Thread: Tyre suggestion for Kawa ER6N

Hey fellow xBhpians, I own a Kawasaki ER6N, 2015 model. I am looking for some suggestions on the tyres as the old ones are worn out. 90% of the usage is city riding as I use it for daily commute and 10% is weekend rides which stretch to 100-150 odd kilometres. I had shortlisted a few based on the online reviews but was looking for some advice from experience owners here

1. Metzeler sportec M7RR
2. Pirelli Diablo Rosso 2
3. Pirelli Angel GT (I know it is very difficult to find)

I am open to suggestions. I am okay with having front tyre from a different brand and rear from different. Some Ninja 650 owners have done that as the rear brakes are shitty and the go for maximum grip on their front tyre to avoid skidding in case of hard braking (I, myself had a crash from hard braking and front Dunlop tyre just decided to skid )

Thanks in advance

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Have a look at the Bridgestone Battlax s22, I have heard good reviews about them.

Originally Posted by umang10

Have a look at the Bridgestone Battlax s22, I have heard good reviews about them.

Thanks but I might have a hard time finding it. Called few of the dealers nearby none has it

Where are you from, cause I know a dealer in mumbai who has some very good sourcing leads, and can help in sourcing tyres At very competitive prices.

Originally Posted by manoj.purkait

Where are you from, cause I know a dealer in mumbai who has some very good sourcing leads, and can help in sourcing tyres At very competitive prices.

I am from Mumbai. Bhandup west to be precise. Any contact number of the dealer will be helpful. Thanks in advance bud

Originally Posted by Akash1991

I am from Mumbai. Bhandup west to be precise. Any contact number of the dealer will be helpful. Thanks in advance bud

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ER6N tyre spec, I hope is similar to Ninja 650r. I have a Ninja 650r 2014 model. Recently changed my tyres. Michelin Pilot street Radials 150/60 R17 rear and 110/70 R17 front. It is around 1000 km since I changed and wanted to share my experience.

Background
Previous tires were Diablo Corsa 2 160/60 R17 Rear and 120/70 R17 front (Stock Specification). .

My experience with Diablo Corsa 2 tires.

1. After around 8000 km there was significant wear around the contact patch area. Almost the center part was flat (Not circular)
2. Many punctures happened.
3. Bouncy nature with the bike and even high way riding was not giving settled feeling. Tried different rear pre-load settings too. Didn't help.
4. During mild cornering also was giving a kind of wobbly feeling.
5. Long rides were never enjoyable.

At last it was time I decided to change the tires.

Wanted to try Michelin Street Radials. But it was not available for Ninja Spec (160/60 R17 Rear and 120/70 R17 front)
So wanted to try smaller size which is easily available in India (150/60 R17 rear and 110/70 R17). This is the same spec as of Duke 390.
Verified the load rating of these tires and felt OK. (I love long distance touring and am not a rash rider and drive at sane speeds).
After switching to Michelin street radials, the experience is very good. The Ride became more enjoyable. The bouncy nature of the bike is gone. Cornering is good.
Didn't find any issues so far with Braking. No punctures so far (touch wood). Sharp handling. Easy to maneuver in city.
Cost of both front and back tires was around 11000 Rs.
Seems to be appropriate for Indian roads and more resistant to Puncture.
Ground clearance got reduced a bit.

Just wanted to share my experience so that people thinking in similar lines can be benefited.

Originally Posted by vishakrs

ER6N tyre spec, I hope is similar to Ninja 650r. I have a Ninja 650r 2014 model. Recently changed my tyres. Michelin Pilot street Radials 150/60 R17 rear and 110/70 R17 front. It is around 1000 km since I changed and wanted to share my experience.

Background
Previous tires were Diablo Corsa 2 160/60 R17 Rear and 120/70 R17 front (Stock Specification). .

My experience with Diablo Corsa 2 tires.

1. After around 8000 km there was significant wear around the contact patch area. Almost the center part was flat (Not circular)
2. Many punctures happened.
3. Bouncy nature with the bike and even high way riding was not giving settled feeling. Tried different rear pre-load settings too. Didn't help.
4. During mild cornering also was giving a kind of wobbly feeling.
5. Long rides were never enjoyable.

At last it was time I decided to change the tires.

Wanted to try Michelin Street Radials. But it was not available for Ninja Spec (160/60 R17 Rear and 120/70 R17 front)
So wanted to try smaller size which is easily available in India (150/60 R17 rear and 110/70 R17). This is the same spec as of Duke 390.
Verified the load rating of these tires and felt OK. (I love long distance touring and am not a rash rider and drive at sane speeds).
After switching to Michelin street radials, the experience is very good. The Ride became more enjoyable. The bouncy nature of the bike is gone. Cornering is good.
Didn't find any issues so far with Braking. No punctures so far (touch wood). Sharp handling. Easy to maneuver in city.
Cost of both front and back tires was around 11000 Rs.
Seems to be appropriate for Indian roads and more resistant to Puncture.
Ground clearance got reduced a bit.

Just wanted to share my experience so that people thinking in similar lines can be benefited.

Please replace the 150/60 rear ASAP. The speed rating of that tyre is way lower than what the bike needs. Its a accident waiting to happen. Please do not endanger your life and life of others.
Upsizing or downsizing should be done posting taking things like speed rating and stuff into concern. On a performance bike, never ever downgrade the tyres speed rating.
You feeling OK on load and speed rating is not enough. The manufacturer came to those rating post lot of R&D.

As of new set of tyres for OP and you, get the Pirelli Angel GT2 from here: https://www.pathpavers.in/collection...li-angel-gt-ii
I got them for my N1000.

These are the technical details of the tyre I had mentioned earlier and reasons why I went for the same.

Michelin Pilot Street Radial

Rear Tyre - 150/60 R17 66H
H - 210 KMPH SPEED RATING
66 - Load Rating 300 KGS

Front Tyre - 110/70 R17 54H
H - 210 KMPH SPEED RATING
54 - Load Rating 212 KGS

Ninja 650R can cruise at a maximum speed of 200kmph (May be more on a race track with a really long straight stretch of road) at least in India I don't think it would be sane to ride at these speeds. Secondly with the weak front floating calipers it is not smart to ride ninja 650 (er6f or er6n) at high speeds. Not to mention the rear brake character. Load rating of these tyres are also good enough for this bike. Also these tyres are better resistant to punctures compared to the Pirelli Diabolo Corsa and the expensive likes. Not to mention the life of the expensive tyres with respect to Indian road conditions. Previous Diablo Corsas lasted for 8000 kms before it started wearing out in the middle and not to mention poor puncture resistance.

Note: For my kind of person who does not ride in the 200kmph speed range or track this tyre suits in my opinion

Also Ninja 650 or ER6N, in my opinion does not deserve a ZR rating or W rating tyre (Speed rating 270kmph - 300kmph). Ninja 650 is never capable of such speeds.