Recent content by StableM

200 miles on them now and she rolls and corners much better, really pleased. I did wonder if it was just a perception thing after riding on slowly degrading tyres, but no, she handles a lot better now. So a big thanks for the advice

Well had the 023 fitted yesterday and have done about 60 miles on it so far, and.................it feels likes different bike. Either the last rear was badly fitted or front and rear didn't match, it feels better than the day I bought it, smoother, more planted.

The bulk of my riding is the commute, followed by general use and lastly weekend blasts. And as I don't have many issues on winding roads, then that is not a huge concern

"are out of production as ~3 years ago " Interestingly, the bike came with a new 021 fitted in Feb, someone had some old stock I guess. Currently have a 190/50, but someone has suggested 190/55 is a better tyre. If someone could definitely state that the 55 is better than I could delay it for...

I have ordered 023s. Hopefully get the rear fitted this afternoon. I'm really surprised how fast the rear (021) has deteriorated in the last week or so.

Good intel vandal, thanks. The roads that I use are a bit more twisty, but the main wear like yours will be in the centre. They are on order now so hopefully fitted by the weekend

On the open road 72 - 76 on cold days, 82 - 86 on hot days. fan kicks in regularly in stop start town traffic at 100. The only issue that I find is that I often work in Oxford where the traffic is awful, even on a bike, and by the time I get to the car park I have to leave the ignition on for...

Just found some on eBay. Front and rear for £130, gotta be happy with that. Next up is the turbulence issue, could take a while. Thanks again

Thanks, much appreciated. I'm guessing that it'll also work with the current front tyre too, I'll check on Bridgestone's site later

Hi, New to this forum, but have had my 2008 FZ1 for 7 months now, and apart from the shocking turbulence, love it. I commute about 200 miles per week on A roads, and the rear tyre is up for renewal. Currently running BT021R on the back (BT023 on the front) and not overly impressed with...