My pleasure. BTW, do check the outside (service) diameter of the tire you're replacing the Pirreli's with. Fortunately, Pirelli publishes that all their 190/55 models are 656mm in outside service diameter. The fronts 120/70 are all 612mm. Strive for finding your next purchase with the same. Otherwise, you'll have to make some pre-load, comp and rebound changes which is a lengthy exercise to match the OEM geometry (assuming you liked it of course).
Michelin Road 6. Have ridden it through some ridiculous weather touring. See wear here around 6k miles most of that fully loaded and some light offroading was fine https://www.ducatiforum.co.uk/threads/cnc-racing-carbon-parts-fullsix.99210/#post-2154730 Have the angel GT2s on my K1300s. Sportier tyre in my view but I have not tried both tyres on both bikes. Don't feel like they'd be very good on gravel though whereas the Road 6s were kind of fine (taking it easy)
Have now ridden through some appalling conditions (rain, standing water and gravel) with the Roadtec 02s during a 500 mile weekend trip. IMO, not quite as accomplished as the 01SE in the same conditions but that might be the extra 40kg the V4 PP has over my Multistrada 1200. I need to fit the 01SE to the PP to make a direct comparison. I will say, with over 1200 miles on the new tyres, the wear rate is very encouraging for touring. Andy
I’m trying the 02 as when I had the 01se on the Gs ( not the V4) the tyres felt good , the only issue was under hard braking as the front went floaty , I think it’s due to the design of the front with the many rain channels which caused the bike to walk not dig in , this was maybe due to the GS weight ,but always put me off them . The 02 look like they offer less channels so I hope more grip , less walking . Let’s see as these are for a 19 not the 17
That is true.The MTS 1260 has a tyre (notice the spelling LOL) calibration feature. That feature is ok but has limitations. It will do tyres and gearing but calibrating the Speedometer to the GPS is out of its range.
Just noticed the tyre lol it’s the correct spelling last time I looked , well unless your in Trump land lol
So my Multi will need new tyres, and I've been looking into them yesterday, narrowed it down to few candidates. Pirelli Scorpion trail 2 - Got these from factory, grip OK, rear tyre flattens out too quick in my view. This could be because is a single compound tyre? So not too keen on buying again. Pirelli Scorpion trail 3 - This appears to be an evolution, more road focused (which is OK by me, not doing offroad), and they also made the rear dual compound? It's a maybe Pirelli Angel GT 2 - They seem OK choice, not sure about the continuous grooves on the front. read somewhere that they might behave funny if going over tarmac jointed lines or similar uneven surfaces in the direction of the bike travel. Metzeler Roadtec 01 SE - Looks like a great tyre, but it's also been around a while, perhaps things moved on / improved? Metzeler roadtech 02 - This is fairly new tyre, looks promising on paper. Anyone tried yet? ContiTrail Attack 3 - Very much praised here by the Captain, so I shortlisted these. Question I got, why these over the ContiRoad Attack 4? which brings me to ContiRoad Attack 4 - Looks OK on paper, not a dual compound, but it behaves like one? Finding any info on Continental web is like pulling teeth. Dunlop Mutant Hybrid - Bit of an oddball, but appearance-wise they would look right at home on Multi, they are seen as great on water, but would I still be able to hoon in the dry? Michelin road 6 - Might be OK tyre, but I don't like the looks of the groove patern. Silly reason for dismissing a tyre, but not exactly lacking a choice here, so why not. Has anyone got any insights as to why leaning (pardon the pun) one way or another, and why? If I was to try and pick top 3 myself, I'm thinking roadtech 02, Contiroad attack 4, Mutant Hybrid. Close to those is the Skorpion trail 3
Metzeler Roadtec 01SE, my best all round Multistrada tyre of all time. I didn’t get on with the Roadtec 02 and changed them after less than 1000 miles. If you don’t care about tyre life, Metzeler M7RR, 2,000 miles tops but grip like the proverbial. One to add to your possible list, Dunlop Roadsmart IVs. Just put the SP version on my Scrambler, done about 150 miles and so far, very good in the dry. If I were to put them on my Pikes Peak, I’d get the GT version. Andy
Definitely worth adding Dunlop Roadsmart IV's to your comprehensive list. I've got them on my 1200S and they're working really well in all conditions
I’ve got a pair on ContinRoad Attack 4s for the Multi with very little use. About 500 miles. Whereabouts are you?
Yes, to the ‘hooning in the dry’. They are a brilliant tyre, just fitted my 3rd set on my Multi V4S. I get about 10-11,000km out of a rear. They are streaks ahead of the Scorpions in grip both wet and dry. In fact their wet grip is as good as their dry grip and their dry grip is as good as a fully focussed road tyre for sports bikes.
Trying the RT 02 at the moment but they are the V rated so experimental at this point. So far seem good , but not as good as the 01 SE at this point , they seem to wear better compared to the 01 Se which wore fast on the rear , but the 02 is better on the front as lost the un nerving hard braking weave the 01 se has . But still assessing. Scorpion 3 , just felt wooden and slow . CTA3 as always a go to tyre and I can get just over 2500 a set which is good on a tour and shit to a blanket on all road surfaces and conditions, just awsome. M9RR , great , but worn at 1200 miles so bit point less for my tours but a great set. Road Attack 4 , again look good on paper but twined with the Dunlop 4 , are too neutral and slow. Mutants felt great as they got warm fast as a block tyre but suffered with hard wear at 1000 miles so proved to soft . The weight of the V4 combined with the power just destroys tyres if ridden hard , so most comment above are based on that , as I only ride for pleasure , and long rides . If your more conservative the mileages will increase as slower speeds as always produce better figures , but its a V4 that needs to be thrashed as thats where the fun is. Tyres are a hard subject and a personal choice , best to read all comments , absorb , see where it may apply to you and go from there.
As an adjunct to that, for those with the V4 variants, keep an eye on your rear brake pads too. I just checked mine prior to a 1500km trip this coming weekend and found there was no more than about 1mm of friction material there. This will be the 3rd set to go in (the original ones and one prior change). I only use the rear brake when manoeuvring at walking pace but the bike’s electronics apply the rear brake, to balance the bike, when the front is used hard. I also suspect when the ACC applies the brakes it applies the rear first.
My two pence: Loved the Roadtec 01 SE on my MTs 1200 but not quite as much on my V4s. Purely by chance (puncture in the middle of nowhere in Scotland) I had a rear BT023 fitted in Oban (only choice they had). Surprisingly the bike felt lighter and more agile especially in quick direction turns, to the point that I fitted another Bridgestone at the front ( BT031). Obviously these are old tyres, however bike feels good and I'll consider a similar profile for my next choice ,Dunlop Roadsmart 4 being on top of the list .Also, I'd be curious to know about the new Bridgestone T33.
I really liked my Bridgestones, my only complaint was they tend to square off quite quickly whereas the Dunlops seem to keep their profile for much longer.
