Bridgestone BT-016 Review and BT-002 RS 1st Impression

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Originally Posted by marko138

I think OTB has or had the 002's on his Bimota. They felt fine to me (with only about 100 miles on them)...but at the time I much prefered the Pilot Powers I was riding on.

You know there's always the comfort factor and what you are used to as well... I didn't think I could ever like a tire as much as the Diablos I've been running. It's really hard to say without running all the tires back to back.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

You know there's always the comfort factor and what you are used to as well... I didn't think I could ever like a tire as much as the Diablos I've been running. It's really hard to say without running all the tires back to back.

I hear ya. I swore I'd never run anything but PP...but I've grown fond of the Corsa III.

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Originally Posted by marko138

I hear ya. I swore I'd never run anything but PP...but I've grown fond of the Corsa III.

Yea I remember the epic Michelin vs Pirelli battles we used to have on the old forum! Man, you guys were almost FANATIC about PPs!!!

[marko138]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

Yea I remember the epic Michelin vs Pirelli battles we used to have on the old forum! Man, you guys were almost FANATIC about PPs!!!

I'm still a fan. I wouldn't hesitate to go back to the Pilot Powers. The Pirelli's just happened to be on my bike when I bought it last year. They've performed admirably so I might as well stick with them.

[dReWpY]

i love the pp and will prolly still be my tire of choice... but 225 for a set of 016's is hard to beat

[CrazyKell]

I'm running the new BT016's at the Gap right now and absolutely LOVE these tires. Seriously, I've never been more in love with a set of tires than these bad boys. Amazing grip.....I heart them!

[dReWpY]

not to change the topic too much...

best tires i have ever had on the pig...

pirelli supercorsa Dragon

insane amount of stick

insanely fast wear... until a 1k miles and there were toast

[marko138]

Originally Posted by drewpy

i love the pp and will prolly still be my tire of choice... but 225 for a set of 016's is hard to beat

I don't worry about prices when it comes to tires. I buy what I like...why cheap out on tires? They is yo life, holmez.

[DLIT]

The O16s are worth every penny. I wouldn't run 'em on the track myself, but they definitely are solid on the streets for me! Just make sure you aren't fucked into buying the OEM compound with that cheap price. I forget how to tell if it's the OEM compound or not, but worth looking into. The OEM compound is garbage, I've heard from buddies.

[JoJoYZF]

Originally Posted by DLIT

The O16s are worth every penny. I wouldn't run 'em on the track myself, but they definitely are solid on the streets for me! Just make sure you aren't fucked into buying the OEM compound with that cheap price. I forget how to tell if it's the OEM compound or not, but worth looking into. The OEM compound is garbage, I've heard from buddies.

I saw a lot of people say that about the OEM ones before I bought mine. Most sites list them as Suzi or Kawi oem but Im sure some just say 016 and figure people wont know.