Anyone else noticed how the price of tyres has gone up?
I just paid £90 for an Angel GT 160 60 17, which i think is reasonable
But generally i don't see much point in buying the most up to date tyres, when the tyres fitted to older superbikes and performance tourers 5-15 years ago as standard, are perfectly acceptable still, and are often lower priced these days.
Pilot Power/ Power 2CT, Pilot Road 3 .
I've seen pairs of Pilot Power in sizes to suit my 17" front wheel 9'er, for £135.
Pilot Road 3 (best allrounder for me so far), Standard 9'er sizes, £185/pair https://www.ebay.co....EMAAOSw7AxgQJ9I
Demon Tweaks are doing Power 2CT rear tyres (160/60/17), which I pushed right up to the edge happily thanks to the extra sticky edge rubber, for £95 https://www.demon-tw...f9&gclsrc=3p.ds
I buy ahead of time too, I'm signed up to a few resellers email lists (M&P, Demon Tweaks etc ....voluntary spam), and for example M&P sold pairs of Pilot Road 3's on offer for £175 in 2019. I bought some and fitted to my KTM, which also has the same tyre sizes as my TDM
The Mk1 tyre sizes might be a bit too funky for pairs deals, but there's still some high end 'older technology' available. If you're not doing the TT, then 5 year old technology is probably just fine....that's how I look at it !
Edited by fixitsan, 05 March 2021 - 10:20 am.