silverbird1100 Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Anybody tried them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodeRash Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 On my second set on the Busa. I use an A spec in the rear A BlackBird probably needs the A spec as well. 7000 miles on the last set. Still good tread, but not enough for the 2500 miles I racked up on the OZARXX trip. The second set looks great after 2500. Not much of a flat on the rear, consdering 1800 of those miles were on a flat straight road. They stick well. I prefer them to the PR2's I ran, but never tried PR3 or PR4. They also perform well in COLD WET conditions. The original Angels suck. They didn't stick well, and wore to the steel belts in just over 4000 miles. I had better tread life and WAY better traction and handling with Diablo Rosso II tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbird1100 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 I'm looking for a good tire (alternative to the Pilots) to take on a 4K trip that can withstand some pretty good abuse. Stupid internet gets into your head when I hear about Angel's dead at 4K, I was ready to mount a set and all of a sudden I'm not so sure. If you are getting 7K that's pretty reassuring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANKSXXX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 I got 5000 miles on a set of the new version of Angels on my ZX14.By comparison, I averaged 8000-9000 on Road 2's and Road 4's.I just mounted another set of Road 2's as I want the extra mileage and got a great deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warp11XX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Ping KryptKeeper on this research....I believe that he had a set that was unfit for safe and pleasant use. If that is the same tire and model that he had, there was a SIGNIFICANT problem with them. Huge balance issue and major thump in front tire from some defect. I'm not sure what the resolution turned out to be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 (edited) Those were Avon 3D ultras I had issues with. Worse fucking tire ever created by a tire company and the last time I buy anything from Avon ever again. Crap loads of weight needed to balance, and still shook like all hell, yanked off all the weights on the front and still shook but not nearly as bad. Even at 34psi running 33 miles on the Back of the Dragon they were so-so warm and slid around like snot. Hope Avon tires burns down and goes out of business. I had been looking at the GT tires though, have friends running them and they love them. Will go with BT16pros again (had 5 sets and loved them) as they are super cheap right now, or try the S20. Edited May 29, 2015 by The Krypt Keeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbird1100 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 Hank, was that the a spec angel? Did they stay resonably round? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer212 Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 On my 2nd set on the XX. Got 7500 miles on the first rear and could have stretched longer. Really like the handling. I like the PR2 and PR3 but would go Angel GT again in a second if the cost was anywhere close. Avon's are the worst motorcycle tires on the market, and lousy customer/dealer support to boot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANKSXXX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Standard spec tire...I really liked them. They were very confidence inspiring.Front went before the rear by 1000-1500 miles. No love at all for Road 3's and the Road 4's were slow handling but good otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warp11XX Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Those were Avon 3D ultras I had issues with. My bad...pay me no mind and carry on....for some reason I had it stuck in my head that they were the Angel's. I've never felt a front tire thump worse that wasn't actually flat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbird1100 Posted May 29, 2015 Author Share Posted May 29, 2015 What psi Hank? Ill never understand mileage variation between users... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANKSXXX Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 (edited) I ran 42 lbs front and rear and did on all the tires I tried.The Blackbird as well as the ZX14 are heavy bikes and as such, I figured that inflation was prudent.As far as mileage variation, could be road surface, speed, load, how one rides, all kinds of stuff. I used to be a fairly heavy trail breaker and wore the sides off the front tire before the center. Lately, I've tried to be smoother with less heavy breaking and I see much more even wear. Lots of reasons why different people get different miles from the same tires. Edited May 30, 2015 by HANKSXXX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExPatXX Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Worst tire? I vote for the Dunlop D220s- they came on my SV. Replacing them totally transformed the bike. To be fair, that was 2004 vintage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbird1100 Posted May 30, 2015 Author Share Posted May 30, 2015 Funny, best tire I ever used was the 220, but only for the first 1000 miles, then it was one of the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banshee Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I've had 2 sets of Angels. Only tyes so far where I have gone through 2 fronts to a rear instead of the other way around! I found them to be fairly quick steering, but not to the point of making me nervous with rapid tip in that made me feel like the front was going out the way many do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbird1100 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 They held up just fine, rear A-spec looks like I could so again and still round after all that slabbing to get home, it was hotter than hell too. Front started to understeer after the 5th day but I beat the hell out of it. Very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ptxyz Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 just replaced my rear (angel gt), probably coulda nursed another few hundred before seeing threads... a wee bit of cupping, both front and rear. plenty of tread left up front. upon checking my folder of receipts; almost 7500 miles! now i don't feel so bad about paying my local brick and mortar $230 out the door (i brought in the wheel)... it felt great all the way to it's end, i'd highly recommend this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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