Angel GT

[grog]

2 yrs ago fitted angels to my bike. was amazed how much better than michys id always used. 1000ks ago changed front  one. rear still totally good at 20 th ks. new tyre is way different to one it replaced. pirelli mustve changed something in its make up. never been mentioned. it doesnt turn in quite as quickly as previous, not a problem. it is a much softer ride, sticks to the road like glue, just feels much nicer. straight line is much better, old tyre was good, this is superior. a much nicer ride. just thought id update my experience with an amazing tyre.

[ARH]

Cheers for that info Grog!   I need to change my rear tyre before the 'season' kicks off again and heard a lot of good stuff about the GT's.  20Thousand K on a rear tyre and its still good?? Bloody hell mate....are you pushing the bike around?      Best Ive had is around 10k... and no Im not a hooligan 

[seth]

i get around 12-15k from a set of angel gt's rear wears quicker than the front .
still change as a pair tho.

[shanered6]

Ive always liked pirelli tyres or dunlop's dont know why realy i just seem to get on better with them than others on my road bikes .

[Kiwifruit]

Im still using PR4's and getting 12-15k also.
Cannot remember his handle but a fella was looking at Metzlers as they were on Superbike School bikes. Anyone on Metzlers?

Sorry to crash your thread Grog 

[Sweaty]

Definitely a fantastic tyre Grog, but how the hell you have 20k on the rear and it's still good is unbelievable.
I'm no hooligan either & mine lasted 11k till they looked like this & both needed changing 2 weeks ago.

[grog]

Seth, not sure why lasting so long. thats with 2 up riding and yes it gets a rev quite often. front wore out way before rear. im precious on pressure, 36/38. michys both were rooted at 15ks. my only answer is because shocks n forks were re done. no idea really, just reporting results. ill keep usinh them for sure. best bike tyre ive ever had. maybe the most expensive.but not in the long run.

[Kiwifruit]

Just scrubbed in Sweaty. Burt Munro would just put some boot polish on that....good for another couple of thousand k's

[grog]

stuffed iff i know Sweaty, feel like im cheating. i am old, maybe i forgot the set i put on in between. no mate, i didnt. my trusty exercise book beside me says exactly 19200, yeah i did exagerate a bit.

[Sweaty]

Well keep it up Grog, fantastic results & you are definitely getting your money's worth 

[Andre]

Why do they last so long? Because they aren't touching the road as they are Angels in the Sky.

Cannot remember his handle but a fella was looking at Metzlers as they were on Superbike School bikes. Anyone on Metzlers?:

@Kiwifruit

Metzeler and Pirelli are under the same company roof.

I ride Metzeler Z8 and like their handling very much! The next rear will be a Z8 as well. The next set I might change to the Continental Road Attack 3. Lots of people are very pleased with them. They report tons of grip and longevity. Will see if that's true for the 14.

Won't try the newer one from Metzeler (Roadtec 01) as the front tire is very noisy (as frequently reported)

[Kiwifruit]

Cheers Andre 

[shanered6]

yes i run metzlers on my tiger damn good tyre although there not full road tyres being Turances there still very good handling tyres !

[Andre]

Metzeler has a long history developing and making tires. Got their 1st tire patent in 1892!  10 years before that, they developed new methods for rubber processing.

All their tires have elephants. Erasing them is my goal. 

[seth]

pirelli and metzeler tyres are made in the same factorues on the same production lines