Tire Options for our CB1100

[LongRanger_imp]

Good thinking, especially for a guy who doesn't take winter off. That's normally the time my bikes get maintained.

[egleaves_imp]

I replaced my stock tires with a set of Pirelli Sport Demons about 9000 miles ago and I've been perfectly happy with them. Well, it's time again and I'm buying another set of the same.

The last set cost me $290 from Revzilla, and as of yesterday, they are offering the same set of tires for $270. I take my bike back to the dealership for tire mounting so I figured I would see what they had to offer for tires. Their prices were too high across the board (no surprise there) so I told the parts guy I would order my own tires from Revzilla. He was super eager to help me out and offered to price match...Deal! I put in the order and made an appointment for mounting just in time for the West coast rally.

[LongRanger_imp]

The Sport Demons are a bias-ply tire, not a radial. I tried a set on my Moto Guzzi V7 and liked them, but they were toast within 4000 miles. Any ill effects on your CB?

[the Ferret]

Wow that's a great price. I think my PR3s were about $100 more than that.. maybe more than a hundred more. And you got 9K out of them? That's reasonable I think. How toast were they? My dealer charges extra $20 or $30 per wheel for mounting if the tires are bought someplace else, somewhat negating buying on line. They will come down some on tires but won't match verbatim.

[egleaves_imp]

Wow that's a great price. I think my PR3s were about $100 more than that.. maybe more than a hundred more. And you got 9K out of them? That's reasonable I think. How toast were they? My dealer charges extra $20 or $30 per wheel for mounting if the tires are bought someplace else, somewhat negating buying on line. They will come down some on tires but won't match verbatim.

Not toasted yet, but I'm not comfortable setting out on the rally with my back tire in the condition it's in. It took some rapid wear last weekend and I'm going out again this weekend. Wear bars are starting to show.

Last time I order the tires myself and brought them in strapped to the back of the bike. No up charge for BYOT. I think the guy ordered the tires from straight from Revzilla.

The Sport Demons are a bias-ply tire, not a radial. I tried a set on my Moto Guzzi V7 and liked them, but they were toast within 4000 miles. Any ill effects on your CB?

They've been great for where and how I ride. Daily commute is about 10 miles of country roads (complete with gravel patches) and 25 miles of super slab highway.

The rear didn't lose its profile as quickly as the stock and I can't hear anything but the wind out on the highway. I have noticed a difference in their sound occasionally through sweeping turns. I think what I'm hearing is the transition from one compound to another. It's subtle, but I can hear it.

[LongRanger_imp]

That's fabulous mileage, and I agree, a great price! Thanks!

[dbarkdoll_imp]

I'm currently doing some tire shopping and came across this thread. The Pirelli Sport Demons are high on my list. Was considering the Metzeler Z8s but it seems like they have some pretty negative reviews and not great longevity. I am currently running the very popular Pilot Road 3s and have no complaints with them whatsoever, and was going to just reorder them but three things are deterring me from doing so.

1) Price
2) Oversized for our wheels
3) Good chance of getting a 4-5 year old tire from the warehouse

I know that running the 120/160 sizes on the CB are fine, I just did it for 10k miles on my own, its more of a mental thing for me I guess. #1 and #3 are the big ones for me.

And get this: Right now I can have a new set of Sport Demons shipped to my house for $254.35 from Bike Bandit.

[Jim21680_imp]

Daniel,
Have you checked the Pirelli Angel GTs out? I can't tell by your writing if you're against the 160s or not, but they're a really great tire for you to consider.

[dbarkdoll_imp]

I have, but they’re even more expensive than the pilot road 3s. For that much dough I would at least want the correct sizes. Thank you though

[jimgl3_imp]

z8's last well for me, but wear funny on front. 6k miles now and plenty life left. I like the sport demons a lot. front with them wears funny too. this funny wear in both cases is similar to cupping, and seems to be due to odd tread patterns. I keep 40lbs air in them, so they are not under-inflated.