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HawkGTRider:

--- Quote from: maconjoe on October 07, 2014, 10:03:33 AM ---As you said, I hate to get into a tire thread discussion because everyone has varying opinions and experiences with tires. I owned a '96 ST for over 15 years and typically used Bridgestone Battleaxes. I thought the handling was good and usually got well over 10k. Not sure if they even produce the B021 any more. Either way, I agree that 6k is disappointing. Goodl uck.

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Prior to seeing Andray's recommendation of the Bridgestone T30, I ordered a set of Avon Storm 2 Ultra tires. The front is now mounted while the rear is back ordered for another week or so. I've only ridden the bike a couple of times since installing the new front tire, but it seems ok. I'll know more when I get the new rear.
One thing that became really obvious with the front tire off the ground was that the steering head bearings appeared to be badly notched. That undoubtedly exacerbated the accelerated wear characteristics of the Michelin Active front tire, so I'll have to get that corrected asap.
It'll be interesting to see how the Storm 2 Ultras hold up, and it'll be even more intereting to compare them to the Bridgestone T30s.

Brick:
HawkGTRider errr... Geoffrey Tom McKiernan from Ohio has the stealing bearings all figured out. I'm sure he can save you a bunch of time and probably money too.

DirtFlier:
At least on my Honda NT700V, the Storm Ultra 2s are doing much better in regards to wear rate than the set of T30s that I had previously but every situation is a little different.  Dry grip is about the same between the two but wet grip better with the Storm Ultra 2s.  The T30s also seem to cup prematurely and start their irritating howl.   :D

HawkGTRider:

--- Quote from: DirtFlier on October 12, 2014, 10:55:19 AM ---At least on my Honda NT700V, the Storm Ultra 2s are doing much better in regards to wear rate than the set of T30s that I had previously but every situation is a little different.  Dry grip is about the same between the two but wet grip better with the Storm Ultra 2s.  The T30s also seem to cup prematurely and start their irritating howl.   :D

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That's good info...thanks. I've never been one to jump from brand to brand or model to model in a search for the "perfect" tire...they're all just different. Once I find something that works well for the way I ride, I tend to stick with it. But maybe, just maybe, the Avons will be my "perfect Storm".

Partsguy1982:
The best tire for our st1100's from Michelin is the pilot road 3 or 4. That is right from my Michelin rep. The weight range of the bike fits perfect with these tires. Run them at max pressure rating on the tires which is 42 psi and they perform very well. I switched from bridgestones to the michelins this previous season and am very happy with how they have performed and how well they are wearing.

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