Planning to take the Street Triple R in for some maintenance and new tires before spring. The street-sporty tires didn't last terribly long. Kinda want something that will have a bit longer life.
I don't ride terribly hard, especially now that I don't live among hills. Any reason not to put some good sport-touring tires on?
I can't really think of any. I really liked the Michelin Pilot Road 2's that I've had on my VFR in the past. I was getting close to 10k miles out the rear and a little more out of the front. A+, would recommend, especially for the slightly lighter but basically same powered Street Triple.
Nice. I think I only got about 4k out of my rear tire. 
I used to use less sporting tires on my TL1000S. I didn't ride it hard so I didn't need the utmost grip. I think I used Pilot Roads too.
The mechanic who mounted them was like "Pilot roads? On a TL?" Yeah man. 
In reply to Xceler8x:
I don't know if I ever used the original Pilot Roads, but if they're anything like the PR 2's, I couldn't outride those tires at my skill / anxiety levels. Obviously you may be different but I'm just not that wild when out on two wheels, and I liked that I could get what seemed like excellent life out of a tire with much more grip than I was willing to explore.
You can do it, and they'll last a bit longer. I just accepted the fact that I don't like wheelspin so I need sticky/quicker wearing.
My only question, what tires did you have prior?
Dual compound? Worked for me,.
yamaha wrote: My only question, what tires did you have prior?
Bridgestone Battlax... something. I think the S20. (At work now.)
Edit: Yes. Battlax S20.
In reply to Beer Baron:
2CT's might be a halfway for you. The Dunlop Q3's I decided on wear a bit quicker than the michelins, but I don't care.
The Road 2 sounds like the answer for me. The 2CT sounds pretty comparable to what I was riding on, and it is way more grip than I can use with my skill/comfort levels, and not as much longevity as I'd like. Especially since I probably rode harder out in CA than I will here in OH.
In reply to Beer Baron:
Better not make any incursions into West Virginia.....
I cannot see how you guys like those dual compound tires, they feel extremely strange when your riding agressive
Blitzed306 wrote: I cannot see how you guys like those dual compound tires, they feel extremely strange when your riding agressive
Pretty sure the majority of motorcycle tires these days, even racing ones, are multi-compound.
In reply to Beer Baron:
A bunch of them are, but not all.
I don't really notice much difference inre: dual compound vs. single. That said, I'm really not an aggressive rider, and my bike is heavy enough and has enough odd power delivery quirks that this issue is probably pretty well masked.
I am taking my Supermoto with a fresh set of Battlax S20s out for the the first time today. Should be interesting. I am not that worried about wear though as the bike only weighs 250lbs!
Just BTW all the talk of the Road IIs, but the IIIs are whats out now. I ran Michelin Pilot road IIs (and now run the IIIs) on both my k1200s and Speed Triple and love them. Initially I ran an aggressive Pirellis on the Speed Triple and they just didn't last long at all. Since 95% of my riding is commuting I needed better wear and the Michelins provide that while also performing great in all the weather conditions I face.
yamaha wrote: You can do it, and they'll last a bit longer. I just accepted the fact that I don't like wheelspin so I need sticky/quicker wearing. My only question, what tires did you have prior?
I can get wheel spin on the Speed when they're cold, but that bike loves to wheelie, so it just isn't a problem on that bike in general. I drag race it on those tires too and sometimes I wish I could get a little slip instead of planting myself on the tank....hell I don't even do a burnout.
The k1200s is much longer and a little over 170hp and it is more apt to spin, but even with it wheelies are more of an issue once I get good heat in the Michelins.
In reply to Cotton:
Not bad at all, and great insight. 
In reply to Cotton:
I'd love to have my bike on Pilot Road III's but I keep having to replace rear tires when I'm out on the road somewhere and am at the mercy of whatever is locally available at the time. That's how I had Pirelli's mounted in Nevada and now a Shinko mounted up from my last trip in Missouri.
In reply to Cotton:
I noticed the 3s are out. What is your take on how much of an upgrade they are over the 2? How do they compare? It looked like they put a tad more negative tread on the 3, but they know more about doing that right than I do.
Both are available. Wondering if it's worth the extra for the upgrade.
Ordered the road 2s. I guess the 4 is coming out. Everyone is unloading the 2 at a steep discount, and I don't need the water handling of the 3.
In reply to Beer Baron:
I haven't noticed a huge difference to be honest. They do seem a little better in heavy rain, but if you can gets the IIs at a big discount that's the route I'd take....it's an excellent tire.
Where are you seeing big discounts? Jake Wilson is only discounting the 2 by $10 vs. the 3. Where did you get yours?
In reply to pres589:
Revzilla and Motorcycle Superstore.
RZ had the rears for like $30 less. I'm not sure what the price difference was at Motorcycle Superstore, but it must have been comparable. I was out the door there for $10 less than RZ.
edit: MSs has both on sale. Price difference isn't huge, but I still saved about $40 on the pair of 2's compared to the 3's.
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