chickenchickendinner Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 This may or may not have been asked before...who has the best prices on new tires? I need a rear size 180/55ZR17. My bike Came with stock Bridgestone battlax and not sure if I should stick with them or go with Michelin pilot sport 3. I've read some people getting good deals on a set, front and rear, for $200 or so. I, however can't find those kind of deals. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Ps. I have a flat rear tire that I need to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Global Moderator mjh937 Posted September 23, 2016 Global Moderator Share Posted September 23, 2016 I am thinking of the PR4's when mine need replacing. I have not researched tire prices yet but just wanted to give you another option to think about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattonme Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 motorcycle-superstore.com is having a sale till 9/30. bridgestone has a $50 card as a rebate. Between chaparral-racing.com/motorcycle-tires, tiresunlimited.com, bikebandit, motorcycletires.com, discountmototires.com, compacc.com/tires you can stumble on a pretty sweet deal. Dunlop Q3 are on their way out so will be at the cheaper end of the range. Mich are almost always a bit more than the rest. Same for Metzeler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteinpa Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 If you're going to mount it yourself Ebay. Got new red 2015 FZ-07 on 7/22/16! Black 2006 Honda ST1300 53K miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member motomeek Posted September 23, 2016 Premium Member Share Posted September 23, 2016 I think you're only going to get under 2 for a set if you get a rebate... rear tires are almost that much alone. Instagram: @meekmade | You don't need to flat foot a bike to ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattonme Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I like the Shinko 005 and 006 personally and the 003s are not bad either even in (sub-)freezing. The 008s are *death* unless the track and air temps are high 80's and ideally much higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChicagoAJ Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 From this seller on eBay, amazing prices: http://www.ebay.com/usr/smithfamilypowersports2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foothills Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I would say stick to the BT-023s unless you will be going to the track. The stock tires offer plenty of grip for this bike. I ditched the stock sport touring tires for S21 sport tires right away like I've done for every street bike I've bought and noticed very little to no difference this time. In fact I've noticed NO difference in grip even after riding tight mountain roads fairly aggressively with only 1/4" chicken strips showing on the rear. I was going to sell the stock tires like I usually do but I've decided to keep them and put them back on when I wear out the S21s. It will be interesting to see how many miles I get on the S21s vs 023s. When I traded the stock Dunlop tires on a DRZ400SM for Bridgestone S20s - significant difference; maybe 20-30% better grip. When I traded stock Pilot Streets on my R3 for S20s - HUGE difference - 30-40% better grip and much better feel due to them being radials vs bias ply that came on the R3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenchickendinner Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 **update** Checked out different sites as you guys suggested. Some did offer great deals. I decided to get the rear tire only. Most online retailers had the Bridgestone battlax for 130-140$ not including tax or shipping....bikebandit has it for $109!! Including tax and free ground shipping. Thanks for the help guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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