ddennis669
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I generally commute and tour with my bikes and I try to find the best economy with tires. On my Ninja 250 it turned out to be the most expensive tires (Metzler ME880) that gave the best miles per dollar. The Metzlers on the NC700X were disappointing in terms of durability. I feel like tires wear faster in the winter? If things go well I will get a chance to try a lot of tires. I am starting with one of the least expensive tires I could find the Full Bore M-1. ($87 to my doorstep)
I did not find many reviews of the Full Bore until I came across this source:
Test review: Motorcycle tyres Full Bore USA M-1 Street Sport - Tyretest.com - Tyre test reviews by consumers for consumers
I needed translate.google.com for most of the comments.
My only recollections of the Full Bore brand, if my memory is correct, are from the 1970's when Full Bore Branded tires were sold by the US Ossa importer. I do not know who manufactured them. They were original equipment on a bike called the Yankee 500Z (which coincidentally used a large frame tube similar to the NC700). They are manufactured in Korea now.
My rear tire was close to the end so I ordered a set of Shinko Ravens but when they arrived I decided I should run the front Metzler a little longer. Then I ordered a Full Bore rear to run with it until it is a little more used up. I went one week and a couple hundred miles longer on the Metzler than I planned to while waiting for the Full Bore and even skipped two days of commuting when the driveway was muddy from rains. I expect to replace both the front Metzler and rear Full Bore about 3500 miles from now with the Shinko Ravens at the end of May for the trip to the Northwest.
Today I rode 105 miles at a very moderate pace and my initial impression is that they feel very similar to the Metzler. We watch how they hold up.
STATS
My odometer looked like this:
My Metzler rear tire looked like this:
I replaced it with this:
I did not find many reviews of the Full Bore until I came across this source:
Test review: Motorcycle tyres Full Bore USA M-1 Street Sport - Tyretest.com - Tyre test reviews by consumers for consumers
I needed translate.google.com for most of the comments.
My only recollections of the Full Bore brand, if my memory is correct, are from the 1970's when Full Bore Branded tires were sold by the US Ossa importer. I do not know who manufactured them. They were original equipment on a bike called the Yankee 500Z (which coincidentally used a large frame tube similar to the NC700). They are manufactured in Korea now.
My rear tire was close to the end so I ordered a set of Shinko Ravens but when they arrived I decided I should run the front Metzler a little longer. Then I ordered a Full Bore rear to run with it until it is a little more used up. I went one week and a couple hundred miles longer on the Metzler than I planned to while waiting for the Full Bore and even skipped two days of commuting when the driveway was muddy from rains. I expect to replace both the front Metzler and rear Full Bore about 3500 miles from now with the Shinko Ravens at the end of May for the trip to the Northwest.
Today I rode 105 miles at a very moderate pace and my initial impression is that they feel very similar to the Metzler. We watch how they hold up.
STATS
My odometer looked like this:
My Metzler rear tire looked like this:
I replaced it with this:
