rolling in Bridgestone bucks

[leeroy996]

Hey leeroy996,
As I mentioned in my initial post, I was running Pirellis for a 3 years.  I think Pirelli makes a good tire, I just wasn't able to get them to work on my bikes. 
For some reason, they must think their tires are so good that guys like me will still ride them without any contingency money.  I have always been loyal to my sponsors (I stayed with Pirelli in 2011 even though they cancelled their contingency program after the 2010 season), but I wasn't going to keep paying for tires that I couldn't get to work properly on my bikes.  I am very happy with the performance of the Bridgestones and their contingency program is the best one out there.

Are the Bridgestones more soft carcass like the pirellis or rigid like Dunlops?  I recently tries the Michelin Power Cups and thought the front tire is the best I have used so far, the rear was good but had a very different feel to the Dunlops.  While the Michelins are good and a contingency price cheaper than Dunnies I'd like to give the other brands a try.  At the end of the day the stop watch doesn't lie, regardless of how a tire feels.

[alocker]

I went from the GPA211 to the R10.  I have been told Bridgestone was in the middle of Pirelli and Dunlop in terms of carcass stiffness.  I think the R10 is more of a soft carcass closer to the Pirelli and felt similar the the Dragons I tried a while back. 

I'm not setting the world on fire pace wise but the R10 front is planted.  I know the GPA front is a decent tire but I could never get a good feel therefore confidence.  The R10 rear works well and wears kinda fast on a 1000 but but they always wear consistently.  Same compound at RA in damp upper 50's to 98 at Blackhawk, perfect wear in both weather situations. 

[MAZZ77X]

I have heard rumors the the R-10 rear goes off rather fast (10-15 laps) and once they go off are no better than a track day tire.

Thats just 3rd person hear say so if you actually experienced different please LMK. I am considering these tires on an SV so I may have better life out of the rears with less HP.....

Thanks, Anthony

[apriliaman]

The R10 is not available in a 160 size unless you run 180.