Bridgestone BT-016 Review and BT-002 RS 1st Impression

dReWpY · 05-21-2009, 02:01 PM

i love the pp and will prolly still be my tire of choice... but 225 for a set of 016's is hard to beat

marko138 · 05-21-2009, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by drewpy

i love the pp and will prolly still be my tire of choice... but 225 for a set of 016's is hard to beat

I don't worry about prices when it comes to tires. I buy what I like...why cheap out on tires? They is yo life, holmez.

DLIT · 05-21-2009, 06:53 PM

The O16s are worth every penny. I wouldn't run 'em on the track myself, but they definitely are solid on the streets for me! Just make sure you aren't fucked into buying the OEM compound with that cheap price. I forget how to tell if it's the OEM compound or not, but worth looking into. The OEM compound is garbage, I've heard from buddies.

JoJoYZF · 05-21-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by DLIT

The O16s are worth every penny. I wouldn't run 'em on the track myself, but they definitely are solid on the streets for me! Just make sure you aren't fucked into buying the OEM compound with that cheap price. I forget how to tell if it's the OEM compound or not, but worth looking into. The OEM compound is garbage, I've heard from buddies.

I saw a lot of people say that about the OEM ones before I bought mine. Most sites list them as Suzi or Kawi oem but Im sure some just say 016 and figure people wont know.

DLIT · 05-21-2009, 07:10 PM

The OEMs and not OEMs have different letters (or numbers) on the sidewall.

Rider · 05-22-2009, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DLIT

The OEMs and not OEMs have different letters (or numbers) on the sidewall.

If it is an OEM tire, it will have an "OE" code on the side. In the case of my GSXR it was an M. If there is no OE code on the side then it in NOT an OEM spec tire.

05-21-2009, 06:53 PM	#3
DLIT Clit Commander Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Las Vegas Moto: 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale S Posts: 4,189	The O16s are worth every penny. I wouldn't run 'em on the track myself, but they definitely are solid on the streets for me! Just make sure you aren't fucked into buying the OEM compound with that cheap price. I forget how to tell if it's the OEM compound or not, but worth looking into. The OEM compound is garbage, I've heard from buddies. __________________ Dress for the crash. Not the ride.

05-21-2009, 07:10 PM	#5
DLIT Clit Commander Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Las Vegas Moto: 2012 Ducati 1199 Panigale S Posts: 4,189	The OEMs and not OEMs have different letters (or numbers) on the sidewall. __________________ Dress for the crash. Not the ride.