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Originally Posted by zed meister
it can eat tyres im on my 4th set! my advice is stick with the bridgestones
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I have to disagree. My first set of 021's lasted 7,000 miles (front died before the rear) but I will never buy the 021's again.
Now have Michelin Pilot Road 2's fitted and they are so much better than the 021's it's difficult to understand why Kawasaki fitted the 021's in the first place, apart from the fact that Bridgestone are Japanese I guess.
Several others have the Metzeler Z6's and like them, whilst most of those who have the Avon Storms say they are OK.
Those who fitted the Conti RoadAttack say they are good but wear out too fast.
Have not heard any opinions on the Dunlop RoadSmart yet.
Pretty much everyone I have heard of who has fitted the PR2's will replace them with another set.
Most of the rest won't go back to the 021's.
With the PR2 the handling is more neutral (does what it's told), turn in effort is minimal, and the best of all is that they wear better (no wierd profiles after 2000 miles) and last longer. The early PR2 rears didn't last well but the new ones have deeper tread. Look for 8,000+ miles from the front and 7,000+ from the rear.
