Kawasaki ZX6R Tires

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Tire Reviewed Dry Grip Wet Grip Feedback Handling Wear Comfort
Michelin Power GP (6) 98% 77% 92% 95% 83% 93%
Continental ContiSportAttack 2 (8) 99% 78% 96% 94% 67% 94%
Michelin Pilot Power 3 (5) 92% 82% 92% 92% 86% 88%
Dunlop Sportsmart (11) 94% 76% 90% 91% 77% 85%
Michelin Pilot Road 2 (15) 90% 80% 86% 81% 89% 85%
Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa (23) 94% 68% 90% 88% 73% 86%
Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22 (13) 94% 74% 80% 91% 65% 82%
Avon Storm 2 Ultra (26) 86% 70% 75% 75% 88% 83%
Pirelli Dragon Supercorsa Pro (10) 97% 48% 90% 89% 55% 78%
Michelin Pilot Power 2CT (16) 89% 67% 82% 64% 76% 86%
Pirelli Diablo Corsa III (10) 87% 68% 81% 65% 55% 75%
Bridgestone Battlax BT 014 (4) 85% 80% 65% 73% 53% 70%
Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact (8) 81% 64% 69% 59% 59% 68%
Bridgestone Battlax BT 016 (27) 72% 48% 61% 65% 52% 65%

Kawasaki ZX6R Tire Review Highlights

Writing about the Pirelli Diablo Rosso Corsa given 100% (180-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 1500 spirited miles
Very grippy, and comfortable. I would highly recommend these tires for street/track riding.
tire reviewed on 2024-08-16 01:17:28
Writing about the Bridgestone Battlax Hypersport S22 given 56% (180-55-17-)
Driving on mostly town for 5000 spirited miles
Despite frequent use, my tire has low mileage, indicating its durability and efficient performance.
tire reviewed on 2024-02-14 12:00:59
Writing about the Bridgestone Battlax BT 014 given 80% (180-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 5000 spirited miles
These were fitted to my Ninja 600 G1 when I bought it. Having never used Bridgestone tires before I was pleasantly surprised at the combination of sure footed handling, grip & reasonable wear. I Bought another rear to replace previous one after around 5k miles was so impressed with them. Front now getting low on tread but they stopped making them so will have to find an alternative, unfortunately..!
tire reviewed on 2022-05-03 03:03:35
Writing about the Continental ContiSportAttack 2 given 91% (180-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 0 miles
Once I've put these tires on my Ninja ZX6R I canceled the choise of any other tire in the market. If you race/ride a Superport 600 I highly recommend you try them at least once. When you mount the bike with a set of these on, your smile under the helmet will make you come to my words
tire reviewed on 2022-03-07 12:37:17
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Power 2CT given 86% (180-55-17-R)
Driving on mostly country roads for 3000 spirited miles
Just covered 3000 miles on this tire and there unbelievable. Very sticky once warm. And incredible feed back
tire reviewed on 2020-04-13 04:20:01
Writing about the Michelin Power GP given 93% (180-55-17-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 300 spirited miles
Got these power gps fitted last week and we have had some dry roads so I took them for a full 2 day blast to see how they performed,
Initial ride was fantastic 100 miles in just shy of 2 hours and they were scrubbed in side to side, they warm up quick and offer amazing grip even in damp conditions even though they only have 6.5% tread on the face of the tire, before these I was running on Michelin power rs. The predecessor of these and all I can say is I’m very impressed already and can not wait to get some 20+ degrees days to really warm them up properly and hammer them
tire reviewed on 2020-02-15 05:01:58
Writing about the Metzeler Sportec M5 Interact given 87% (180-55-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 3000 miles
I bought the bike with metzeler sportec M3s on the from and the rear, the tires were nearly new, I've ridden the bike for 3.000 miles sinse I had bought it and the rear tire 180 55 17 has 1.4m of treat left on the center and 2-4mil going to the edges the tires grip has been excellent on corners and setting off, once or twice I have had very small wheel spin setting off very quickly but as quick as I set off they were gripping, even with 1.4mil left they still have superb grip I don't go out a lot in the wet but when I did I had no problems with these tires although these tires are the M3s they do not make them anymore I have recently bought an M5 for my bike, I am sure his review is relevant as it's still the same tire only an upgraded pattern so the M5s should be just as good if not better than my M3s even having a passenger the bike grips excellent on bends and stopping, they are priced right for what they give I've no problems with this tire.
tire reviewed on 2016-08-19 07:32:35
Writing about the Avon Storm 2 Ultra given 77% (170-60-17-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 12000 average miles
A lack of grip in the rear in severe rain alerted me to the fact the rear was close to the wear limit. Having checked the mileage the rear had done almost 12000 miles! The front has done 6000 miles and still has life left.

The tires have served me well on a mixture of commuting and weekend rides. I did lose the front in rain under heavy braking but can I attribute that to the tire? I don't think I can but how any other tire may have handled the situation I can't answer. For the price and life these tire are a good choice for sport touring.
tire reviewed on 2014-08-15 15:15:41
Writing about the Dunlop Sportsmart given 91% (180-55-17-W)
Driving on mostly country roads for 5000 spirited miles
Nearly 5000 miles on these tires and Ive just gotten onto the wear bars. Very good even wear despite commuting for the first 3000 miles.

Extremely confident inspiring - 120mph knee drag and powerslides up to around 150mph. The tire doesnt reach a "cliff" when grip runs out, instead it just taps you on the shoulder and gives you a quiet warning.

At the end of the tires life, the grip doesnt just disappear, instead you start getting slides more frequently - I have had a few front end slides but more rear from early and abrupt throttle application.

These tires really take a hammering and soak up bumps beautifully. These tires also enable me to keep up with my buddy who uses D211 GP Racers
tire reviewed on 2014-07-06 04:22:15
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Power 3 given 91% (180-55-17-)
Driving on a combination of roads for 6000 average miles
Great all rounder. Very good dry grip both on the road and track. They also behave nicely in wet, but you need to keep your bike upright without silly lean angles, because those tires are pretty much like slicks on the edges. Once you run out of the thread on the contact path it's not going to hold you in wet. For road use it's never going to be a problem, plenty of thread where it's needed.
After 6000 miles and 3 track days there is still some life in them left. After a few more track days this year I'll buy another set of Pilot Power 3 tires. They do all that I need from motorcycle tires.
tire reviewed on 2014-02-10 15:25:46
Writing about the Michelin Pilot Road 2 given 97% (225-45-17-)
Driving on mostly motorways for 11000 spirited miles
Have 11,000 miles on my zx6r and they still look great. I expect maybe 2000 more miles left until their toast. These are mainly used for commuting 40 miles round trip to work at 90mph-100mph on the freeway. I am definitely buying another set. 40psi front and 41 psi rear.
tire reviewed on 2012-08-24 12:52:16
Writing about the Pirelli Diablo Corsa III given 64% (170-55-18-W)
Driving on a combination of roads for 2000 spirited miles
Ambivelent feelings on this. Better than most if the conditions are right but awful if not. If the weather is below 30'C and its dry you'll struggle to find a better tire they're great. When its really hot tarmac the grip loses consitency and responsiveness for some reason but mid range dry waether they are AWESOME. In the wet they work at about 50% of what they can be which is a big difference if you ride in Britan all the time. Very comfortable and smooth, first knee down on this set (2000NINJA6R) but conditions have to be right and the WEAR IS TERRIBLE. Dont know eactly how many miles but they lasted me two-three months of 'spirited riding' to work and locally on a nice day which is half of what i got from contis + michellin
tire reviewed on 2012-07-28 08:49:37
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