I'm having the 023's installed on Monday. They have been getting real good reviews.
http://www2.2wf.com/index.php/product-reviews/tires/862-pirelli-angel-st-vs-bridgestone-battlax-bt-023
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/402/6841/Motorcycle-Article/Bridgestone-BT-023-Tire-Review.aspx
Right on Pokey. 100%!!!That makes no sense at all, the PR3 didn't come on your bike but your putting them onj
If they don't come with my bike, they'll never be on my bike. I just got my PR3s delivered today from Murph's.
I was refering to the Bridgestones. I would never buy them and get them installed on my own. If I buy a bike that has them, I'll run them. Other than that they make a good tree swing for the kids. I got 11,300 miles on my 2008 OEMs, but they wore very funny and front first. My 2010 has 8200 miles on it and the OEMs are toast. PR2s on my 2008 went just shy of 17,000 miles. I think the Bridgestones are the cheapest deal that Kawasaki could get or something.
Plenty of folks around here that got very low mileage from their PR 2 due to straight roads. Centres wore out at around 7 - 8,000 miles. The 023 on a FJR with 6,500 miles are half worn. It all depends on your roads and riding style of course. For me, in consideration of the price I paid, I KNOW the 023 were the best choice. Just because the 021 were junk does not mean that all Bridgestones will be junk from here on in. I've had good luck and bad from every brand.The roads I'm mostly on are 2 lane winding black tops. My front PR2 wore on the sides, with a little rubber still left in the center. I got better mileage out of my first set of PR2s on the same roads. All in all the PR2s got me the best mileage out of many different brands. I'm hoping to get close to the PR2 mileage out of the 023s along with their great feel and low price.