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engineer Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 872 Gender:	another tire question Pirelli MT66 03/07/14 at 06:47:59 I've been considering some Pirelli MT66 tires for my S40 to replace the original tires. I would have to go with 140/90 in the back but with longer shocks I have plenty of clearance. They are priced around $110 and I can get free shipping. Has anyone used these tires?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: another tire question Pirelli MT66 Reply #1 - 03/07/14 at 07:04:14 Former member had them and loved 'em... Pirelli is a good brand,.. if you like,.. I'd go for it...
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Re: another tire question Pirelli MT66
Reply #2 - 03/07/14 at 08:47:18

I have Pirelli Sport Demons on my Cafe' bike. They seem to be round, I have never lost control yet...wet or dry, they appear to be wearing good and I expect they will last 3-4 years.

Motorycle Superstore is a great place to go to read the reviews, even if you don't buy the tires from them. The Pirelli MT66 tires have good reports:

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/search/go#w=mt66

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Re: another tire question Pirelli MT66
Reply #3 - 03/09/14 at 10:53:46

engineer wrote on 03/07/14 at 06:47:59:

I've been considering some Pirelli MT66 tires for my S40 to replace the original tires. I would have to go with 140/90 in the back but with longer shocks I have plenty of clearance. They are priced around $110 and I can get free shipping.

Has anyone used these tires?

I have Pirellis MT66, rear is a 140/90x15, front 100/90x19, do a good job, 1st quality tire maker, not your chinese import.
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I can lean all I want without feeling the front drifting from under me Wink

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Mikuni BST40, K&N filter, Stage2 cam, Verslagen tensioner, Sportster muff, 120 proof moonshine, Pirelli MT 66 tourers... and a chain conversion too !

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Re: another tire question Pirelli MT66
Reply #4 - 03/09/14 at 11:06:48

Thanks everyone for the comments. I trust your opinions much more than the published customer "reviews" the vendors have on their sites. So I ordered the tires along with new inner tubes and I won't go riding until the new tires are installed (we still have snow on the ground anyway). I am looking forward to some handling improvements. My old IRCs are in pretty bad shape after about 4500 miles.

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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18097 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: another tire question Pirelli MT66 Reply #5 - 03/09/14 at 16:41:52 The reviews on Motorcycle Superstore seem to be pretty good and representative of the product. You can't trust the reviews that were made a few days after the installation - but some of the reviews are long term and maybe even the 2nd or 3rd set of the same tire. Not all tires get good reviews.
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: another tire question Pirelli MT66 Reply #6 - 03/10/14 at 09:54:06 Yep, I've been using them for about 7,000 miles...I'm light (150lbs) but they still ahve a ton of tread left and just seem to get better with age...like me...lol!
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Fishbulb Ex Member	Re: another tire question Pirelli MT66 Reply #7 - 03/10/14 at 10:48:57 I have them on my '96. First bike, bought it last year, put them on about 1000 miles after I bought it. Smoothed the ride out a LOT, but I have no idea how old the others were. I have very little motorcycle exp., but they are round, black and seem to stick pretty well for a newb!
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RC Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 83 Quartz Hill Ca. Gender:	Re: another tire question Pirelli MT66 Reply #8 - 03/10/14 at 17:43:38 The factory tire that came on my 09 went 5,500 miles. I replaced it with the 140/90 MT66 the bike now was 14,900 miles and the rear tire still looks nearly new.
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