Bikers' Banter

Well a little bit of faith has been restored in BMW.
Bike went this morning for full service. They did a great job
They even volunteered to tell me there was a bung missing...........this is the bung i told them about at the 600 miles service and the 3 subsequent services, hey ho, they have ordered one....bout 3p i think.

The bike is now running sweet and i love it.................ang on who's working these key's.

Both Tyres are illegal never ever bought tyres for a bike.........so, advice please you two, where do i go to buy?????? BMW will fit for £25 each (when i go back for the bung). I don't want/need fancy MoToGP tyres. As long as they are not Teflon tyres i will be happy (ish). And there is no way i am going to do another 12k miles so durability is not an issue.................as long as they stick to the road that's as tech as they need to be.......oh and black.

I find black and round is a good combination.

I have no idea. I tend to put Bridgestones on, cos I do.
Last time, the ninja got Pirelli’s, but I won’t get them again.

Why not just get the same ones as you have now - they are obviously suitable


Glad you found someone to do it.
I’ve spent the weekend sick listening to bikes on my B-road

Sick as in poorly???? if so get well, you never know it might stop raining.

Decided on tyres, just going to get a set of tyres with a name i know and not costing daft money.
Saw some Bridgestones for £85 ish.
BMW wanted £270 for a rear, didn't wait for the price of the front.

By co-incidence i have ordered the same tyres that are on the bike. Pilot Road GT4s......or something like that.

Just less than £200 for the pair...........Plus £50 BMW will charge to fit them.

Well, I was going to suggest Bridgestones as I prefer them to anything else I've tried, but I see I'm too late. Never mind. Black and round will do the job nicely and I know a lot of people love those Pilot 4's in the wet.

Interesting topic tyres , as everyone has such varied opinions . Many years ago I was advised to try Pirelli Angel GTs and haven't used anything else since .

I was once advised to try a set of Conti Sport Attack, junked them after about 1000 miles, upset the handling so much, frightening experience would never fit them again.

The Striple had new set of Conti Motions on when it was delivered. I never really liked them and I was very happy when they wore out and I could fit Bridgestones . I love new tyres anyway but it really felt so much better once I had them on the bike again.

Hairybob wrote: ↑Thu Aug 15, 2019 3:10 pm I was once advised to try a set of Conti Sport Attack, junked them after about 1000 miles, upset the handling so much, frightening experience would never fit them again.

Conti Road Attack 3 tyres have worked very well on my F 800 GT.

The conti's didn't suit my old bus, always used bridgestones since and it feels fine.