The Pirelli Diablo is a High Performance Summer tyre designed to be fitted to Motorcycles.
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Owners say75%from 9 owner reviews67% would buy againRead the reviews
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Owners rate the Pirelli Diablo 7.9 out of 10 for comfort and noise across 8 reviews.
How well do the Pirelli Diablo wear, according to owners?
Owners rate the Pirelli Diablo 8.3 out of 10 for wear across 8 reviews.
Would owners buy the Pirelli Diablo again?
67% of owners say they would buy the Pirelli Diablo again, based on the 9 owner reviews that answered the question. 33% of them gave it the highest possible answer.
Across 9 owner ratings the Pirelli Diablo averages 75%. Owners rate Wear highest at 8.3 out of 10 and Road Feedback lowest at 7. 75% of owners score it 70% or better.
Owner ratings averaged from 9 ratings
Owner score75%
Wear83%
Wet Grip79%
Comfort79%
Handling74%
Dry Grip73%
Road Feedback70%
Featured reviews
Most helpful 57%
“Seem to take a while to warm up, and are lacking in traction until that point. Honestly a bit sketchy in the wet/cold when compared to every other tyre I’ve ever used. Personally I would only recommend these if you...”
“I don't doo too many miles on my 675 but after 2800 km's the front of the supercora from new was worn out. As I replace in pairs I thought I would get some standard Diablo's, after 1000 km's I am replacing them, the...”
Seem to take a while to warm up, and are lacking in traction until that point. Honestly a bit sketchy in the wet/cold when compared to every other tyre I’ve ever used. Personally I would only recommend these if you really can’t afford anything better, because these are really poor when compared to more expensive rubber
Had these tyres on my Cb650f and loved them so put a set on my FZ1N prior to touring Europe, they've been fanatastic, once they're hot they provide mountains of grip, and not bad in the wet either
Managed to get 4100 miles out of the rear before the cords were showing, that was 4000 odd miles of spirited riding fully loaded with luggage however.
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I bought a set of these for my SV650. I couldn't afford the more expensive Pirelli tyres so was recommended this by a fitter. They are a revelation. I'm a nippy but smooth rider & they tyres have given me over 5000 miles of easy, grippy commuting. They are a 'sticky'-type tyre so pick up small stones and grit a lot but never damage the tyre. This is the best wet weather I've ridden on, dry grip is great and the feedback is good, inspiring confident handling.
I would definitely recommend these for most middleweight motorbikes, provided you can find a tyre your size.
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Having done 6000 miles on these so far i have around another 6k to goall year round on my cbr600rr I had summer tyres be for these, these tyres are excellent for an everyday ride wear is great comfort if great but not fantastic on summers day getting knees down to other tyres.
Having done 6000 miles on these so far i have around another 6k to goall year round on my cbr600rr I had summer tyres be for these, these tyres are excellent for an everyday ride wear is great comfort if great but not fantastic on summers day getting knees down to other tyres.
Great Tyre, never let me down once. Ridden over the Isle of Man TT circuit, got them nice and hot, started to cook a little bit, but with plenty of grip to spare. Only downside is that i've completely eaten the rear up after about a year, and 4000 miles. Got another fitted as i was so happy with them. Not slipped once in the wet, but spun up occasionally in the cold if ive tried to put too much through them.
I don't doo too many miles on my 675 but after 2800 km's the front of the supercora from new was worn out. As I replace in pairs I thought I would get some standard Diablo's, after 1000 km's I am replacing them, the Supercorsa had a great feel, and never moved on hard cornering. The Diablo moves around on the back n throttle, a bit unnerving for me,
Originally I had Diablo Strada's which lasted 9000 miles. I wanted the same again, but they were unavailable so the fitter recommended the Diablo's. I was hesitant, but once scrubbed in, I never looked back. The front is planted, the rear is grippy. I've used them on twisty back roads, motorway and track. I can't fault them except for squaring off after only a couple of thousand miles.
