Hi, I am looking to fit new rubber ready for the summer season (been way too long coming!). I have always used Bridgstones but like the look of Dunlop's Alfa 10's has anyone tried these yet andif so what's your thoughts??

I'm not looking for mileage I just want GRRIIIIIPPPPP!!!!!!!

Many thanks.

Alpha 10's are great tyres and better than bt090's IMO but good luck in finding a set now, they were discontinued a while back.

Thanks for the reply, I think i've found a source for fronts but still chasing a rear. Much appreciated, bring on the hot tarmac!!

Alpha 10's are great tyres, I've got two fronts and rear in the loft ready for summer

Git!

Agreed!! Once again thanks for the responses, and the builds are looking spot on Drunkn Munky good luck!

I've just bought a Bridgestone BT014 for rear wheel and found it sticks extremely well. Having a fair bit of fun with it.

I ran 014's on my previous nc30 and found them spot on, only heads up is they cooled very quickly (i.e. stopping for a pot of tea) so would recommend doing a couple of miles before expecting full grip again, enjoy!

taffnc30 wrote:I ran 014's on my previous nc30 and found them spot on, only heads up is they cooled very quickly (i.e. stopping for a pot of tea) so would recommend doing a couple of miles before expecting full grip again, enjoy!

Aye, this is because they are not a H rated tyre - which a 400 really should be using unless on track.

The 014 is also a few generations old - got to be a good 4 or 5 years old now?

Final snippet is that they only come in a 160/60/18 -which is not the right profile and is, IMO, too balloon like.

The DOT code on the tyre wall will tell you when it was manufacturerd.

Honda / Ford and few other mfg's don't recommend fitting tyres over 6 years old due to degredation of the tyre rubber.

Personal choice of course.. I've ridden an old moped with 20 year old tyres but I wasn't doing any extreeme manouvering (and they were hard as cast iron!)

Never fitted any NOS tyres that were really old to a sports bike before but think I would be a little worried they might not be 100% if they were too old