The back tyre on my KTM is down to the wear indicators and will need replacing in a hundred miles or so and I'm wondering what to get next. It's currently got a Bridgestone BT90 on it and I've wrecked it in about 1000 miles so I'm thinking that maybe something that'll last a bit longer would be a good idea. I don't do many miles on the bike but changing tyres every 1000 miles at £100 a time isn't something I like doing. Bear in mind that the mileage included running in and it's only a 650cc single so while grip is excellent a similar replacement might only do 800 miles (1) if I'm unlucky. Yesterday saw a quick trip to MK and a bit of roundabout GP stuff and the tyre looked as if I'd been spinning it on the centre part yet I hadn't been ragging it away from the lights around the shopping centre so it can only have been 'normal' acceleration out of roundabouts. I value grip above wear so if nobody can come up with a better idea then it's going to be another BT90 and fuck the cost but I'm open to suggestions. (1) I've got a theory that tyres fitted to new bikes don't have as much tread as an identical replacement purchased from a tyre supplier so buying another BT90 would be a good way to test it.
