tires

[ocroft]

i'e got an 03 XB9R and i need tires. the front is getting close, bt i just found a frigin piece of glass in the rear. it's not leaking air, but my knowlede of motorcycle tires is not too extensive. so the question is, what type and where should i get them? thanks

[RT Performance]

Depending what type of riding you do mostly commutiing.
Dunlop road smart or Michellien Road 2 or 3.
more sport riding michlien pure power or power road

[ocroft]

Any place to get a good deal? I found some dunlop sportmax front for 99 and rear 128 online, don't remember the website. Are those any good? It will mostly be commuting, a little hard riding though.

[njdevils1990]

Your front is a 120/70zr17 and your rear is 180/55zr17 I personally would go with Michelin brand tires for their technology and quality. If your just doing allot of touring type riding go with the Pilot Road 2 or 3s.
For a little better grip go for the Pilot Power 2ct tires.
And for even more aggresive road riding and maybe a track day or two go for the Power Pures.
As far as buying them look at local dealers, jakewilson.com, motorcyclesuperstore.com
Look for the best deals I got mine from jake wilson and they were 90 dollars cheaper than my local motorcycle dealers. So just make sure you look for a good deal.

[jl551c]

I've got a couple hundred miles on my new Michelin Power Pures and I'm really happy with them. I bought the original stock size from Motorcycle Superstore. These tires aren't cheap, but so far I think they are worth it.

[njdevils1990]

[up] on the power pures i ordered them on friday and will be here monday, their replacing my Pirellis.

[ocroft]

i have been reading this forum all day about tires. i have narrowed it down to michelin's. how do the pilot power ct2's compare to the power pures? i will go with one of these two!

[ocroft]

ok, i am going to go with the pilot power 2ct's. i have found two websites

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/1/28/394/2194/ITEM/Michelin-Pilot-Power-2CT-Rear-Tire.aspx

front-104.99 rear-134.99 and the other site

http://www.derbycycles.com/cgi-bin/eShop/index.cgi?pid=3521

front-89.99 rear- 119.99....any recommendations on either of these sites?

[jl551c]

You won't be dissapointed with the 2 ct's. I have them on my Duc and my XB9R. I've got 1000 miles on the XB9R tires and they don't even look like they have started to wear. I think they look real good too. The 180's look real wide. I've had great luck with the motorcycle superstore too. Delivery is really, really fast.

[njdevils1990]

try jakewilson.com they were cheaper when i ordered the power pures.
the main defference between the tires are here
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i118/Nirvana12211990/f5229b7c.jpg
Power Pure (http://www.michelinmotorcycle.com/index.cfm?event=powerpure)
Pilot Power 2ct (http://www.michelinmotorcycle.com/index.cfm?event=pilotpower2ct)

[jeepin79]

Good info on the Michelin's njdevils.