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SDGT Tire questions

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#1 ·
Hate to bring up a tire thread, I know this always get heated, almost like oil threads, but I am wondering what people have had good luck with lasting on a SDGT?

On my other sport touring bikes I use, and like, the Pilot Roads, including the 4's, 5's and my very favorites the 6's, and run the 6 GT's on my heavier bikes, but does the SDGT need the GT's or will the regular 6's work well? On the Tracer GT's they recommended the non-GT which fit the bike very well, same for the SDGT?

Anything else a good choice, maybe the Angel GT's, the new Bridgestone T33 looks good, how have the T32's held up to that much power? Not opposed to non-road Pilot 6's, Rosso IV's, etc. Just wondering what people use that fit the personality of that bike.
 
#2 ·
I don't think you need the "heavy bike" tire option with the GT. I am currently running T32s and have been very impressed. Honestly, Bridgestones haven't disappointed me once so far - I started with S22s on my 890 R, and now have the T32s on the GT and I'm happy.

I think that the Michelins might give you slightly quicker steering based on what I've read, but I cannot say for sure. I know a lot of people like them...but man, they're pricey.
I've heard great things about the Dunlop Roadsmart IVs, also. I have the (possibly incorrect) impression that the Pirellis are the most "out of date" in the sport touring category. I cannot comment on their performance relative to the others.

After destroying the OEM rear in 2000 miles and obliterating some Pirelli Rosso IV Corsas, I opted to not even try the Rosso IV, S23, etc. and just went straight to sport touring tires. This thing destroys tires. Be sure to run higher pressures. I'm running 35-36psi front and 40-41psi rear.
 
#3 ·
I don’t think it needs the GT tires.

My GT came with Conti SportAttack 4 tires on it. They now have 3500 miles on them and need to be replaced. I am satisfied with that mileage from a tire that sticks that well. I have a new set sitting in the garage waiting to be put on.

If I were planning a long road trip, I would seriously consider the Conti RoadAttack tires, expecting to get similar handling while lasting longer. I plan to try a set of those at some point. I’m curious to learn how well they stick and how long they last.
 
#9 ·
Thanks all.

Probably going to just run the Metzler M7RRs currently on it at least at the beginning of the season and switch to the trusty Pilot Road 6s when I wear the rear out in the next 1,500 miles, lol!!! Or I’ll watch the rebates and see who has the best deal :)
 
#20 ·
I started this thread last year so I’ll give an update: after another few rides on the “old” M7RRs that just left me not feeling very confident I swapped to a set of Road 6s. I have something like 1500 miles on them (due to a ton of reasons I’ve not been riding much this year) and they fit the character of this bike extremely well. I can push them a bit and they never falter, handling is very neutral, they warm quick, etc., basically everything I liked about them in other bikes shines through on this one. If I was going to spend my time sport riding more and not sport touring I’d go more to the sporty street tires like a Power 6, S23, etc. but as I said these work great for what use the bike for.
 
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#11 ·
Tires are so good, I just wait for a premium choice to be discounted due to obsolescence or shelf life. Each tire is a little different in some aspect, but no nasty surprises as long as I've avoided the off-brands and price-point examples from the majors. Currently running Roadsmart Sportmax IIIs. I agree with Clogan re; service life. If you can get much more than that, you have a lot of unrealized potential available at your right wrist.
 
#12 ·
Just changed to Pilot Road 5s. I really love the responsiveness of the Michelin tires. My rear Angle GT started to wear very quickly this year and started showing threads in a weirdly short timeframe. I typically ride back and forth to work, which is 10 to 20 mins each way depending on the time and day. I had been going out on the odd Sunday morning for a 45-minute ride as well. We are in Southern Alberta and our summers can be scorchers versus back in Ontario, where it was not as hot for as long. The Angle GTs were the longest I have ever run a tire at ~12,000 km (~7456 miles).
 
#17 · (Edited)
I'm pretty hard on the tires according to my riding buddies.
I just replaced the PR6 rear on my 2019 SDGT after 5k miles, the fronts still look good and probably have about 30-40% life left. I will probably go back to running Power 6s on the front and keep the PR6s on the rear.