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Old Dec 10, 2005 | 08:47 PM
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What are some good tires out there? Metzeler Sportec M1? Michelin Pilot Power? What do u guys recommend?
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Old Dec 10, 2005 | 09:35 PM
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i love pilot powers... wont ride anything else on the street..... had M1s they were good, had pilot sports they were ok, didnt like my d208s, my battlaxs were a little slipperier.... i put a set of tomahawks on my x's f4, shittiest tires i've ever used... if you stunt, i could understand it, but other than that ehhh...

supposedly dunlop came out with a new tire.. qualifier???? they did better than the pilot powers but i've never rode them.... (magazine article)

pilot powers work very nicely though...
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Old Dec 11, 2005 | 11:24 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Willybeen &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i love pilot powers... wont ride anything else on the street..... had M1s they were good, had pilot sports they were ok, didnt like my d208s, my battlaxs were a little slipperier.... i put a set of tomahawks on my x's f4, shittiest tires i've ever used... if you stunt, i could understand it, but other than that ehhh...

supposedly dunlop came out with a new tire.. qualifier???? they did better than the pilot powers but i've never rode them.... (magazine article)

pilot powers work very nicely though...</TD></TR></TABLE>

B4 there was a compromise between performance and tire wear but the Michelin Pilot Power seems to have both of them covered.
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Old Dec 12, 2005 | 07:06 AM
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I like the pilot powers, I had BT014's, and my bike was just eating up the rear tire, powers seem to be holding up a little better.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:14 AM
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Another vote here for the Pilot Powers
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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I recommend this one.
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 07:40 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D2N &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Another vote here for the Pilot Powers </TD></TR></TABLE>


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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 08:46 AM
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Would it be alright if I ran a 208 on the front and a pilot power on the rear.


Modified by yimmy at 3:39 PM 12/13/2005
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 12:34 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by D2N &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Another vote here for the Pilot Powers </TD></TR></TABLE>



Night and day difference for me. I had so much more confidence going into turns, it was insane.
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