Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F
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Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 8/22/2008 9:42:18 AM
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gnuwolf
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I''''m going to buy a new shoes for my F2, which one do you think should I get? Battlax 014 or 090F?
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 8/22/2008 1:33:33 PM
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smitty911
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 8/22/2008 2:07:59 PM
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gnuwolf
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How about Dunlop RoadSmarts?
I hate dunlop tires for my car but RoadSmart is getting lots of good reviews tho. I wanna know if somebody uses them here.
Thanks.
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 8/22/2008 6:12:04 PM
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smitty911
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i had dunlops on my when i got them and i couldnt tell how bad they were but once i put the pirellis on i could definetely tell the difference. my friend has battlax tires and he doesnt like them because they dont get sticky enough for when he clutches up and they spin. after i go around the block i cant even do a brake torque the tire grabs to hard. lol
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 8/22/2008 6:18:31 PM
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 8/23/2008 7:00:52 AM
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edwardtn
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I''m a Pirelli guy too...I think they''re the best compound out there. But if you don''t need the grip you can save money with dunlops, power pilots, or battleax''s...you could save alot of money with stinkos....errr shinkos.
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 8/23/2008 1:00:51 PM
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gnuwolf
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I hate Dunlops too for my car...i used to have that. I was looking for the dry traction of the Dunlop RoadSmart but couldn''t find it. I live in a tropical country so I need to know which tire will be best for our climate.
Pirelli''s are hard to come by here. I''m thinking of getting Battlax 014.
So either BT014 or Dunlop RoadSmarts? Still undecided.
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 9/1/2008 8:13:54 AM
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littlecbr
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I''m don''t know anything about the Pirelli''s. What product/part number would fit the F2?
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 9/1/2008 11:12:46 PM
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CBRclassic
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quote:
ORIGINAL: gnuwolf
I''''''''''''''''m going to buy a new shoes for my F2, which one do you think should I get? Battlax 014 or 090F?
Gee this tyre question does come up alot .. 
There are Lots of good threads on this topic kicking around the boards..
The quick answer I think
If you ride like a demon possessed yer Pirelli would be the most popular choice in this place 
If you are just an average every day rider that keeps the pegs off the road ..battleax''''''''s are not bad. I use them , but I am old and avoid where posible low flying at tyres the limits around windy mountain roads..
battleax''''''''s - last longer , grip well , better comfort , cost less....
Pirelli - last second (if thrashed) cost more , grip the shit to a blanket
Dunlops - Dont know anyone that will use them 
Remember this !!!!!
Tyres are made for different purposes , ask yourself .....
how do I ride ? , what do I need from my tryres ?
happy shopping ..
I love getting new boots for my ride ... must have bought hundreds over the years , but I still love going and getting them each time
< Message edited by CBRclassic -- 9/1/2008 11:21:13 PM >
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 9/2/2008 5:38:31 AM
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CBRclassic
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Yer .. you possibly are right mate ..
I still think that it does depend on how yu Rod or bike is driven
You put a soft tyre on a heavy powerful bike and give it shit ... it goes to shit quicker ...
no getting past that one ...
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 9/2/2008 6:55:18 AM
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An F2 isn''''t very heavy, and power is relative. I had a street driven 600 hp (+ 300 hp of nitrous) Big block Vega for a few years, so I know how fast tires can disappear. A friend of mine convinced me to try a set of (his) McCreary Road Star DOT dirt tires on the Vega one time, in the equivalent of about 2 1/4 mile runs, half the tread was GONE. He said "Remind me never to loan you any tires anymore", although he was present for the testing. If he hadn''''t seen it for himself, he never would have believed it. I wound up running some softer, larger, McCreary GT series non DOT dirt tires (quite a bit larger), and they lasted great compared to anything else I ever had on the car. It was a street racer, so traction was the most important thing, but extra tire life was a plus.
< Message edited by Rickracer -- 9/2/2008 8:50:53 AM >
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 9/2/2008 7:53:28 AM
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pbrownw
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Pirelli Diablos grip like crazy but will still last you a good amount of time
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RE: Which tire should I get? Bridgestone BT014 or BT090F - 9/3/2008 6:00:14 AM
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CBRclassic
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quote:
ORIGINAL: Rickracer
An F2 isn''t very heavy, and power is relative. I had a street driven 600 hp (+ 300 hp of nitrous) Big block Vega for a few years, so I know how fast tires can disappear.
Rickracer you obviously know your high powered drag racing shit mate ...
You guys must have shares in Pirelli .....
I really like many types and brands, but again that is not the point here...
and by the way I really like Pirelli''''s 
but......
You are like a dog with a bone mate in regard to this soft hard compound thing Rickracer ...
I personally do not mind who uses what, when or how many million horse power YOU or yu mates truck, pushbike, trike, freakin billy cart, or the the tyre''s your neighbors daughter honda civic has on her wheels..... none of that means squat...
To seriously try and use that drag racing example above, is so far away from the point , that I near laughed my head off ...  you are a ripper mate .. no question about that
Every thing you say id dead true, no doubt , but where is the similarity with every day bike road use .... ????
So... I will , to spare myself and any other poor unsuspecting ( new rider ) reading this thread, and wanting some sound down to earth logical advise, have another 400hp, huge wheels, 1/4 mile drag example thrown back at me, ask you one more really simple question..
A Question for the kids at home too
If we have 2 identical bikes with the same style riders on them ....
One with soft compound tyre''s
One with slightly harder compound tyre''s
Both bikes are ridden exactly the same way, in the same conditions, till the tyres wear out .....
...The Question...
Which Bike will travel further or which tyre ''s will go further ???? 
 with your answers kiddies ...
< Message edited by CBRclassic -- 9/3/2008 6:41:40 AM >
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