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  1. Tyres! Holy crap they went quickly!! 
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    My 675 only had some Pilot Sport 2Ts fitted about 2,500 miles ago! There mashed and the rear is only JUST legal!

    I dont want some big heavy hard road tyre - as I know they will be terrible for performance, but then again - I need some more life than 2,500 miles - its only 500 more than I got out of the semi-slicks!

    These tyres were expensive - so it came as a shock when they turnt out to be like this!!

    Anyone got any recommendations?
    Should I just go back to the semi-slicks? There cheap, extremely good in the dry, get about the same miles, and aint too bad in the wet!
     
     

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    Sorry can't recommend a tyre for a 675, I have Avon Storms on my DV, but 2500 miles is pretty low and expensive
     
     

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    Sorry as riding a VFR800 it is not the same sort of tyre that you will use compared to the ones I use, as I use the dual compound Bridgestones.
     
     

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    Do you mean Pilot Power 2CT's?

    If you've mashed them up on a 675 with just road riding I'd suggest your tyre pressures are wrong.
    Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
     
     

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    Got about the same miles on the rear 'OEM Qualifiers' on the Road [smiley=huh.gif]
     
     

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    We ran the Maxxis supersport on the 675 and was very impressed - especially with the price. Also a few endurance teams ran them for the season.

    But I would check the pressures but then again I can mash tyres in less time
     
     

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    Quote Originally Posted by ninja_richie
    Do you mean Pilot Power 2CT's?

    If you've mashed them up on a 675 with just road riding I'd suggest your tyre pressures are wrong.
    Its mainly motorway work that seems to have mashed them up! The edges are holding pretty well -despite being used alot!

    What pressures would you reccomend? I am using Fowlers pressures they told me - which is 35/36
     
     

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    If you're only riding on the road then a harder compound tyre isn't going to make much difference when you press on a bit. The chances of an average rider reaching the grip limits of a tyre on the road is pretty remote. I found the continental sport attack pretty hard wearing and had a good profile for dropping the bike into corners quickly. Motorway riding will destroy a soft tyre so either go for a harder compound, swallow the cost or stop riding on the motorway.
     
     

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    aaaaahhhhhhh when you said mashed I thought all the way and worn not squared off! Get some dual or tri compound tyres - soft stuff is crap for motorways and will get destroyed/ squared off in no time.
     
     

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    Yeah, like Stu, I thought you meant mashed mashed not squared off.

    Looks like you've got a tough choice of tyre now if you are regularly doing motorway miles.

    Maybe the commuting/touring bods amongst us can suggest a tyre
    Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
     
     

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