Bridgestone BT021

[Farmer Giles]

Got these tyres on my FZ8, probably the original fitment since the bike has done less than 3k miles..

Rear is starting to square off a little, still plenty of tread left but are they generally as crap as I'm finding ??

I know it's cold and not really nice conditions but I was out on Sat early afternoon and the sun was up with plenty of miles ridden to warm things up but the rear tyre was just spinning up all over the place, even in a straight line acceleration. I've ridden bikes year round and in these conditions before but never really experienced anything like it and it's not like the FZ8 is some lightweight rocket ship with 150 bhp at the rear wheel..

I suppose they are more a 'touring' tyre than 'sports' but still they shouldnt be losing grip like that IMO..

Opinions, anyone else find BT021's the same or are my tyres just past their best due to age ?   Don't know what the actual date stamps are but would imagine they are 09 or 10 since they are on a Sept 2010 reg'd bike..

thanks

[Farmer Giles]

sorry wrong section... 

feel free to move into 'Tyres'..

[Green_Ninja]

BT021's are an old tyre now, there's been 023s and now T30's since them. I had T30's fitted to the Street 2 weeks ago and went out and did 80 odd miles on the Saturday and they seem really good how good time will tell.

[LewisBeGoog]

Generally a bit naff  and simply old tech, I moved on about 2 years back I went from a pair of 021 to the newer 023 and the difference is night and day.

[Farmer Giles]

Generally a bit naff  and simply old tech

Im getting that feeling..  they are just not up to the job of a modern bike with a reasonable amount of power..

I put Pirelli Road 3's on my C1H and they were awsome, wet or dry warm or cold...

[LewisBeGoog]

They were bearable when round, but as soon as they squared off I was sliding at the first whiff of throttle. I picked up a set of 023 for £220 fitted so weren't to bad on price either.

[MOzZereLLa]

Bridgestone tyres are shit - the end.

[Green_Ninja]

Bridgestone tyres are shit - the end.

In your not so humble opinion, many would disagree with you 

[Chris C]

I really like the BT023, good grip and mileage

[MOzZereLLa]

Exactly that Iain. Tyres are very personal things - you could recommend or pooh-pooh to your hearts content but as with everything, one man's meat is another man's poison.

Best tyre I've used in years on the road is the Dunlop SportSmart by a country mile; on track, Karl  Harris's BSS spec Dunlop D208RRs.

[Alzo]

I agree with Moz on the personal choice thing...with biking a lot is in the mind...if you think a tyre is shit then it's going to be shit...biggest majority if modern tyres are hugely capable...but you have to adapt to winter mode even on the best of them.

[monkeyb0b]

I really like the BT023, good grip and mileage

I really didnt enjoy those tyres on my FZ1 the pilot road 2 I thought was much better. Got pilot road 3s on my R1 and are by far and away the best all round tyre I've ever used. Would love super sticky tyres but cant afford 3+ tyres a year really

[mc101]

There are so many variables that this discussion is predominantly pointless .

Accept that some people prefer A and some B ....

Most of the tyres under discussion here are already years behind current developments.

[big gav]

I'd love to setup a pepsi challenge on tyres.

[Doug_Z1000]

Oem tyres are always poor.  I use BT023s on the 636 and they are great, I fitted S20s to my Z1000 and they feel wooden and lifeless.  I've had BT010, 020, 014, 016, 021 and 023 over the years so it's a shame I've got to move to another company for my next change.  I did have Dunlop Qualifier II RR on my ZX10R and they were brilliant for road use, grip and wear, so I'll probably go for Roadsmart or Sportsmart next.