tire choice

I need help picking a tire.  its for an 05 r6, riden by a beginer who isn't going to ride the bike very agressive.  What tire would have a short warm-up time, long lasting, but still have plenty of grip.  

Bridgestone BT014's are real nice. They have good life, good grip and are fairly inexpensive.  

I agree.  I started out with the Battlaxe BT014s and then moved to the Pilot Powers.  The BT014's gave the same performance as the PP's, and way less expensive.  I'll be going back to the Bridgestones.  

i have Pilot Power right now it's a great tire but very expensive so i'll be switching to Bridgestone Battlax BT012SS or BT014 in the near future but honestly i would like to run Pilot Power again.  

Ever consider Pirelli Diablo Strada tires.  I've read good things about these such as fast warm up, long life, good wear, and that they are just about as sticky as the Pirelli Diablo.  One of my buddies had a set on his Gixxer 750 and he only had good things to say about them.  When it comes time for me to buy tires, I will be giving these some serious consideration.  

Ok this might sound blasphemous but does anybody consider getting another set of OEM’s when it comes time to replace tires?  I've been having this dilemma for about 2 weeks now.  On the one hand there are the bt-012ss's.  By all accounts a great tire but I’m left to question how long they will last.  I got 8k out of the stock bt-012.  Liked the feel, never had any problems.  I assume both of these are slightly better than the bt-014's. (Please correct me if I’m wrong)  I've found all these tires to be within 20-30 bucks of each other with the bt-012ss to be the cheapest. (Yeah i thought that was weird to)  So what's a guy to do?  

I just bought the Metzler Sportecs a few months ago for my bike and it feel like a completely different bike. The traction and handling is unbelieveable now. I highly recommend them. Just my 2 cents.  

Diablo Strada are pure street type tires i wouldn't be confident using them on my bike b'coz my riding style is a bit on the agressive side, i've sampled my Pilot Powers when i rode it on the montain passes & i have nothing but heaps of praises for it the Michelin PP's truly a confidence inspiring tire.

if & if i should go with Pirelli it'll have to be the Diablo Corsa but i'd like to stick with tires that i do know so only Michelin & Bridgestone for me.  

Whatever is replacing the 208s in Dunlop's line is good. The 208 street tires (not GPs) warm up quickly, stick good enough to run novice or intermediate at the track, slide predictably, and wear a reasonably well.  

I have a 2003 CBR 600 and run the Dunlop D208 tires.  I don't have any complaints with them.  It basically comes down to what you are looking for.  If you want a tire that will wear less over time, go with a harder rubber compound, however you will sacrifice performance.  

Just as other people have said it is really personal choice. I only use bridgestone and i just killed a set of BTO14's in 2900 miles they dont last real long but they stick real nice. having the correct tire pressure is also very important..to much pressure and you lose performance and to little pressure will overheat your tires and turn them to mush.  

Here is an article for a review of the Pirelli Diablo Stradas http://www.motorcycledaily.com/07october05_pirelli_strada.htm  

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having the correct tire pressure is also very important..to much pressure and you lose performance  

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That is a lot miles RFB, what pressure do you run? I run 32psi front and 36psi rear in my Michelin PP and about 4000 is the best I have ever done.  

Bridgestone's recent tires have all done really well with milage with all the reviews I here. THe Michelin's don't seem to fare as well. As for pressure. I run 30/30 on track days, but on the street I run 36F and 42R, exactly what the manual calls for. However, it's mostly straight line riding in South FL and the surface is always warm, so extreme lean angle grip is not a concern. When I lived in CT and we did a lot if twisty riding on shade covered roads. I ran 34 in the back and 30 up front. But even when I ran the D208's I can't remember any tires lasting less than 5000 miles.