160/70 R17 Tires

In Brazil south roads and cities 50/50 use, the tire goes excelent on rain an dry tracks.

I commute every day, sometimes in the rain and on cobblestones, and these are terrifying in the wet! Had Michelin Road 5 before and will go back to those, a million times safer! won't ever try off road-oriented tires again! A shame, I'd like something to commute but do a bit of soft off road sometimes.

Absolutely great tires, last 14k miles and provide insane wet grip. It's near impossible to spin them on a torquey 650 and give confidence to lean even in pouring rain. For feedback and handling they were on the high end of average but definitely sportable. I've done trackdays on these tires and had no problem getting knee down as the very edge of the tire is basically a race slick. Reasonable price too. I would have bought these again if Michelin didn't come out with the Power 5s but Instead I'm trying a bit more sporty approach on the otherwise identical tires.

Phenomenal tire! Had a puncture in my old front Avon which flicked a nail into the rear Avon.
Had these fitted as replacements having never ridden on Pirellis before & they have been brilliant. Even when new & they were bedding in they were awesome! After the tires were worn in they were so grippy that my confidence as a rider improved as well. Will definitely be buying again.

I have used several tire makes over the years as i am a high mileage user average 10k a year, I look for value, grip and longevity.
I tend to ride in a progressive style with a mix of solo and pillion.
The T30`s give excellent grip on both wet and dry surfaces with no dramas.
However they are expensive to buy and only lasted 6000 miles, but are very stable.
In summary, good gripping tires but do not last so are not great value, but this is my requirements, if grip was my only concern then these would be near the top of the list.

I have had three sets of these and found them a vast improvement over the Storm II Ultra.
I ride a mixture of solo and pillion in a progressive style. Average mileage is 9500 miles usually front wears first, dunno why??
Grip in the wet is good only ever had one slide, the front let go but recovered immediately, but three other bikes did the same on the same corner so must have been surface related.
Grip the dry is terrific with no complaints.
The down side on my bike the steering wobbles at around 30mph, only noticeable with hands off the bars or on a roundabout, the Storm II ultra was worse, does not do this with other tire makes, but these are such good value I will forgive that as I don`t tend to ride hands free.
In summary, good value tires with excellent mileage and good grip, my tire of choice.

Hi, Oct 2012, I used this review to decide which tires to buy to replace mine on my 1997 ST1100 Pan (non ABS/TCS model) only this week. Thank you to the chap who wrote his review previously because I bought a matching pair of these BT023 based on him and have just been out for a 'sighting' run of about 40 A and B type country road miles. I was coming back and I just had to write a review of my own to repay the compliment and help someone else out. FANTASTIC is the word I'd use to describe them. The tires have loads of feedback, they feel very very secure in particular, very comfortable, quiet tires, NO STEERING SHIMMY OR WOBBLE AT ALL with both hands off the bars, lovely profile to them and the Pan rolls from side to side beautifully. I am not a hard rider but a very experienced road rider of some +20 years and these are superb even from the off. Once I've a few hundred miles on them they'll be no doubt even better. Haven't tried them wet but I anticipate good results. If you have an old Pan GET THESE!! They are a little more expensive than other named brands but boy are they worth it. By the way ensure you choose the correct profile tires as they are different for the ABS/TCS model.

I have used these for the last time, the tires do not suit the St100. The front tire cause a steering wobble and can become dangerous at times, ie one handed while lifting the helmet visor. These initally felt good when compared to the cross ply tires used previously, but when compared to the competion not that great.