hello, help needed......

byebyebandit · Post by **byebyebandit** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:33 pm

morning or afternoon everyone. had my VTR for nearly two weeks and absolutely love it. looks and sounds like a bike should. bit worried when my first tank of juice lasted 63 miles

but it was worth it for the noise and the smile on my face.

some advice please, i have some dunlop 204s on it at the mo that have nearly had it, any suggestions for a good tyre to replace them with. most of my riding is fastish commuting and some weekend runs with friends.

thanks

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 10:49 pm

I've had the fuel light come on after 70 miles of city riding, so not unheard of. The Dunlops are crap. I have been using Pirelli Dragon Evo's for a year now and find them quick to warm up, but a little dodgy in the wet. They are not a current tire, so prices are good on them over here.

DD · Post by DD » Sat Mar 27, 2004 8:52 am

204's (sport) are a bit of a odd ball (well over here) as they are the factory tyre (one of) I have just replaced my 1st set at 6700km The rear was buggered and proberly 1-2000k left in the frount.

So I'm looking for longer lasting set, so I went for the 208 (sport) frount and 220 (sport/tour) rear.
If the frount still weres fast then I will try D220's at both ends next time around.

V V why do you say 'Dunlops are crap' how do you ride fast /slow, straight lines / lots of corners?

Ianh · Post by **Ianh** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 12:10 am

63 miles!?
has your bike been jetted? 'cos 63 mile per tank sound way off the mark to me. Mine did around 105 before the light came on but that was 95% motorway work.

DD · Post by DD » Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:48 am

As for the fuel thing what size tank do you have 16L or 19L?
I get a about 250km thats about 157ml on a 19L tank.

CaperJ · Post by **CaperJ** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:49 am

I just put on the d220's front and back and like them they are way better than the Bridgestones I had.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Mar 29, 2004 4:58 am

Sorry, I didn't mean all Dunlops, just the 204's, which I ran for a few months until I couldn't take all the sliding anymore. Since switching to the Dragons I've had no such issues. BTW I'm slow on the straights but a little quicker in the corners

Proudest Monkey · Post by **Proudest Monkey** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:21 am

I have just put a rear Michellin Pilot Power on mine. It's hardly scrubbed in yet, but i will keep you posted on it when i learn more

topgooser · Post by **topgooser** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:10 am

I have found the best combination to be

Front Bridgestone BT 010 - grippy as hell and gives confidence in the wet.

Rear Bridgestone BT 020 - just about as grippy (especially for road riding and commuting) and equally good in the wet.

Get em on - they rock!

twintin · Post by **twintin** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 1:34 pm

I agree
that's what i got they grip well in the wet on me way to work an luverly in the dry, better than the crappy michelin pilot sports that were on it when i bought it. Only down side was gettin a big f***k off screw in the new back less than a week after it bein fitted an havin to have another fitted

byebyebandit · Post by **byebyebandit** » Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:06 pm

thanks for the advice guys, bridgestone combo it is i think.

ian h. not sure if jetted(?) dealer said it was all standard. just thought i was being abit heavy handed. next tank lasted about 115 miles because i tried to ride abit more sensibly.

thanks again.
mark

DD · Post by DD » Thu Apr 01, 2004 8:45 am

What milage do you blokes get out of the bridgestones? I just managed 4350ml's out of Dunlop 204's
I was running Metzler MEz4's on my Guzzi and geting 12400ml out of a frount and 6200ml out of a rear (never let go eather)
Any one tried these on the VTR?

RQ · Post by RQ » Thu Apr 01, 2004 9:47 am

I'm just finishing a set of Metzlers on the Storm now. The back lasted about 3000 miles.

DD · Post by DD » Thu Apr 01, 2004 10:12 am

RQ wrote:I'm just finishing a set of Metzlers on the Storm now. The back lasted about 3000 miles.

sh1t thats not alot! They must of been real softies not the sport/tourer tyres I used, if I ran the softer MEz3 on the frount then I'd only get 6200ml (this is on the Guzzi, much heavier than the VTR)
I ride quite hard at times and tour a lot.
I am hoping to get 10000km (6200ml) out of the D208 frount and the D220 rear, time will tell.

twintin · Post by **twintin** » Thu Apr 01, 2004 4:01 pm

3400mls out of the rear michelin pilot shite,then 54mls out of the first bridgestone 020!!!!! (

hard ridin!

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