Opinions On These Three Tyre Sets For Street Twin

Michelin Pilot Active bias $298
Bridgestone BT45 bias $330
Dunlop Streetsmart bias $386

Edit: here's a late contender Pirelli Scorpion Trail II $367


These are the three sets i'm considering because they are available in Australia in the correct sizes front and rear.

I avoid riding in the rain, and I don't really fang around. Usually not riding in traffic just very genteel cruising, although a little bit of twisty stuff, sometimes encounter some dampish patches in the shade and some bumpy roads and very occasionally some graded dirt road but not much of that. I notice that all three are bias ply which is surprising to me. I've only just obtained a s/h Street Twin, coming from a GS500. At this stage I want to stick to the recommended 100/90 and 150/70

Currently has the Pirelli Sports Comp they came with but they are 5 years old. I find that I'm having to push the Street Twin around corners, not sure if this is the tyres doing this or it's how they handle.

Any thoughts appreciated.

 

Bugger, I just realised I put 'Speed Twin' and not Street Twin' in the thread title.

@Stramasher, it would be similar to Juan Manuel Fangio if he rode a bike.

@Callumity, I am leaning (no pun etc) heavily towards the Michelins. I have to say that I am very slightly alarmed at how much I have to wrestle the Street Twin around corners, it has the same rake as my GS500 and only a little more trail, and that flipped around pretty easily and didn't require counter steering to hold it's line in a tight corner. I am hoping that new tyres have some effect on this.

 

Done I will go for the Michelins, as a bonus it appears that I can get a bias on the front and a radial on the back, as per Triumph OEM tyres. I have to say that I was a little concerned about that central continuous longitudinal groove on the front tyre, so nice to know it's not a problem.

Thanks to everyone who replied.


@Helmut Visor excellent, title changed!

 

After all that I discover that because the Michelins are imported from Spain there is currently none on the next delivery ship. So I have gone for the Pirelli Sport Demons, which are radial apparently rather than the bias of the Michelin, so maybe a softer ride? Will report back in a couple of weeks.

 

UPDATE: once again, my bike guys could not get hold of the Pirelli Phantoms, so I went for the Scorpion Trail II. Just got it done this morning. I wasn't expecting an improvement on the continuous counter steering needed through corners because I saw an online review that complained about that.

As soon as I got on the bike I could feel it was different, kinda strange, felt like it was on stilts. Felt good after a while and I've now had a chance to take her through some tight bumpy off camber twisties that are always a bit hair raising, and also some fast sweepers and more smoother twisties.

What. A. Difference. Night and day, glides through the corners completely neutral, no counter steering pressure needed at all. Able to go around 10km/h faster but it felt like I was going around slower!

I am super happy with these Scorpions, can highly recommend, complements the bike perfectly. I'll update in another 6,000kms, see how they hold up. The Sports comps that were on the bike only had 5,000kms on when I got the bike, but already they were a pig through the corners, granted maybe OEM phantoms are different to current phantoms, I'm guessing, if it's handling you're after the you won't regret the Scorpions.

 

Yeah, that what I felt about the Scorpions too, not only more precise and neutral through the corners but strangely were more stable in a straight line too, felt like the wheelbase was longer!