Motorcycle Summer Max Performance Tyres

The Maxxis came stock, and I didn't have major issues with them, but the level of confidence and consistency in cornering and grip is better with the Pirelli. I would say especially in wet conditions. My bike, due to its balance and weight (KTM Duke 890 R), doesn't really challenge the tires, I would say. I would love to try them on the track..

Awesome tyres for the rider looking for a sporty ride all year round.. great performance in the cold weather as well as hot weather. The profile is very neutral, still agile but not as agile as other more track focused tyres, like the Sportsmart TTs or Supercorsas/Rosso Corsas. The front tyre offers almost infinite grip, the confidence is so good you won't even think about it, you'll trust the front tyre with your "eyes closed". The only part I felt they lacked was when pushing really hard for longer periods, they start melting and slipping a bit too soon for my taste, I rather prefer the Sportsmart TTs or the Rosso 4 Corsas for longer stints without any melting worries..

An excellent hyper sport tire for the road.

I rode this tire for over 4000 miles and it proved more than great. All the rave reviews are well deserved.

I can compare it to Bridgestone Battlax S22s and they offer most of the same experience while lasting longer.
Very quick to lean over, surprisingly stable when upright and at slow speed, you can literally let the bike balance itself at slow speed, which is a rare trait in hypersport tires.

Braking distance is very good.

For the wet grip, I can't say I rode it too much in the wet, but behaved quite well when I did.

On one occasion, I was riding on the highway, at night, early spring, with air temperature below 5 degrees and rain sipping, I noticed that above reasonable speeds, so north of 120 km/h, it starts to lose directional control, but as soon as the speed dropped to around 110, it all settled. I tried to replicate it one or twice more in that journey and every time, the behavior was consistent.

Great all round tyre, with very nice feedback front and rear, you really feel the road and what the tyre is doing as you are pushing it.
Grip levels really come up after just a couple of corners and never feels like its running out of grip, more like it gently encourages you to keep on exploring its capabilities.

Fantastic under breaking, even in the oh crap moments coming into a corner a bit harder than you intended, it responds to the change in direction and then hugs the corners nicely.

I have got a very respectable 6000km out of the rear which is now completely smooth in the whole middle section and only a little bit of grooves are left on the outsides, lots of scuffing present in the last 500 km most likely from excessively hard riding in very twisty country roads of varied condition. (For those that know River Road from sackville to wiseman ferry , Putty Road and the trip to Middle Mangrove will understand what I mean)

It really loves to be pushed, and you can easily find yourself right down to the pegs gunning it many times faster than the posted speed and these tyres keep asking for more, and no signs of fade present. Even at speeds over 200 it feels nice and grippy on the roads.

In the wet it has ample grip when ridden sensibly, and when nice and warm it gives a clear indication as it approaches grip limits in corners before beginning to slide around a bit but is easily manageable with throttle adjustment.

I'm sure if it was ridden in a more ordinary manner it would last considerably longer than the 6000km I have achieved with it, but if you do like to really push it then I think that's a respectable mileage for some very hard riding.

Also of note, it's done about 200km of off-road riding and it was very comfortable and provided decent levels of precision and traction with sensible adjustments to throttle and brakes and felt comfortable enough to blast past adventure riders with more all terrain focused tyres without issue.

Can't say much about it. They just best option you might have for less than three hundreds. Using them on my Speed Triple RS 1050, went for a track days few times, just one lap and it warm enought to knee every corner. Perfect grip. Comparing to stock Pirelli Super corsa these just much better. Besides some weekend trips, also ride almost every day in town, just can't believe that it passed through almost 10'000 kilometers, unbelievable. Surely recommend!

Tyres are overall great when fresh fast heating even wet grip is great but as they get used they tend to lose grip and only grips great when fully heated but if it cools down a bit it slowly loses grip again at the end i got a lot of tyre spin while accelerating straight or out of corners even reduced my lean angles because couldnt trust it. Mileage not bad about 10k kms front still had little to the marker. Had a few track days havent let me down once great feedback you can brake hard even on the sides it won't slide. Had a few rear spins while accelerating out of corner on track but that might not be the tyres fault :) however the tyre heats up to crazy termperatures on track but never had problems with it and its not a track tyre so its fine. Great tyre would buy them again but it should stay consistent till the markers after that i can accept it loses grip, or maybe the track days eat it up.

Had both them on a Suzuki GS500E, a 110 and a 130 on the back. They're great tires, they provide excellent grip in corners, and wet traction is also confidence inspiring. In terms of feedback, super clear when you are approaching the limit, you get a feel on how the tire is behaving under you, and behaviour over the limit is pretty manageable.

About durability, if you plan doing many highway kilometres, your rear tire is going to get flat fast, front tire still is okay for 11000 KMs, but at the rear is too far gone ride anywhere.

Personally, I would buy it again, very forgiving tire, good grip at all-weather, albeit a short life span. (Keep in mind a GS500E is close to 180Kg wet, so a lighter bike might get a bit more life out of it)

I've already gone though a pair of these tires, they offer excellent grip and feel in any conditions, my only downside is that they'll probably last you one season of riding on the roads. Haven't used them on the track but for road use these are excellent, riding sporty or casual, it does it all.

Also it has an very progressive feel so it doesn't really ''tip in'' that much, which I personally prefer.