I personally absolutely positively HATE Bridgestones! I think they feel unstable and don't like the feedback at all, but a lot of people like them.
On the other hand I liked my (original style) Pirelli Dragons. Dry grip was superb, and when they slid it was very progressive. A Corsa (v. soft) front and a "normal" rear worked really well for me - not much fun in the wet though, but I don't ride in the wet, that's what I have a car for!!
I went to the Dragons because I wasn't able to buy the same GPR70's that the bike was imported with at the time I came to replace them, and I could buy them in the correct speed rating, which is very important on a small capacity bike.
The last NSR (MC21) I rode with Michellin Pilots on felt strange, it did however have an RVF400 front-end with the wider 120 section tyre. It was a strange combination. The front steered slowly but the tyre felt like it was falling over onto its' side when you tipped the bike in as it has quite a "triangular" profile. I didn't like the setup at all.
I've just gone back to GPR70's recently as I can no longer get the Dragons in my preferred style. Different feel again now, but I know I'll get used to them again. As Stephen mentioned earlier, during some quite fast road work (in pretty cold conditions too) we both had the NSR's a bit "squirrely" this evening, but the GPRs kept us right-way-up!
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