Whose running Bridgestone bt-016 tires?

[nfq]

Forum Sponsor

Don't kill the messenger, lol.

I have the same questions myself. But a random guess would be cost. Cheap tires for OEM

Quick Googling show's that there were different letter designations and the difference was like RockeryGuy said, # of compounds. BT016-E BT016-M I forget which is OEM and which is aftermarket, but there are dozens of threads on GSXR forums about this very thing.

 

[redridernl]

The stock BT016 is quite different from the one you buy in stores.

I think the OEM one only has 2 different compound in the rear and a single compd in the front.
The one that you buy has 3 in the rear and 2 in the front

I thought the BT-015 was the oem tire...

 

[manuel hung]

I thought the BT-015 was the oem tire...

For 07-08

 

[greg88]

I have them on the ZX14 and on the GSXR 750 - I like them

Cornering: 4 out of 5
Wear: 5 out of 5
Stability: 4 out of 5
Price: 3 out of 5
Wet riding: 3 out of 5
below 6 degrees riding: 3 out of 5
Overall: 4 out of 5

 

[gsxr750xl]

Just picked up the bike..didn't push em hard but they feel pretty good so far

 

[stormcat]

I've had them on my bike for the second summer now. I like them a lot. +1 to letting them warm up (see my crash thread). They're scary as hell brand new in the rain, though. And I don't know what the one member means by the edges not being sticky? Maybe compared to race tires... I'm not sure.

A pic of mine from Aug 14:

I really just wanted to show off my chewies. It's going to take a while for the novelty of chewies to wear off. :happy3:

 

[N3WMAN]

The other thing I didn't like about them was they loved tar snakes. They would hook right up with them. The Powers go right over them without much drama.

 

[Shaman]

I get a kick out of this thread... people saying how good the BT-016s are, without ever trying something better.

 

[Jayv]

I get a kick out of this thread... people saying how good the BT-016s are, without ever trying something better.

I get the same kick when ppl are comparing their brand new tires to the worn out bt016 tires they just took off.

 

[SunnY S]

I get the same kick when ppl are comparing their brand new tires to the worn out bt016 tires they just took off.

Ironically, as soon as I put the new 016's on, it didn't take very long for me to wish I had my old worn out tires put back on.

 

[Jayv]

Ironically, as soon as I put the new 016's on, it didn't take very long for me to wish I had my old worn out tires put back on.

So you'd prefer your old worn squared/cupped tires over a brand new 016?

Oh boy.

 

[SunnY S]

So you'd prefer your old worn squared/cupped tires over a brand new 016?

Oh boy.

Choosing the lesser of 2 evils.

.

 

[Brian P]

That was not too different from how I felt about them ...

 

[stormcat]

Ok, I'll bite. Suggestions for a good street tire also suitable for green level TDs? I'll need new socks the end of this season anyway, so I'm open to suggestions.

 

[Jayv]

Ok, I'll bite. Suggestions for a good street tire also suitable for green level TDs? I'll need new socks the end of this season anyway, so I'm open to suggestions.

There are boat loads of used scrubs available in the classified section on this forum.

Cheaper and just as if not more effective.

 

[stormcat]

What's the deal with scrubs? Why do folks take them off their bike with so few laps on them?

Sorry, not trying to threadjack...

 

[Jayv]

What's the deal with scrubs? Why do folks take them off their bike with so few laps on them?

Sorry, not trying to threadjack...

Cause they have deep pockets.

 

[SunnY S]

Ok, I'll bite. Suggestions for a good street tire also suitable for green level TDs? I'll need new socks the end of this season anyway, so I'm open to suggestions.

Bridgestone 023s are said to be the "sportiest" sport touring tires for the moment. Bridgestone even says they are good, durable, and capable enough for novice track days, this coming from the excellent UK magazine BIKE. These guys constantly and thoroughly test tires, most times using professional current and former racers to analyze tire tests and I trust and value their opinions.

They LOVE the PR3s for the wet, but in the dry, they are on average with all the other ST tires on the market.

 

[Shaman]

Everyone except me in that track video I posted Wednesday was running Q2s. Ymmv but Turn2 was using them last I heard too.


---
I am here: http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=44.232954,-76.491462

 

[Brian P]

What's the deal with scrubs? Why do folks take them off their bike with so few laps on them?

Sorry, not trying to threadjack...

Two different reasons.

Reason #1 (the valid one), the tire is being used by a top level pro for whom that last 1% of grip really is necessary. (The rest of us, wouldn't know the difference and aren't fast enough for it to be an issue.)

Reason #2 (the imaginary one), people think the tire is cooked even though they're not actually using its full capability. (They think there's a difference, even though in reality at the level that they're riding, there isn't.)

I have a smaller bike with less power than the average track bike. I get quite a few weekends out of a set of tires ... No tire warmers, either (don't need them) ...

Forum Sponsor