5k miles on my 1 year old GSXS750 and the Battlax 016 tires were down to the wear bars. I bought Bridgestone Battlax T30 Evo tires, front and rear, to replace them. I decided to do it myself. My knees, forearms and hands are bruised. And I learned an important lesson about sportbike tires. But… its done.
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Selfie Cam: Polaroid Cube
Rear Cam: Polaroid Cube
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Bike: 2015 Suzuki GSX-S750
Mods: Intake Silencer Removed, K&N Air Filter, Exhaust Servo Eliminator, SW Motech Offset Bar Risers
Helmet: HJC IS-Max 2
Jacket: Joe Rocket Sonic 2.0
Jacket Armor: Forcefield Sport Lite Back Protector, Alipinestars Nucleon KR-CI Chest Pad, Joe Rocket CE1 Elbow
Pants: Joe Rocket Stealth Sport Pants
Knee Sliders: Chicken Hawk
Pants Armor: Forcefield 4-Layer Hip, Icon D30 Knee Pads
Boots: Spidi XP3-S
Gloves: Joe Rocket Flexium TX
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I had exactly the same problems with the T30 …. a great tyre but not for DIY fitters.
Oh, this was painful to watch. I bought a cheapo HF tire vise. Much easier. I found the T 30 EVO was the hardest tire I ever mounted.
Much easier with proper tire spoons and also if you let the tires warm up a bit first; let them sit out in the sun for a bit.
I'm looking at buying the same bike and was curious about how long the original tires would last…So only one season? wow, I was hoping longer than that.