They're still making PR2's

[Top_Speed1]

Just ordered 2 sets from Motorcyclesuperstore.com

I'm going to try them on my GT-Sport. 190/55 is the OEM default rear size, so I can no longer consider myself a "fatsider"

 

[08FJR4ME]

Seems as though most tire dealers are out of stock or don't list the PR2 B spec tire anymore. After several searches I am coming up empty. Does anyone have a reliable source for a PR2 B spec tire?

Edit: Pirelli seems to have a similar tire, Angle GT A "spec" with an additional 2-plys.

Dave

 

[Fred W]

Dave,

I suggest trying the PR2 non-B spec. They seem to still be in good supply, and I can't tell a bit of difference, polus they are about $15-$20 cheaper to boot.

When you load the bike up for 2-up touring just hit the back tire with an extra couple psi to keep the tread temps down and Bob's your Uncle.

 

[08FJR4ME]

Dave,
I suggest trying the PR2 non-B spec. They seem to still be in good supply, and I can't tell a bit of difference, polus they are about $15-$20 cheaper to boot.

When you load the bike up for 2-up touring just hit the back tire with an extra couple psi to keep the tread temps down and Bob's your Uncle.

Well I pulled the trigger on a set of standard PR2''s. I hope I don't go up in flames.

Dave

 

[Fred W]

Worst case you can just throw a CT on the back!

 

[Pterodactyl]

Dave,
I suggest trying the PR2 non-B spec. They seem to still be in good supply, and I can't tell a bit of difference, polus they are about $15-$20 cheaper to boot.

When you load the bike up for 2-up touring just hit the back tire with an extra couple psi to keep the tread temps down and Bob's your Uncle.

Well I pulled the trigger on a set of standard PR2''s. I hope I don't go up in flames.

Dave

Pictures please if you do.

 

[BanjoBoy]

I must be the only person who doesn't like PR2s.I can understand how flat-landers appreciate their

long life, but here in the east I could't get them to

hold a line in tight, bumpy corners.

I never had a problem with them in the twisties...but I think the T-30 GT's were a little more fun than the PR2's. But 3,000 miles from the T-30's vs. 10,000-13,000 from the PR2's...well that's just a no brainer.

13,000 outta a PRII? WTF? The best I ever got wuz 7,800. (Usually 'round 6,800.) Butt then I get 6,200 outta a T30, and you only got 3 K. And I've gotten as little as 5K mi. outta a PRII front.

Motorcycle tires; I'll never understand 'em.

 

[Geezer]

I must be the only person who doesn't like PR2s.I can understand how flat-landers appreciate their

long life, but here in the east I could't get them to

hold a line in tight, bumpy corners.

I never had a problem with them in the twisties...but I think the T-30 GT's were a little more fun than the PR2's. But 3,000 miles from the T-30's vs. 10,000-13,000 from the PR2's...well that's just a no brainer.

13,000 outta a PRII? WTF? The best I ever got wuz 7,800. (Usually 'round 6,800.) Butt then I get 6,200 outta a T30, and you only got 3 K. And I've gotten as little as 5K mi. outta a PRII front.

Motorcycle tires; I'll never understand 'em.

Yep. All you can do is determine what works for you and stick with it. Riding style, type of roads you typically ride on, average road temperature, weight, tire pressure, and many other variables come into play.

Of course if you ever find the perfect tire, they will immediately stop making it and replace it with something new and improved that does not work for you.

 

[Twigg]

Motorcycle tires; I'll never understand 'em.

They are really quite easy to understand.

Motorcycle Tires are a marketing scam ... Like motorcycle oil..

They are poorly manufactured with dubious quality control. They are expensive in a way not supported by the "lack of economy of scale" argument. Track specialists don't use the tires we buy, so that argument is moot too.

They are a rip-off, and when the manufacturers "tut-tut" about the safety of a car tire on a bike (it doesn't say "car-tire" on the tire, btw), they need to consider the number of motorcycle tires that regularly cup, shed big bits of rubber, etc, and ask how many CTs do the same thing on a bike.

This is not an argument for CT, simply making the point that we are over-sold a shoddy product while those same companies make cheap tires with twice the materials, that rarely fail.

 

[lnewlf]

mileage on my PR2's went from 7500 to 9000 when I jacked the pressure from factory to 42 front, 44 rear...next set will be Avon 3D XM...

 

[BanjoBoy]

Motorcycle tires; I'll never understand 'em.

They are really quite easy to understand.

Motorcycle Tires are a marketing scam ... Like motorcycle oil..

They are poorly manufactured with dubious quality control. They are expensive in a way not supported by the "lack of economy of scale" argument. Track specialists don't use the tires we buy, so that argument is moot too.

They are a rip-off, and when the manufacturers "tut-tut" about the safety of a car tire on a bike (it doesn't say "car-tire" on the tire, btw), they need to consider the number of motorcycle tires that regularly cup, shed big bits of rubber, etc, and ask how many CTs do the same thing on a bike.

This is not an argument for CT, simply making the point that we are over-sold a shoddy product while those same companies make cheap tires with twice the materials, that rarely fail.

That's wut I think. For years I've wondered, how I could get a 40% variance in mileage running the same tires, roads, loads, speeds, 'n PSIs...

Cagers are alwayz tell'in me how envious they is that I'm get'in 40 mpg. Then I tell 'em how much two tires cost and how short they last. (Bet all the darksiders is snickering right now!)

 

[NBB]

Dave,
I suggest trying the PR2 non-B spec. They seem to still be in good supply, and I can't tell a bit of difference, polus they are about $15-$20 cheaper to boot.

When you load the bike up for 2-up touring just hit the back tire with an extra couple psi to keep the tread temps down and Bob's your Uncle.

Well I pulled the trigger on a set of standard PR2''s. I hope I don't go up in flames.

Dave

I went up a size to a 190/55, the load rating is claimed to 48# greater than the 180 version of non-b spec.

I just took off a "B" spec on Monday, and initial impressions with about 150 miles, are that the 190 sits slightly higher (expected) has better road damping ( feel the road irregularities/ruff road a lot less ) so far this is a win for my riding style.

 

[wheatonFJR]

hmmm...rubber.

Tasty.

 

[RadioHowie]

Cagers are alwayz tell'in me how envious they is that I'm get'in 40 mpg. Then I tell 'em how much two tires cost and how short they last. (Bet all the darksiders is snickering right now!)

Yep I'm literally just a few weeks away from 50k on my Michelin Pilot A/S Plus.

 

[wheatonFJR]

^^^^You've had those tires for 8 years?!

Arncha worried about dryrot?

 

[beemerdons]

^^^^You've had those tires for 8 years?!
Arncha worried about dryrot?

Yo Mark, are you referring to the tires or to our RadioHowie? Inquiring minds do want to know! JSNS!

 

[RadioHowie]

^^^^You've had those tires for 8 years?!
Arncha worried about dryrot?

Five years...put it on in Oct. 09.

Dryrot??? There's nothing "dry" about Florida.