best race tires for 1st gen sv650?

[cbrracer_137]

one manufacture better than another?

[wolf44]

all depends who you talk to. 
They are all very good with the right set up

[Super Dave]

I think there are three choices in alphabetical order.  Dunlop, Michelin, Pirelli.  I use Michelin's on my stuff.  Bridgestones are an outside shot, but I do know some guys that tried them and found that they used more of them compared to others. 

[ScubaSteve]

Pirelli's if you ask me!    My advice try Pirelli's or michelins. Dunlop dont make a 160 last i knew

[HAWK]

Don't know what class you are running, I've been quite happy with the Bridgestone slicks on my 2nd gen SV, 2 race weekends and 2 track days on last set. Shouldn't be much difference between 1st and 2nd gen SVs.

[ahastings]

I use Pirelli's. The best advice is try them all and see. Dunjlop does make a 160.
Pirelli has a great contingency program and excellent trackside support from Trackside Races Supply in the  midAtlantic and Southeast

[wolf44]

dunlop makes the new 209's and the old 208's in the 160 size.  I was going ot try the 209's but at $379 a set
I'll stick with my michelins

[russ1962]

I have a brand new set of Pirelli's for the SV...  anyone interested?  Of course, I don't have an SV anymore.  I don't even have a motorcycle anymore.

The Pirelli's were the cheapest of the three tires we're discussing here, and they worked awesome.    I don't think the SV is the kind of machine that can maximize the various differences in tire quality.

Rider skill, bike set-up, etc...  all have a lot more to do with the perceived success of a tire choice, than the tires themselves.

[PJ721]

how old? what compounds? how much? SC pro's?

[grasshopper]

I ran Wegman weekend and the last round at Gingerman on the same set of tires. Michilen Pilot PR1 and a regular PP rear tire. 2 weekends straight on the same tires and they held up pretty good and I finished pretty good to.

[Team_Serpent]

Well let's see, who has been fast on any gen SV......Oh yeah - Ed Key

What does he run?

Pirelli I beleive

[grasshopper]

I beat him on a 4 year old set of Dunlops























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