Dustin
Moderator
I'm looking for insight on sport-touring tires for my Gen I FZ1. I commute year-round and do a lot of touring so my primary focus is cold/wet weather performance and longevity with only a small amount of concern for price.
I am currently on single-compound Pilot Powers and have put about 10,000km on them so far with about 60% left on the rear. While they are great for hot and dry days, I'm finding the cold-weather performance is not fantastic and they don't give me a lot of confidence during the crappy weather we get out in Vancouver at this time of year.
That said, they are very inexpensive for a set and considering it looks like I'm set to get over 15,000km on a rear which is quite good I think.
So at the moment I've got my eye on the Conti Motion and just for fun I was thinking of trying the Shinko 009s as well. Although I am a bit hesitant about Shinko tires (the whole 'you get what you pay for' mantra); they really have been getting fantastic reviews and I can get a set for under $100...
Thoughts?
I am currently on single-compound Pilot Powers and have put about 10,000km on them so far with about 60% left on the rear. While they are great for hot and dry days, I'm finding the cold-weather performance is not fantastic and they don't give me a lot of confidence during the crappy weather we get out in Vancouver at this time of year.
That said, they are very inexpensive for a set and considering it looks like I'm set to get over 15,000km on a rear which is quite good I think.
So at the moment I've got my eye on the Conti Motion and just for fun I was thinking of trying the Shinko 009s as well. Although I am a bit hesitant about Shinko tires (the whole 'you get what you pay for' mantra); they really have been getting fantastic reviews and I can get a set for under $100...
Thoughts?