Why the hate for stock tires?

[zed9]

Continental Road Attack 3.
The End.

[Vikac]

Michelin power GP, very very nice tires.

[HKUSPC40]

I ignored the tire complaints until I almost lost the bike in a dry corner. Went with M9 RRs 😁

[20211011]

Originally Posted by MZ900

I bet dunlop is a good company. But if you try to find tyre model like z900 comes from the factory, you will find - its non exist. So low budget tyre was made just for z900 - and it failed.
Same was for me at the first km's, tyre just slipped in turns and roundabouts even at low speed..making me put sh#t in pants....

"Keeping up with much faster riders...." ))) yeah yeah, tell us more

+1 

Here is my comments on D214 and new 2020 OEM, Roadsport II.

https://www.z900forum.com/index.php/topic,4682.0.html

[jr]

My latest bike was a Suz GSZ-S 750 with Bridgestone S-21 and i found the tires to be A1 in all conditions.  i also hear that the S-22 are even better. Has anyone tried them on Z900????

[MZ900]

forgot to post on here, my set also Metzeler Sportec M9 RR. waiting fo the winter season over

[Fogg72]

Originally Posted by jr

My latest bike was a Suz GSZ-S 750 with Bridgestone S-21 and i found the tires to be A1 in all conditions.  i also hear that the S-22 are even better. Has anyone tried them on Z900????

I’m on my second set and I’ll be buying a 3rd. After I got rid of the Dunlops (at 350 miles from new) I tried RA2 and RA3, they’re good but nothing on the S22, it is now my tyre of choice for the type of riding I do. They’re awesome.

[KawiCommuter]

Originally Posted by DirtGearTV

I’ve been hearing from youtube, forums, buddies, shops you name it all saying how absolutely terrible the stock tires are. I have zero complaints with mine, so I don’t understand why all the hate?

I was keeping up with much faster riders yesterday on much faster tires and I never had a single oh $@!% moment.

I almost want to not like them just based on the fact that so many have commented on how terrible they are, but I just have nothing bad to say...

I got 11K miles (not km!) out of the OEM Dunlop Roadsmart 2's.  Not bad.  And I don't ride gently on SF Bay freeways.  Grip was very good in turns at high lean angles, although I didn't ride in the rain.  Second set of tires is Dunlop Roadsmart 3's.  Have 4 K miles so far:  good grip and wear seems good so far.  34.5 psi front + 36 psi rear.

[Zed62]

The Roadsmart 2's must be better than the D214's from what I can see from the discussion.   That said,  my new tyres are much better than the Roadsmart 2's.   Went  with T32's.

[Timbo]

Originally Posted by zed9

Do you have the 2020 model?
I do my own tires and I'll ride them til they are well done but with the d214 I changed them while they still had all their tread. Awful tires.
I went with Conti RA3.

Conti RA3 are a fantastic road tyre and work extremely well here in the Uk given our mixed conditions. Underrated in my opinion, probably the best tyre I have used over the last 25yrs on a range of machines.