twowheelnut
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Engage front brake, roll on throttle, ease off clutch, make lots of billowing tire smoke.
Bridgestone BT021 Long Term Report
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GunMD
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that's kinda childish. :huh:Engage front brake, roll on throttle, ease off clutch, make lots of billowing tire smoke.
twowheelnut
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Yeah, some of us just never seem to grow up.that's kinda childish. :huh:Engage front brake, roll on throttle, ease off clutch, make lots of billowing tire smoke.
El Gordo
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Owning a Vmax for a long time kinda helped me grow out of it.....well sortaYeah, some of us just never seem to grow up.that's kinda childish. :huh:Engage front brake, roll on throttle, ease off clutch, make lots of billowing tire smoke.
I have 021s on and think I'm about 2/3 through them with about 5k miles on them. My front tire was wearing on the sides and developing the ridge on the center running 40/42 psi. I upped the front to 42 psi and the wear seems to have settled down. I'm happy with the grip, ride and turn in with these tires. The thing I don't like about the 021s is that the front tire is noisy which also seems to be pressure sensitive (higher pressure = less noise). Do these tires need higher inflation to stand up?
This tire is stock on a lot of C14s, anyone know how it is doing on that bike? I think the C14 specifies 42/42 inflation.
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I started out with the stock 020s, than needed a new front due to a cut, got an 021. it changed the feel of the bike, and not for the better. I now have about 1500 miles on a set of pilot road 2s and I love them. Did several hundred miles down the coast in the twisties and lets just say that I think I will need new foot peg tabs soon.
GalaxyBlue
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I guess i am the only one who mounted 021's and loved them... I have 6300 miles on the set and they are going to be changed out before spring, But the tires held up rather well for me!
Toecutter
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No. I luvs my 021 also. It's in the back, but I might have to spring for the PR2's next go-round. Hopefully by then, somebody will have some life expectancy numbers put up....
danvforce
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the same thing happen to my dunlop 220 rear in about 4000 mi'sYou mean something like this B)I think you should wait until the steel is feathered through that thing before you change it. Might as well get your moneys worth :blink:
Inlaw1
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I like the rear so far, but I have heard from a buddy the front does wear rather fast for a front tire.
After getting 2300 out of the last rear 020, and 3K out of the last front 020, I put an 021 on the rear and I'm going on 4k with it, looking like another 800-1200 left... so I'm rather liking the 021 so far. Grip as been Bridgestones usual, no problems.
I had to put a 014 on the front and will be lucky to get 4k out of it. We were on a ride in AR and that as the only thing the dealer in Neosho, MO. had. Love the feedback it give though.
Might be I just replace my front and back with the 014 and 021 from now on every 4k. Doesn't look like I'm going to find a tire that will do much more than that on the rear of this bike.
