jonny toe tags:
My street tire suggestion still remains the Diablo Corsa (The SC was a closing suggestion for maximum performance); the Diablo is an excellent tire, however my preference is maximum grip, wear/longevity was of negligible concern.
bpa00:
The Diablo Corsa is actually biased to high performance street/track days, the SuperCorsa was designed for DOT racing requirements. My emphasis is purely based on traction, tires of course are at purely a subjective choice of the buyer. The Diablo of course is an excellent “sport” tire, with superb grip and increased longevity; again it’s ultimately choice of the rider as to their requirements (Mine being on emphasis on maximum traction in a DOT/street application)
The tire test indicates such, the Diablo Corsa was their recommendation for “Performance” sport tires and the Diablo was identified as a choice for “sport” applications; I would compare the M1 and the Diablo side-by-side; the M1 has greater market saturation and of course this has decreased the price to the general sportbike population.
If day-to-day usage includes mountain riding, minimal amounts of commuting (under 50 per day) and in climate weather riding; I would choose the M1 based on it’s known performance, availability, wear characteristics and low price. If your riding included track days, mountain riding and virtually no day-to-day commuting (under 50 miles per day), I’d suggest the Diablo Corsa (again based on performance), my personal choice is the SuperCorsa, as the majority of my riding is on the track, with an additional emphasis of miles accumulated on mountain roads; hence my key focus on traction; could I use the M1 or Diablo Corsa (or Diablo) for such? Certainly, however it will necessitate an adjustment as to my expectation of grip based on the tire choice, again all subjective to the rider/tire buyer/intended application.
Thanks!