Well Ricky since you've asked I tell you what it is about these tyres I personally don't like...


Don't forget that, with all due respect, to both you and Alan, whilst you two really are "occasional" riders of these bikes i.e. you only use them randomly for the purpose of a fun day out, which is fair enough to you, however the majority of us do use them as our commuting tool as well as leasure, but when you wake up in the middle of the winter at 5am and the roads are cold and wet you need some tyre with an almost immediate grip and one that will heat up pretty quick, which is not what the Pirelli are like.

I remember getting my bike out of the garage in those cold conditions with the original tyres and be victim of many many slip offs becase those tyres and the torquey nature of these bikes in my view are a very bad combination. Yeah they are ok once you manage to get them to temperature but they are ****e from the word go.

And you and Alan say they are great in cornering but, frankly you guys hardly go out on them unless the sun is shining and the roads are dry, so if you were to try the Pirelli's in a series of twisty roads in the miserable weather conditions same as I am forced to go out on, you two will also realize the pirelli don't cut it in the real world. The bike is too snatchy and torquey in the wet to live with the original tyres and many people have kissed tarmac in realization of this.

I've tried nearly every tyre on the market for these bikes and apart from the Avon the only other suitable tyres to me were the Maxxis although their sweet spot is short lived and they wear out like cheese on toast.

People have complained about the wobble they get from the Avon and the Maxxis but it is easily eliminated once these are set at the correct inflation pressure.