Baby's got new shoes ! ...

[Horst]

Hello all - my 2002 ST11 just got new BT020's !

So here's the story ... got the bike last fall with existing 020's but the front was cupping and the rear starting to square off badly - and tires don't get better as we all know.

Last Friday, just for fun, I shut off the engine and rolled down a hill to feel and hear the tires - awful ! ... bumpy-ty-bump and hoppy-ty-hop.

So on Saturday brand new ones went on, scrubbed them in on Sunday afternoon and it's been fun ever since. Many of the bikes 'quirks' are gone and the only thing left is the slight buzz in the handlebars - I'm even getting used to it. Awesome cornering, smooth at higher speeds, looking forward to a great summer of riding. At this rate I'll be needing new brake pads :D

[Mellow]

Cool!.. the ST is a great bike... every one of them..

[ckhkjh]

Hello all - my 2002 ST11 just got new BT020's !

So here's the story ... got the bike last fall with existing 020's but the front was cupping and the rear starting to square off badly - and tires don't get better as we all know.

Last Friday, just for fun, I shut off the engine and rolled down a hill to feel and hear the tires - awful ! ... bumpy-ty-bump and hoppy-ty-hop.

So on Saturday brand new ones went on, scrubbed them in on Sunday afternoon and it's been fun ever since. Many of the bikes 'quirks' are gone and the only thing left is the slight buzz in the handlebars - I'm even getting used to it. Awesome cornering, smooth at higher speeds, looking forward to a great summer of riding. At this rate I'll be needing new brake pads :D

Horst-
I am on my first set of BT 020's. I have enjoyed them. They have handled well and have not encountered any symptoms or problems with them. I had been using Metzeler Z4's prior to the Bridgestones and they are great tires in their own right. Im not getting quite as good tread life with the Bridgestones as I had hoped for based on what others have reported. I will probably get around 8K on the rear and I would speculate that I would get approx. 10K on the front tire. This is still better tire life than I was getting with the Metzelers. I wouldnt hesitate to buy another set of 020's.