I need a new front tire pretty soon and need to decide what to get. I have the PR2 on the rear and love it so far. At the moment, the front has a Pilot Power on it.
Does anyone have experience with the PR2 vs. the PR3? I cant get them for close to the same price, the PR3 will be just a few extra bucks, Im just wondering if it is much better than the PR2, or what i should get.
Pilot Road 2 vs. Pilot Road 3
Started by tc339, May 20 2012 06:53 PM
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Posted 20 May 2012 - 07:32 PM
Supposedly better in the wet weather with no loss of performance in the dry.
If its only a couple bucks more, go for the newer tire, then you can get the matching rear later when yours is toast.
If its only a couple bucks more, go for the newer tire, then you can get the matching rear later when yours is toast.
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Posted 20 May 2012 - 07:45 PM
I need a new front tire pretty soon and need to decide what to get. I have the PR2 on the rear and love it so far. At the moment, the front has a Pilot Power on it.
Does anyone have experience with the PR2 vs. the PR3? I cant get them for close to the same price, the PR3 will be just a few extra bucks, Im just wondering if it is much better than the PR2, or what i should get.
going from Pilot power front to p road 2 is slightly slower steering, some think the ppower front is too fast for the rear, others prefer Ppower front and proad2 rear more than the full set of proad 2's.
Personally I dont run sport tours on the front < but I havent ran the road 3 rear yet , but Im afraid with all the sniping its given up some life, eventually I'll ride one though.
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Posted 20 May 2012 - 11:18 PM
At this years Tmac, I used the BR combo of PR2 rear and Power front. There is no better set up. I had to be a throttle monkey to get the slightest slide outta the PR2 and that damn thing will still give me almost 10,000 commuting miles to boot. I am sold.
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Posted 21 May 2012 - 09:51 AM
I just switched from a 180/120 PP combo on my 4th gen. to a 170/120 PR3 combo and while noticeably slower on turn in, the PR3's seem to stick very well. I'm hoping to get more than my mnormal 18-2200 miles out of the rear and 3K out of the front.
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 11:05 PM
Anyone find a good deal on PR3 rear? Need to get one put on before I ride again.
I picked up a PR3 at Wheeler's during TMac. No complaints. I rode home on a used up PR2 rear. It is so slick that I stopped in Cleveland TN to avoid riding on the slab through Chattanooga in the rain. I was glad the cords didn't come though before I got home.
I picked up a PR3 at Wheeler's during TMac. No complaints. I rode home on a used up PR2 rear. It is so slick that I stopped in Cleveland TN to avoid riding on the slab through Chattanooga in the rain. I was glad the cords didn't come though before I got home.
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 12:50 AM
monk is on it . jake wilson has free shipping.
i had used derby cycles in ky. but they charge shipping.
thanks monk.
i had used derby cycles in ky. but they charge shipping.
thanks monk.
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 08:11 AM
I've ridden over 30k miles with two other local riders rip-pen twisties over the last 8 years. We all get very similar ware rates and often run the same type tires. George had been running PR2's, but tried a set of PR3's for a 4 day run we did over to the TN/NC mtns. His comments were: Superb Wet grip, not as solid pushing them hard in dry conditions as the PR2.
So I'm saying if you ride a lot of Wet conditions and don't push the limits of the bike the PR3's would be the way to go, otherwise I suggest PR2's.
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So I'm saying if you ride a lot of Wet conditions and don't push the limits of the bike the PR3's would be the way to go, otherwise I suggest PR2's.
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Posted 25 May 2012 - 02:44 PM
I have no problem backing off a little in the rain so looks like maybe stick with the PR2 for me. Thanks for the input.
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