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I'm at the point of replacing both tires for my v-raptor 1000. I'm not sure which ones. The Pirelli Angel GT seems a good choose. The Michelin Pilot Road 4 is also on my shortlist. Or some true sport tires.
What do you guys use?
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I replaced my tyres just before christmas and went for the Michelin PR3s and very impressed I am too. They initially felt 'twitchy' but I think this was just the shock changing from crappy flattened off old Bridgestones to brand new tyres. Oh! thats how the bike supposed to respond.

I ride every day and I must say I'm mightly impressed with their wet/cold performance which inspires nothing but confidence. Just lean in, power through & lean out no fuss, slides or worries.The're also damn good on the motorway when changing lanes, cats eyes, white lines etc. Now the weather is warmer they inspire the same confidence when pushing on a little more. Probably not as good at ten tenths when comopared to a sports tire but for me they are ideal.

2,000 miles in and not really showing any real signs of wear - time will tell but I'm expecting a good 8K.

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Thanks! The PR3 and PR4 seem to work good on a naked like a raptor.
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While ordering the tires i noticed that the rear tire on my bike is a 160/60ZR17 instead of the 180/55ZR17 that is standard. Very weird. Never noticed it before. Wonder why the previous owner did this
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Tikka wrote:55 years agoWhile ordering the tires i noticed that the rear tire on my bike is a 160/60ZR17 instead of the 180/55ZR17 that is standard. Very weird. Never noticed it before. Wonder why the previous owner did this
650 has smaller rear tire than 1000.
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But i have a v raptor 1000...
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So do you have the correct 5.5 rim? Can a 160/60 even fit on a 5.5?
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Apperently it fits. My brother thinks it's done to quicken up the steering.
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Check its a 5.5 alloy rim and not the smaller 5.0 rim fitted to the 650.
If it is the 5.5 then you can fit a 180/55 as thats the standard fitment
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There is no marking on the rim stating the size?
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have a look at the inside of the spokes or just measure the width of the wheel.
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Found the size inside the spokes. It's a 5.5 rim
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then you can fit the standard tyre, it works well with that size!
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I've got Mich PR3 on mine which it came with when I bought it, they seem very good in the dry, not tried them in the wet yet though.

Had a set of the older Pirelli Angles on a Fireblade a few years ago they were good wet or dry.

The fitment of a smaller rear tyre is something that's prevalent on R1's to quicken the steering, especially on the track, but there are far better/easier ways to quicken the steering than fit an undersized rear tyre, in my opinion.

You're probably better off with road compound tyres than outright grippy race compounds for the road as you can't keep the heat in them enough unless you going like stink everywhere...

Although the Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa I found to be an exception, they are tremendous wet or dry, but wouldn't last too long on a big powerpulsey V-twin I suspect.
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