tires and speed??

[Sport Bike Girl]

Had new tires installed today
OEM's had 11,025 miles on them. Rear still has pretty good tread so I am keeping as a spare

I switched to the Michelin Pilot Power 3's and really like these tires. Good grip and cornering was SO much easier.

I also noticed my bike accelerated so much faster than before. Do tires with good tread make that much of a difference?

 

[Cerebus]

I would hazard a guess it's the tire compound and not the tread that makes the difference.

 

[flyingminno]

Compound is definitely a factor, but it could also be the tire itself is lighter, therefore less weight is having to turn when you give it some gas.

 

[MichaelInVenice]

Compound is definitely a factor, but it could also be the tire itself is lighter, therefore less weight is having to turn when you give it some gas.

Yup, that's the only thing that's likely to improve acceleration, unless the previous tire was slipping which I highly doubt.

 

[EsrTek]

Do you do a lot of interstate riding?
My stockers @ 6k now and flattening out in the middle rapidly!!

 

[destreik]

I am at 4k miles and got plenty of tread life left. Haven't seen any issues with the middle flattening out thus yet.

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[Anthony]

Had new tires installed today
OEM's had 11,025 miles on them. Rear still has pretty good tread so I am keeping as a spare

I switched to the Michelin Pilot Power 3's and really like these tires. Good grip and cornering was SO much easier.

I also noticed my bike accelerated so much faster than before. Do tires with good tread make that much of a difference?

You impress me with almost every post you make. You invested in some very nice high performance premium tires which aren't even comparable to the stock tires you were running. Those multiple compounds not only help gain speed a little smoother but they will stick like GLUE ounce scrubbed in. The downfall? They won't last nearly as long as the stock tires however after running these tires, you will never go back to the stock tires that came with her.


good stuff....

 

[Sport Bike Girl]

Do you do a lot of interstate riding?
My stockers @ 6k now and flattening out in the middle rapidly!!

Yes I commute an hour one way
My front was worn on both sides and back was worn in middle

 

[Sport Bike Girl]

Thanks Anthony
I looked at reviews and while I could have gotten cheaper tires I would rather spend the money on better tires
I can tell they grip better than the stock tires but I wasn't expecting such improvement in the acceleration!!
Brakes and tires I want better not cheaper LOL

 

[leem00]

Thanks Anthony
I looked at reviews and while I could have gotten cheaper tires I would rather spend the money on better tires
I can tell they grip better than the stock tires but I wasn't expecting such improvement in the acceleration!!
Brakes and tires I want better not cheaper LOL

It sounds like someone has a similar philosophy!

The brakes and tires are the only things keeping you planted on the ground, rubber side down.

And the old addage "you get what you pay for!"

 

[Sport Bike Girl]

It sounds like someone has a similar philosophy!

The brakes and tires are the only things keeping you planted on the ground, rubber side down.

And the old addage "you get what you pay for!"

After spending $700 on tires and service I hope this follows true

 

[dart1963]

If you're commutting in them, it's gonna get expensive running track tires...

I highly recommend trying the pirelli angel ST, they seemed to be the best of both worlds, right up until they needed changing, you should be able to get double the life out of them vs. the pp3, yet have 90% the same feel on grip/accel/braking... We had guys with gsxr1000 and R1s running them and loved them. I also never noticed the flat spot on them as bad as my pr2.

I got 8-10k miles out of them, but when they are done, they are done (no indication that they were ready, they just went out, but, we also think we may have had a bad batch, as the time before that people were getting 10-12k out of them). Most people I know that run the pp3 only get 3-4k miles out of them.

 

[MNGreg]

Yes I commute an hour one way
My front was worn on both sides and back was worn in middle

Ouch!! I feel your pain! I commute an hour each way also! Sucks... Kinda takes the desire for weekend fun runs away.. I make myself go for little spins on Saturday or Sunday mornings, but with soo much time spend commuting, need my weekends for other things around the house and errands.

You really dont want to keep the orig. tire as a spare. It is not good to use new and old of same tire because the profiles will have begun to change (flatten) and turning charachteristics will be different, but it can be done. They say that using two different tires though is a bad idea because of the thread and overall profile being different. I have read that that can actually be considered a safety issue.

I noticed acceleration improvement in my new PR3s vs stock BT021s. I know getting going from stop or accelerating, it does seem like it is the compound causing less slipping of the tire maybe as my tire doesnt spin as much now when I do accelerate hard.

 

[JSP]

Friction! With worn more squared off tires, you have a much larger contact patch to the road. New tires are more rounded, less touching the road, less friction.

+1 on getting a sport "touring" tire! Commuting will eat through a track style tire within 3k miles, if not sooner.

 

[JT]

Had new tires installed today
OEM's had 11,025 miles on them. Rear still has pretty good tread so I am keeping as a spare

I switched to the Michelin Pilot Power 3's and really like these tires. Good grip and cornering was SO much easier.

I also noticed my bike accelerated so much faster than before. Do tires with good tread make that much of a difference?

I did the same exact thing and also feel much more pull after new tire was installed. I am very happy with the tire, it allows me flick the bike over and over and over and so forth lol

 

[ksanbon]

Had new tires installed today
...
I also noticed my bike accelerated so much faster than before. Do tires with good tread make that much of a difference?

Congrats on the new treads!

Another thing to consider is the PP3's might be shorter than your original tires diameter-wise which would be like switching to a bigger rear sprocket.
When I switched from my OEM Roadsmarts to the same-sized Pilot Road 2's, I discovered that the PR2's were shorter when I put my leveling-block under the kickstand - the bike wanted to fall to the right.

The other effect you might see is a change in the accuracy of your speedometer & odometer.

 

[Sport Bike Girl]

Ouch!! I feel your pain! I commute an hour each way also! Sucks... Kinda takes the desire for weekend fun runs away.. I make myself go for little spins on Saturday or Sunday mornings, but with soo much time spend commuting, need my weekends for other things around the house and errands.

You really dont want to keep the orig. tire as a spare. It is not good to use new and old of same tire because the profiles will have begun to change (flatten) and turning charachteristics will be different, but it can be done. They say that using two different tires though is a bad idea because of the thread and overall profile being different. I have read that that can actually be considered a safety issue.

I noticed acceleration improvement in my new PR3s vs stock BT021s. I know getting going from stop or accelerating, it does seem like it is the compound causing less slipping of the tire maybe as my tire doesnt spin as much now when I do accelerate hard.

Thanks Greg
I was only going to keep as a spare to use if I needed to get it back to service center
I have no way to trailer the bike
Thanks for pointing out the safety issues

 

[Sport Bike Girl]

Friction! With worn more squared off tires, you have a much larger contact patch to the road. New tires are more rounded, less touching the road, less friction.

+1 on getting a sport "touring" tire! Commuting will eat through a track style tire within 3k miles, if not sooner.

So I did get a good style for commuting?? Which is 85% of my riding time

 

[MNGreg]

Thanks Greg
I was only going to keep as a spare to use if I needed to get it back to service center
I have no way to trailer the bike
Thanks for pointing out the safety issues

Do you subscribe to AMA?
You could get free roadside service (towing to nearest shop) covering your bike and your cars, no need for AAA. (AAA makes you subscribe to the RV plan to cover your bike). You then also get 10% off orders at BikeBandit.com, and now also I believe it is 15% off of Racetech orders by phone!

Though I do understand the transport thing... I got myself a 5x8 utility trailer this spring for towing the bike when needed and other stuff!

 

[bleedinblue]

So I did get a good style for commuting?? Which is 85% of my riding time

Just ride them and enjoy them.Your the only person that can add up the pro's and con's for your situation.You might ride on them and need something that lasts longer, or you could value the added cornering ability enough to justify the cost.You wont know until you've tried it.