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rite then folks what tyre for a fazer thou bit tweeked and tuned im killing em in less than 1k jay r6 has made a suggestion but your input will b appreciated !! not interested in cheap budget kill me quick jobs need ones that will cope with no chicken strip action and some longer steady trips
thanks boys and girls
Boo

You either get sticky tyres that don't last or harder tyres that last for ages. Some tyres like 2CT's are dual compound with a harder centre but from what I've read they don't last massively longer.

Just ride slower if you're worried about tyre longevity.

Bridgestone BT023's or Dunlop Roadsmarts or my personal preference Michelin Pilot Road 2s or 3's. You're always going to have a trade off with Mileage versus Grip but the new sports/touring tyres are probably as sticky as sports tyres were 3-4 years ago.

ride S.L.O.W.E.R ?????? next suggestion = get a metro 998 gets 50k from one set of rubber oh behave!!! mind you i hear tank track last for ever yup gonna get a tank !! sorted

Can vouch for the bridgestones 023s granted I never really pushed the sv but would do in the wet what it would do in the dry got about 9k from mine and that was inly coz I changed jobs hit the duel carridgeways and squared em off!!

roadsmarts go in the centre easily,i had x3 sets on prev bikes,had old d207s too ,nice once warm but lasted minimal time in the summer lol before my latest choice,now running conti road attacks
(7mm tread as standard!)quick warm up time,good side grip aswell as centre,good in the wet and last yonks!!
(ive done numerous motorway blasts on current set)
next set of shoes for me are the newer conti road attack 2s,with a new compound so you dont have to bed them in,good to lean straight away aswell as the same charactaristics of the prev model,and all this from a sports touring tire! yes thats right,a sports touring tire!!!!
good write ups too.
thats my personal choice aswell as,i think ninja erik.

With the mileage my bike does, I don't tend to worry about wear rates too much ..... the last few sets of tyres have been either Hi-Sport race, Super-Corsa Pro's (SC1/SC2) or Diablo Corsa's and they last about 15-1800 miles.

One thing I learnt about my bike early on, having plenty of torque and a rear-wards weight bias (especially with me on it :blush ) is that traffic light grand-prix launches and whacking the throtle wide open at low speeds really kills the tyre - a more progressive throttle action works wonders

The TL's have a reputation for killing tyres, and the Pilot 2CT's are highly thought of by many for the road

These Hi-Sports races lasted nearly 1500 miles

I should also state I ran llandow twice on 023's and mallory on 021's without any fear of them letting go esp in the pissing rain!!

I got around 4.5k miles from a rear RoadSmart on a ZX-10R, minimal motorway and cabbageway use meant that it didn't square off too badly...

thanks for all your input ! went for conti road attack 2 will see how they go but write up is awsome,havent riden em yet jay r6 has my bike coss he killed his and we r puttin in a replacment plant
cheers Boo

nearly fully scrubbed m8 lol

good on ya Jay no strips pls !!! enjoy m8 back brake aint as good as yours if you stand it up like i did yours tiss gonna end badly

dont plan on getting it that high tbh lol