rear tire for and 03

[Guest aj howard]

Hey,

On the way out to Mid-Ohio this past weekend I picked up a nail in my rear tire.

Lucky for me, I pulled right over into a gas station and low-and-behold they had a cheap assed tire plugging kit.. Which worked and got me back on the road..

So

What tire do you reccomend for my bike...

I don't race the bike, but I like the twisties...

and what about tire size.. is anyone here running a 170 on the rear?? ( I did a search, most of the info is on the older/smaller rear tire)

 

thanks in advance

[Baldini]

I have Diablos, mostly ride twisties too, they're very good. Handling, esp turn in, much better, more grip than BT 020's - wear a little quicker. At edges Diablos are very consistent & predictable & have good feel. You might want try Diablo Corsas - even more grip but more wear. Then Super Corsas more of both....

 

I tried a 170 Diablo. Turn in is better & no downside in riding. Only problem for me was theoretical - figured cos profile was spread more than 180 on 5.5" rim tyre would run off tread earlier at max lean. So I went back to 180.

 

There are long discussions on this somewhere back there....

 

KB

[Keith Foster]

Hey AJ, I vote for the Diablo Stradas. I've got 2000+ so far. Handling is A-OK and I hope to get 10K from the set.