Best sportbike tires out today

Who, besides you, has mentioned anything about a Pilot Power 2CT?

Caboose recommended the Power Pure 2CT, not the Pilot Power 2CT. The two are different tires but both carry the 2CT designation because they're both dual compounds.

Christ on a stick....

homie said power pure 2ct and theres no such thing. look at the chart above champ, draw yourself a diagram if you need to ... hell ill come over and explain it to u if you still dont get it
 
Michelin often uses the suffix 2CT to indicate dual compound. It seems there is no single compound Pure, so all Pure tires are dual compound... there is no non-2CT version of the Pure.
 
aside from the ones listed I will add Conti Sport Attacks, or race Attacks, ran the sports and they stuck very well in rain and or cold or hot!
 
Taking out of equation mileage, what is the best sport bike tire our there today with the most amount of grip? im talking street riding, occasional track...

Since you said the best tire "out there" and not in "North America"..... the Dunlop SportSmart gets my vote.

Everybody makes a big deal about the Q2s, but every review and test I've read state the newer, fresher designed SportSmart is better.

Why Dunlop won't bring them here is beyond me....but the rest of Europe and UK get to use these excellent tires.






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Unless you track ride, any supersport tire is a huge wasteof $. Coming from someone who used to waste money on sticky rubber to ride around public streets in Ontario all the time.

Today's sport touring tires are as sticky as supersport tires were 8-10 yrs ago, and last 2-3x as long......at roughly the same price as a set of supersport tires as well, so your money actually goes twice to three times as far.
 
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I believe the stickiest tire I have ever ridden on were Diablo Super corsa
The longest lasting was Pilot Powers, only because they stuck like glue right down to the cords.
 
homie said power pure 2ct and theres no such thing. look at the chart above champ, draw yourself a diagram if you need to ... hell ill come over and explain it to u if you still dont get it

the power pures on my bike have 2ct on the sidewall
 
Unless you track ride, any supersport tire is a huge wasteof $. Coming from someone who used to waste money on sticky rubber to ride around public streets in Ontario all the time.

Today's sport touring tires are as sticky as supersport tires were 8-10 yrs ago, and last 2-3x as long......at roughly the same price as a set of supersport tires as well, so your money actually goes twice to three times as far.

Of course.. but that's not what he asked!
 
they are sticky as hell from cold!

You think so?

After one mile of riding, I am afraid your track take off's are no where near their ideal operating temperature.....where they are engineered to offer optimum grip.
A good sport touring tire would offer loads more grip in that same 1st mile....regardless of how soft the compound feel to you and your fingernail.
 
I'm a Q2 fan. Last 2 sets (on a 08 CBR 1k, which eats them pretty good if your hard on the throttle) did about 4500km each on avg, including a mix of 80% street, 10% track (2 days each set) and a week at deals gap on one set.

Great tire, but its like a swiss army knife, good at a lot of things, but not good at one thing in particular. Not enough grip on those 30 degree track days where slicks are awesome, and wear a bit too fast on the street. Call it an entry level track tire. This is why I'm going to 2 sets of rims, one with something more streety with good mileage/occassional rainy track day, the other race slicks. All around its excellent for what you can do with a single set of tires for the $$, but you won't be dissapointed with any of the main brands.
 
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Really don't like the Pures. They flex so much, and the center compound is hard as a hockey puck after a while. Dislike the way they want commitment from the rider or don't work.

I'm much happier with Q2s. I have 5500km on the rear Q2 which includes about 2000km at the Gap. Still looks good. I will likely stick with them until I find something better... the Pirellis are apparently a better tire but more expensive and last less long.
 
Really don't like the Pures. They flex so much, and the center compound is hard as a hockey puck after a while. Dislike the way they want commitment from the rider or don't work.

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Really been hearing a lot of disappointment about these ones. Such a shame. Michelin usually makes great tires.
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You think so?

After one mile of riding, I am afraid your track take off's are no where near their ideal operating temperature.....where they are engineered to offer optimum grip.
A good sport touring tire would offer loads more grip in that same 1st mile....regardless of how soft the compound feel to you and your fingernail.

Agree. Plus they're usually going to be crap in the rain/cold no matter what.
 
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