2023 Poll of Tyre Options

Best tyres and oil for your R1200RT/R1250RT get other users opinions here.

What tyres have you got fitted to your RT

Bridgestone Battlax T32
4
5%
Dunlop RoadSmart II
2
2%
Michelin Road 6
4
5%
Michelin Road 6 GT
23
27%
Maxxis Supermaxx ST2
1
1%
Metzeler Roadtec 01
8
9%
Dunlop RoadSmart IV
3
3%
Bridgestone Battlax T32 GT
1
1%
Bridgestone Battlax T31
2
2%
Pirelli Angel GT
6
7%
Michelin Pilot Road 4 GT
12
14%
Metzeler Roadtec Z8
5
6%
Michelin Road 5 GT
6
7%
Dunlop RoadSmart IV GT
4
5%
Option 15
0
No votes
Conti Road Attack 4
2
2%
Conti Road Attack 4 GT
0
No votes
Option 18
1
1%
Dunlop RoadSmart III
2
2%
Option 20
0
No votes
 
Total votes: 86

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Ok just watch a few videos and 2 of the stated PR2 stopped production. Could they have just stopped selling them in certain counties?
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So i can fit standard Roadsmart 11?. No GT is available. Ive currently have 5 tyres on my buy list at the moment. So adding the RS11 may jump on the list.
Looking in my book i can see no approved tyres for 2007 bike
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Doctor T wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:08 pmSo i can fit standard Roadsmart II.
Yes, I did.
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Good to know. i usually go by the weight the tyre can take i:e 73w for the rear and 58w for the front
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Doctor T wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:08 pmLooking in my book I can see no approved tyres for 2007 bike.
Which book is that.

I've got a list of the BMW tyre options for a Camhead from 2010. The Dunlop RoadSmart I is one of them which I used and have now got RoadSmart II's.
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Doctor T wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:19 pmi usually go by the weight the tyre can take i:e 73w for the rear and 58w for the front.
All the tyres will have the same load ratings, IMO, that is why fitting GT's etc. may not be necessary. I've used tyres without version codes and not experienced any problems.
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The only reason looking for a gt tyre is my front after 5000 miles have gone square. I thought fitting a more rigid gt tyre may last longer
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David. wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 4:19 pm Rode yesterday for the first time in the wet on the new for this season Dunlop RoadSmart II's without any problems.

The other bikes in the group had Michelin Pilot Road 2's and Michelin Road 6's, (2 bikes).

We all rode together at the same pace in the same conditions. Therefore, my conclusion is all three tyres are as good as each other in the wet.

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There's one slight difference. I was running the Pilot 2's which have just over 10k miles on them :lol:

Seriously though. I don't think there are any particular bad tyre's for bikes. Just riders who have no confidence in their tyre's, especially when you throw a bit of rain into the mix.
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Doctor T wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:45 pm The only reason looking for a gt tyre is my front after 5000 miles have gone square. I thought fitting a more rigid gt tyre may last longer
it won't make any difference Doctor. I've used Pilot Road 2's,3's,4's,5gt's. I usually get around 10 to 11k miles out of a pair of tyres no matter what model. The Road 6's on my GS are wearing very well at 6k though, unfortunately I won't find out how far they go as I'm getting a new GS on Saturday :-D
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Doctor T wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:45 pmThe only reason looking for a GT tyre is my front after 5000 miles has gone square. I thought fitting a more rigid GT tyre may last longer.
I know someone who had Michelin Road 6's fitted by a BMW dealer. Their recommendation was GT for the rear only, standard tyre on the front. This is not an unusual situation, was the same when I used Metzeler Z6's, only the rear had a version code.
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simbo wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:48 pm There's one slight difference. I was running the Pilot 2's which have just over 10k miles on them :lol:

Seriously though. I don't think there are any particular bad tyre's for bikes. Just riders who have no confidence in their tyre's, especially when you throw a bit of rain into the mix.
I have confidence in the tyres but no confidence in our shite roads


And I turn in to a right fanny in the wet :lol:
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sakm wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 8:19 pm I have confidence in the tyres but no confidence in our shite roads


And I turn in to a right fanny in the wet :lol:
You was absolutely fine in the wet :thumb:
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simbo wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 9:28 pm You was absolutely fine in the wet :thumb:
I got home and thats all that matters right 8-)
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Doctor T wrote: Mon Apr 24, 2023 7:45 pm The only reason looking for a gt tyre is my front after 5000 miles have gone square. I thought fitting a more rigid gt tyre may last longer
I wouldnt think it would make any diffrence to longevity but will make a diffrence in the event of a puncture which may mean diffrence between staying upright.
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Am not sure about that as GT tyres only have stiffer sidewalls.
I do think squaring off a pair of tyres at 5000 miles is a joke. The same tyres on my old Triumph Tiger 1050 lasted 7000 miles and i rode that like a sports bike and wore them right down to the markers where i have loads of tread left on the BMW tyres but they are square
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