night dragon tires?
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night dragon tires?
First off, i know there are other threads i can search to find out about these tires but i am asking anyway.
Mostly who has these and how do you like them, what type of milage did you get?
I have metzler 880 and like them but am curios about the pirelli night dragons. The metzlers feel and handle great,but to me the compound is pretty hard and i can break them loose shifting gears pretty easily. The wear on the metzlers are great and overall i and very happy with them, but part of me wishes they were a little softer.
If the tread life on the night dragons is comprable to the metzlers i would give them a try, but if it is significantly less i will stick with what i got.
Mostly who has these and how do you like them, what type of milage did you get?
I have metzler 880 and like them but am curios about the pirelli night dragons. The metzlers feel and handle great,but to me the compound is pretty hard and i can break them loose shifting gears pretty easily. The wear on the metzlers are great and overall i and very happy with them, but part of me wishes they were a little softer.
If the tread life on the night dragons is comprable to the metzlers i would give them a try, but if it is significantly less i will stick with what i got.
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So... softer tire = less tread life.
Perhaps slipstrm can measure his remaining tread, and based on what the tire started with.... you'll know what 6K does to it. Although if you ride as you advertise (breaking loose at shifts)... then I wouldn't worry to much about tread life, 'cause you're not going to get any riding like that.
Perhaps slipstrm can measure his remaining tread, and based on what the tire started with.... you'll know what 6K does to it. Although if you ride as you advertise (breaking loose at shifts)... then I wouldn't worry to much about tread life, 'cause you're not going to get any riding like that.
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I have had a set on for a couple of months now and can't comment on mileage yet, but they definitely stick well. I used to feel like I was breaking loose when I was leaning over in the corners, not with the Pirelli's on. These are great tires in my opinion.
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First off, i know there are other threads i can search to find out about these tires but i am asking anyway.
Mostly who has these and how do you like them, what type of milage did you get?
I have metzler 880 and like them but am curios about the pirelli night dragons. The metzlers feel and handle great,but to me the compound is pretty hard and i can break them loose shifting gears pretty easily. The wear on the metzlers are great and overall i and very happy with them, but part of me wishes they were a little softer.
If the tread life on the night dragons is comprable to the metzlers i would give them a try, but if it is significantly less i will stick with what i got.
Mostly who has these and how do you like them, what type of milage did you get?
I have metzler 880 and like them but am curios about the pirelli night dragons. The metzlers feel and handle great,but to me the compound is pretty hard and i can break them loose shifting gears pretty easily. The wear on the metzlers are great and overall i and very happy with them, but part of me wishes they were a little softer.
If the tread life on the night dragons is comprable to the metzlers i would give them a try, but if it is significantly less i will stick with what i got.
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my front metzler has 14,500
back metzler has 9,400
thread still looks good on both of them I keep 38-40 in back and 34-36 in front
the dunlops i was geting around 12,000 on rear and around16,000 on front
handing and feel is much better with the metzlers compared to the stock dunlops
archergodwin: i dont go around burning my tire all day but the metzlers are easy to break loose both in a straight line and coming out of a turn. So basically i was wondering if a went with night dragons would they stick better. I will sacrifice some milelage for more grip, but i cant afford to cut my milelage in half.
back metzler has 9,400
thread still looks good on both of them I keep 38-40 in back and 34-36 in front
the dunlops i was geting around 12,000 on rear and around16,000 on front
handing and feel is much better with the metzlers compared to the stock dunlops
archergodwin: i dont go around burning my tire all day but the metzlers are easy to break loose both in a straight line and coming out of a turn. So basically i was wondering if a went with night dragons would they stick better. I will sacrifice some milelage for more grip, but i cant afford to cut my milelage in half.
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my front metzler has 14,500
back metzler has 9,400
thread still looks good on both of them I keep 38-40 in back and 34-36 in front
the dunlops i was geting around 12,000 on rear and around16,000 on front
handing and feel is much better with the metzlers compared to the stock dunlops
archergodwin: i dont go around burning my tire all day but the metzlers are easy to break loose both in a straight line and coming out of a turn. So basically i was wondering if a went with night dragons would they stick better. I will sacrifice some milelage for more grip, but i cant afford to cut my milelage in half.
back metzler has 9,400
thread still looks good on both of them I keep 38-40 in back and 34-36 in front
the dunlops i was geting around 12,000 on rear and around16,000 on front
handing and feel is much better with the metzlers compared to the stock dunlops
archergodwin: i dont go around burning my tire all day but the metzlers are easy to break loose both in a straight line and coming out of a turn. So basically i was wondering if a went with night dragons would they stick better. I will sacrifice some milelage for more grip, but i cant afford to cut my milelage in half.
CB
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