R6 Tyre Change
January 20th, 2012
Having done 4000 miles on the last set of tyres I decided it was time to treat the R6 to a new set of boots. As Im not an all out fast road rider I decided to have a pair of Michelin Pilot Road 3′s fitted. These arent really meant for a fast road bike like the R6 but offer more than enough grip to cover what I can get out of the bike and more. They look really groovy (excuse the pun) too.
The job was done professionally by of Mike at Ultimate Bike Gear. Time was taken to correctly torque up the relevant nuts and bolts and a coating of ACF-50 grease was applied afterwards to help stop winters claws taking the shine away from my 20’500 mile bike. The ride home felt good even though it was peeing down. Crucially the bike no longer slipped sideways when riding over drain covers that are littered around every bend in my town.
Need to get some careful miles on the new tyres now before the fun begins.
Front tyre after a short wet ride home
Rear tyre having followed the front tyre home on the same short journey 
