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Big_Boy · 08-13-2003, 11:35 AM

quite a list, curious why you picked sport-tec M-1 over the rennsport street? I just got an '02 S4 monster that came with D207RR's. I do not profess to be a racer (still breaking the bike in), but I do feel the tires to be a bit slippery... I thought it was because they were new, until I read this... Now I am already thinking about which tire to try next... Sounds like Pirelli Diablo Corsa's should be high on the list... Have you heard anything good or bad about AVON? and what about MAXXIS?

Thanks for all the research, must have been HELL!

brickl · 08-13-2003, 04:38 PM

If I had the Monster S4 I would try the standard Diablo since the S4 won't have enough power to really abuse the tire. A litre bike, on the other hand, when ridden hard out of the corners, will be better off w/ the Corsa.

The standard Diablo, if used by a rider who consistently exits really hard, will wear into a V shape due to the dual compound. I have to state that you really have to push the tire to get to that point, but it can be done. The end result of a very pronounced V shape will be high speed straightline instability and unsettled initial turn in. On the S4 it won't be nearly as apparent as with a 150+hp bike, but you will likely notice that the tire will retain a shape conducive to quick drop-in, and it won't flatspot easily, which are good things.

Big_Boy · 08-14-2003, 07:48 AM

Thank you, and sounds good. I live in arizona and you tend to have to ride alot of straight roads to get to any kind of good twisties, and like I said, I am not a racer... yet. So a tire that would resist flat spots on all those rides to the twisties would be good.

v4bryan · 08-14-2003, 05:36 PM

I really liked the sportec M-1's, but they practically "melted" off the rear wheel every time I cracked the throttle. I put 3 rear tire on for the single front, and never got more than 2450 miles out of a rear tire. If I did regular track days I MIGHT be able to justify the short lifespan, but once a year isn't often enough.

I've switched to the Avon 45/46 combo-they're just as sticky on the street and last alot longer.

SPman · 08-14-2003, 09:05 PM

Metzler Rennsports are quite popular in this neck of the woods

08-13-2003, 11:35 AM	#11
Big_Boy Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11	Re: So many good tires, so little money... quite a list, curious why you picked sport-tec M-1 over the rennsport street? I just got an '02 S4 monster that came with D207RR's. I do not profess to be a racer (still breaking the bike in), but I do feel the tires to be a bit slippery... I thought it was because they were new, until I read this... Now I am already thinking about which tire to try next... Sounds like Pirelli Diablo Corsa's should be high on the list... Have you heard anything good or bad about AVON? and what about MAXXIS? Thanks for all the research, must have been HELL!

08-13-2003, 04:38 PM	#12
brickl Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 108	Re: So many good tires, so little money... If I had the Monster S4 I would try the standard Diablo since the S4 won't have enough power to really abuse the tire. A litre bike, on the other hand, when ridden hard out of the corners, will be better off w/ the Corsa. The standard Diablo, if used by a rider who consistently exits really hard, will wear into a V shape due to the dual compound. I have to state that you really have to push the tire to get to that point, but it can be done. The end result of a very pronounced V shape will be high speed straightline instability and unsettled initial turn in. On the S4 it won't be nearly as apparent as with a 150+hp bike, but you will likely notice that the tire will retain a shape conducive to quick drop-in, and it won't flatspot easily, which are good things.

08-14-2003, 07:48 AM	#13
Big_Boy Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 11	Re: So many good tires, so little money... Thank you, and sounds good. I live in arizona and you tend to have to ride alot of straight roads to get to any kind of good twisties, and like I said, I am not a racer... yet. So a tire that would resist flat spots on all those rides to the twisties would be good.

08-14-2003, 05:36 PM	#14
v4bryan Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 144	Sportecs? I really liked the sportec M-1's, but they practically "melted" off the rear wheel every time I cracked the throttle. I put 3 rear tire on for the single front, and never got more than 2450 miles out of a rear tire. If I did regular track days I MIGHT be able to justify the short lifespan, but once a year isn't often enough. I've switched to the Avon 45/46 combo-they're just as sticky on the street and last alot longer.

08-14-2003, 09:05 PM	#15
SPman Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8	Re: Upgrading GSXR 750 '03 tires? What to buy Metzler Rennsports are quite popular in this neck of the woods __________________ He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot but don\'t let that fool you. He really is an idiot - Marx

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