Sport Vs Sport Touring Tires

I have just put Road 5's on my RS for a trip to France for the MotoGP.
£240 (ride in ride out).

 

Chester, may ask where from?
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A local tyre place, Michelin have discounted them at the moment.

 

Well I've just popped my back wheel out tonight after a trip round Scotland as the tyres done it's day. 3500miles out of a Pilot Power rear, no complaints from me and a new one in the garage waiting to go on tomorrow.
£145 a pair delivered.

 

Well I've just popped my back wheel out tonight after a trip round Scotland as the tyres done it's day. 3500miles out of a Pilot Power rear, no complaints from me and a new one in the garage waiting to go on tomorrow.
£145 a pair delivered.

 

I usually go for a tyre that’s not a current model from one of the main brands, one that’s been superceded by a newer model perhaps.
I’ve currently got Dunlop Qualifiers on the Triumph which were one of the top sports tyres a few years ago. They’re great and certainly up to the workout I can give them these days, plus they were £125 a pair online.
Just put a pair of the mark 2 Qualifiers on my Beemer too, another bargain at £145 delivered.
All good tyres with multi compounds so they should last ok, just not the latest offerings that go for 2+ times the price.

 

I used the Pilot Power 2CTs on my bikes for years and found them great for everything including track days - excellent value too !