and found that while they seem to stick like snot to a screen door they wore out quickly and as I get scared before the bike does I'm trying Dunlop Roadsmart tires more for touring. Tires appear to be a very personal choice requiring lots of knowledge and expirience and it seems hard to get a consensus from most any forum. I still feel like I'm stabbing at it in the dark myself.