Am I a sucker?

[pmoravek]

The Pirelli is the "pointier" of the two.
It is also a "taller" tire, which gives your SV a wee bit more ride height.

Bret...Did you mention the "M" word?

[fiptas]

Okay -- so I'm running 208s, but there are 209s out there somewhere?

Also -- I understand that the profiles are different, but is the Dunlop round and the Pirelli pointy, or the other way around?

For what it's worth, I like the Dunlops a lot, but either they wear faster than the Pirellis, or Moroso is harder on tires than Homestead.

The Dunlop's are supposed to be rounder, sort of a crap shoot as to what you will get though.  ;D I run the  160's Pirelli's on my Aprilia Nate and I get 3-4 race weekends depending on practice time and time between races. Besides being a better tire, (IMHO) running Pirelli has several advantages. They payout regardless of number of starters on the grid. I made $1200 in Pirelli money my first year as a novice. Only $400 would have been paid by any other tire company given the same finishes due to small grids. The support at the track has been about perfect. And, as I alluded to in the first line, consistent quality. Granted I didn't give Dunlop much of a chance, but after 2 out of the 5 fronts I bought were severely out of round I gave up. I've been though 28 Pirelli's in a year and a half and none of them were anything less than incredible.  

[Fat_Nate]

I've been though 28 Pirelli's in a year and a half and none of them were anything less than incredible.  
 

Okay, but aside from the big contingency money, excellent trackside service, and incredible performance, really are they any better?

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[secularist]

Okay, but aside from the big contingency money, excellent trackside service, and incredible performance, really are they any better?

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LOL...

[fiptas]

Bret I like your WERA avatar better.  ;D

[secularist]

Bret I like your WERA avatar better.  ;D

so do I...but I'm too stupid to figure out how to have it over here too. :-/