Am looking for decent grippy road only tyres for my XTX, any suggestions guys.

Got to say I'm currently using Dunlop Mutants very very grippy

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So far I have used Pirelli Stradas ( which were on it when I bought it ) which weren't bad but only average really. Then I put some Pirelli Supercorsas on as I was doing a trackday and they grip extremely well, not bad in the wet either. Currently got Michelin Pilot Roads on and they are a good tyre. Grip is excellent wet and dry and its only when really you really push the tyres that you run out of grip and they are lasting well.

I put a std diablo on the back of mine when the original wore out. Wish I'd gone softer now. To be fair, it does seem to grip well, just never chews up. Maybe that's good?
Rob

Search for Avon Distanzia on this forum, most people recommend them (as do I), they are fantastic.

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Does that go for XTR too?
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Rob

Which has always puzzled me as they will not offer the same amount of grip as a dedicated road tyre.

Avon Distanzia, the best tyres for an xtx


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I had a set of Metzeler Tourance EXP on my Bmw F650, which I soldtrhis week to make space for the xtx i'm collecting tomorrow :P

with those tires and wp suspension I used to run circles around sport bikes in the twisties

Surely the whole point of supermoto rims is that you can fit any street/sports-bike tyres you like (up to about 160 on the rear because of the swingarm of course)?

What do other track-day monkeys use? Anything sporty from Pirelli, Michelin etc ought to work (I heard good things about Michelin Pilot Powers for example)...

That said, I can see how a pure sportbike tyre might not be ideally suited to a supermoto bike - if you consider the respective weight of the machines (sportsbikes tend to be a bit heavier); the position of the rider in relation to the bike/wheels/centre of gravity (you as a rider make up a significant proportion of the all up weight); and not least the steering angle rake/trail and other geometry issues which may all have an effect on how a tyre 'feels' on a particular bike...

If you are looking for ultimate grip, I'd fit whatever [road legal] tyre the supermoto racers use?

Jx

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