Tyre Choice

[Trumpet Strumpet]

Advice from those in the know please:
The Trumpet is currently shod with Pirelli Diablos, which I adore. Had them on the Tuono and proved to be very reliable. Now I picked up a puncture last week ergo, new boots required. My mileage has changed a little since moving back to Essex. I now average 1,500miles a month. Love the twisties, hate the motorways but often my job takes me out and about (Harrow, Maidstone, Reading and Birmingham last week). Need an all round but durable tyre.

Any suggestions?

[becky]

micheline 2ct's

[Trumpet Strumpet]

Are they hard wearing? Never been a Michelin fan but then I only ever used Bridgestone before the Diablos.

[the captain]

for the sort of mileage youre doing a month youre better off getting the Michellin Pilot road 2CT

Same dual compound technology as the 2CT (which are effing awesome, im sure most will tell you!!)

But the centre is a bit harder so its better for mileage!

[DoodleBug]

First off, how bad and where is the puncture, they can be repaired.

Secondly Diablos are awesome but I will be trying some Pilot Road 2ct's whenget the SV re-shod, just so I can do stupid Hayden impressions with a scouring pad :)

Most people that have tried them say they offer lots of edge grip and are good for the mileage.

I found that diablos lasted ages and kept offering grip, but when they started to go off (ahem, you could see the canvas) they are terrible.

[Gixxer-TeZ]

I had diablos on a couple of bikes and found them terrible in the wet. My Dunlop 207's were brilliant in the wet and dry (the 2002 fightered R1) but when the new gixxer needs new tyres I'll defo be trying the 2CT's.

Just need to decide whats best, the road pilots or the sportier ones. I looked at the website and there are a few different ones ???

[Gixxer-TeZ]

I take it these seem to be the best ??

http://two-wheels.michelin.com/2w/front/affich.jsp?codeRubrique=2092004104045&codePage=2092004104045_13032007105938&lang=EN

[DoodleBug]

Thems the ones I'll be trying.

[falcophil]

I,m not a big fan of the diablos, found the front on my SV went off on the sides before the centre, and was not very good on rough surfaces, even had to back the suspension off a bit. back was better, there quite quick dropping into bends. I have just put a BT021 on the back on my Falco, and i am very chuffed, really gives me confidence putting it into bends.
its supposed to last 15% better than the 020, and is dual compound.
got 5500 out of last 020, but included about half motorway on euro tour.
very hard to do a direct comparison from an old tyre to a new, but the old 020 seemed to move around a little bit when the bike was lent over and pushed, where the new one seems very stable.

[Lateshift]

I take it these seem to be the best ??

http://two-wheels.michelin.com/2w/front/affich.jsp?codeRubrique=2092004104045&codePage=2092004104045_13032007105938&lang=EN

actually when you see them, they look like commuting tyres, not the standard sporty profile you expect, they are probably more like Bridgestone 020's in shape ;)

[Trumpet Strumpet]

The puncture has been repaired however, I'm never happy on a patched up tyre after all, essentially the integrity of the compound has been breeched.

Thank you for your input I will be pricing up this week and heeding your advice.