Gripsters hmm i would like to here what you make of both of them once fully fitted, i put on a set of Distanzias (XTR) and the front was ok until it got semi worn and then became lethal mid lean in the wet there the pattern changed and gave a front end slide. The rears the same but had only started happening i think more as the rears squared off after my england trip.

But the gripsters look as if they have more tread ie grip so maybe you will not suffer it.

Well I went for the Battlewings as they were the cheapest I found and I thought I'd try something new. Will fit them this weekend and see how they fare. The Siracs are currently spinning up in the wet so anything with tread would be an improvement! :D

Would be good to hear how you find them once you've had them fitted a while.

You must have run your Sirac's really bare then from what you said. I still had nearly 3mm tread on my rear when it was changed at 11.5k miles and never any serious slips.

BT45's still doing well and showing early signs of some squaring at 5k miles so far, looks like they should be good for 10-15k miles or so again.

Cush drive shows signs of being shot after the same distance as the tyres though. At least as the chain is ok this time I can tell what it feels like :) (guess I'll get them replaced at the 18k mile service)

Well I changed them today. Note to self, wielding tyre levers after a beery night is not a fun thing to do. Urk.
I changed them as a pair as the front Sirac had started to mis-shape the tread, the rear had no tread along the centre line, hence the spin ups. 5081miles was the life of them. I'm sure the wear is due to my riding style so will be trying a few different things out to do with that.
So the Battlewings. Well after 12 miles I'm almost out of chicken strips. The bike feels smoother with them on, quite possible due to the low land-sea ratio of them compared to the Siracs. I have noticed that coming out of roundabouts and bends that the front seems to want to push out more as the rear squats, this is where the Siracs would slide a little so I've got good feelings about the grip of the Battlewings.
Will report on how things feel after a few more miles.

Sorry to hijack the thread but is there any chance of people posting a picture of what tyrea they are running, as im looking to change the boots shortly for something more offroad.

Ok, I did just shy of 400miles today riding to a funeral and back. Got to say I am well and truly smitten with these Battlewings. Loads and loads and loads of grip and feel. Really very impressed.

Try Avon Distanzias they are more road biased than the gripster :icon_flower: should be better in the wet too

Had my Avon Gripster on rear only (on front is original Tourance 8400 miles) and done about 800 miles now and I really rate the Avon on both wet and dry road conditions which at present is mostly wet!

Avon state 80% on road and 20% off. I will be using next month on a long distance green lane which is a bit mud-a bit stoney and semi-metalled in places so i will report back after this on the off road side of things.

The Distanzia I find look too close to the Tourance pattern and are I agree more road biased like the Tourance. I think Avon say 90% road against 10% off road.

The Gripster on the rear has 10mm of tread when new which is deep and the compound is sticky so grip good on road for sure. After about 800 miles its worn 1mm which is good in my opinon.

Gripster is cheaper than the Distanzia too by about �15.

All in all so far I am happy but like all tyres only time will tell!

Plumping for Distanzia..
 

The rear OE tyre is bordering on the illegal now after 2800 on my 2006 XTX. Having read the forums I'm plumping for replacing it with a Distanzia, �110 fitted to the loose wheel just half a mile away at Burnout Tyres :)

I'm hoping it won't cause stability issues when combined with the OE front as I'd like to get more tyre life out of it - cash seems to be flowing in the outwards direction only at the moment - anyone had any issues with this combo?

Cheers

Selina

Wow 2800 miles-not very long lasting-what OE tyre is it?
I got 7600 miles out of my Z using the OE Tourance.

Your Distanzia price is not cheap so if not too late check out National tyres website and you can get a Distanzia fitted for about �70.00-80.00 to a loose wheel.
Check you rubber cush drives as if you only got 2800 miles it maybe also due to the power transmitted through the wheel you have worn these. They will be visible once you remove wheel and the chances are will fall out when you remove wheel as the rear sprocket will almost fallout from the hub and expose the rubbers. Check them over for wear and they should be attached in four pairs but mine weren't but i had done nearly 3 times your mileage. you should get these replaced under warranty as I did if not about �25 for the set.

I run a Avon gripster on the rear and the original OE Tourance on front which is up for replacement anytime soon. But up to now its been no problem running the two makes together.

cheers