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TheSlash

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Well, i've just splashed out £150 on two new boots for the front wheels today. I got Pirelli as they normally give a pretty good performance.
What prefered make do you lot have?
 
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I like round ones, preferably in black. ;)

TBH, I've no preferred brand. However, I do have a powerful aversion to "no name" cheapies. I had a puncture on the rear tyre of my scooter but the tyre place had only one tyre in the right size, so I had to go for it. I don't even remember what name was on the sidewall, but it was a seriously scary experience riding on it. The was sod all grip in the dry and even less in the wet. Even when going around a roundabout at normal speeds I could feel the back of the scoot slipping sideways as the tyre slid and gripped.

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I like round ones, preferably in black. ;)

TBH, I've no preferred brand. However, I do have a powerful aversion to "no name" cheapies. I had a puncture on the rear tyre of my scooter but the tyre place had only one tyre in the right size, so I had to go for it. I don't even remember what name was on the sidewall, but it was a seriously scary experience riding on it. The was sod all grip in the dry and even less in the wet. Even when going around a roundabout at normal speeds I could feel the back of the scoot slipping sideways as the tyre slid and gripped.

O L Leigh

If it was sliding around, then surely there was only one option? Pull the throttle wide open and do some power sliding? :D
When i had my Fiesta, i tried a range of tyres and found Pirelli the best by far. The grip was alot higher and turning the steering wheel was easier
It looks like Michellins have come off the front {forget to check, but that's what's on the back} and the performance was starting to go down. Standing water was quite dangerous as it instantly pulled the car in the direction of the wheel going through a puddle, but i've been out in torrential rain with the new boots tonight, without any problems.
Also, where the old tyres might of started spinning, the new tyres carry on gripping.
The old tyres had this strange centre groove that was just like a racing slick, the new tyres have this groove removed totally {possibly to allow water to flow through}. Although there was plenty of meat on the edges of the tyres, because of this groove, they were illegal :?

Anyway, i'll see how the new boots go and report back 8)
 

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Toyo Proxes T1-R's all around on the Mk1 MR2 I drive, lovely tyres that grip well in all conditions. Which is handy as I do like to drive back end out a lot (rear wheel drive & mid engined =fun!) :grin:

On the bike it's Pirelli Diablo super corsa's.......Seem ok but not as good as the bridgestone's I ahd on before.:roll:
 

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I've just been looking at average tyre life. The old tyres did 22,000 miles, which considering my driving, is about average
 

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I took 1000miles off a set of tyres on my instructors cars pulling out into a small gap, then even more off of them when this van tryied to overtake me on a roundabout after tailgating for about 30miles through E Yorks, so I floored it and left him in the dust, scared the **** out of my instructor and supprised the driver of the van, without breaking a speed limit once, was pulling from a 30 to a 70 limit

I'm a safe driver, HONEST!
 

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Do you drive like Miss Daisy!!!! :grin:

I get about 6,000 miles with the car & about 2,000 miles with the bike! <D
Well, i had them for 12,000 miles and i would think someone else had them for 10,000 miles
You're a train driver, you can afford new boots every 6,000 miles ;)
 
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