Q. I have been on a GSX-R1000 for the past two years, but now as my wife wants to travel further afield we are changing to a Kawasaki GTR1400. Which tyres can I fit to get the most grip and feel? I’m not really worried about tyre life.Anon A. Big bikes like the GTR are fussy about the sort of ...
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- 07 December 2011
Q. I have been using my Honda CBF600 for six months. I had got it into my head that the front tyre pressure was 42psi, which has always seemed fine. The other day I went to check the pressures and the front tyre’s valve came off in my hand! I wheeled it down to the local bike garage for a ...
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- 30 November 2011
Bridgestone has launched a new sports tyre – the Hypersport S20 – designed for high-powered bikes, and which will sit alongside the BT-016 Pro and BT-016 in the firm's sports tyre range. The new tyre is claimed to "meet the demands of European sport riders for the highest handling performance in wet and dry on all types of roads and ...
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- 24 November 2011
Q. I love my BMW K1600GT but I have struggled to get a decent mileage from the OE tyres. On my best behaviour I can get 3500 miles tops, but I want to get it above 4000 miles otherwise a big trip becomes a pain. When I got the bike there was a shortage of tyres, so I tried to ...
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- 23 November 2011
I have a 2011 Honda CB1000R ABS, and want to do track days, what tyres are best suited to being ridden to the circuit, do a track day and then ride home?Roearn, MCN Tyre forum Any of the new breed of sport tyres are up to those demands. There’s been a staggering increase in performance from just three years ago. ...
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- 17 November 2011
Q. I have an old Kawasaki GPZ500 and ride 50 miles every working day through Perthshire, Scotland. With the frost and snow on its way are there any winter tyres that will cope in ice and snow. Believe me where I live there will be loads of black ice. My wife needs her car for work so hubby is stuck ...
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- 09 November 2011
I've been getting into track days recently, and this year's Indian summer has been a godsend. But even with the sun shining the tracks are pretty cold in the mornings. Is it time I invested in some tyre warmers to give me a head start in the breakfast sessions? Stuart Pearson Tyre warmers' main benefit isn't in giving you sticky ...
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- 28 October 2011
Q. What is it with the trident logo on the edge of Pirelli Diablos?James600zx, MCN forums A. It’s all in the name (devils and their tridents) and a bit of Pirelli marketing guff to echo the triple-compound construction, as well as something to aim at wearing off on a track day, too!
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- 12 October 2011
I am trying to source a rear tyre for my Kawasaki VN1600 Classic, a 170/70 x 16 Bridgestone G722. I have trolled through pages of Google search, but have been unable to locate one. I have just put on a new Bridgestone front and I don’t want to junk it.Dougie, email As we covered before Bridgestone have supply problems in the ...
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- 05 October 2011
The front Dunlop Sportmax on my Yamaha FZ6 Fazer is getting due for replacement and I’d like a reasonably priced new tyre that would suit. The rear tyre is also a Sportmax but has lots of life left. Would you recommend changing both or would it be OK just to renew the front, even if it was for a different ...
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- 27 September 2011
