Pirelli Tires, Your experience

Anyone with personal experience using Pirelli tires on their Swing?
Not looking to start a tire debate here, so please keep opinions to your selves.

Trying to decide on new tires. I recently put Michelin City Grips on my Yamaha, but they definitely affect performance. 40% heavier than Pirellis, so I’m thinking about Pirelli.

Anyone with personal experience using Pirelli; I’d like to hear your stories (First hand please).

I believe pirelli and metzler connected---maybe same performance? Michelin power pure sc worked well for me--last a long time, come in correct sizes.

I use Diablo 2 tires on my Forza. They seem OK but not sure about wear so far. They are not cheap though.

Pirelli Diablos were the OE tyres on my 2018 Forza 300. In my experience they were very good tyres on all roads and in all weather conditions. Although having HSTC traction control system helped considerably in wet weather. My only gripe was the wear rate, I'm used to getting a few thousand miles more wear from tyres than the Diablos gave me.

I’ve been pretty happy with the Pirelli Angles on my Forza.

However, as you all know the Swing calls for 120/80-14 for the front.
The Pirelli Angel 120/80-14 specifies “rear” . Can anyone think of a good reason I wouldn’t run it on the front?

Hi Hop.

I would guess it's directional, but can only run one way round.
As an example, the Michelin city Grip 2s, the grove cuts on the front work the reverse way to on the rears.
So the front tread pattern looks like the tyre was put on wrong.

As I said, "my guess"

JohnyC wrote:

Hi Hop.

I would guess it's directional, but can only run one way round.
As an example, the Michelin city Grip 2s, the grove cuts on the front work the reverse way to on the rears.
So the front tread pattern looks like the tyre was put on wrong.

As I said, "my guess"

Pirelli makes one (front) in 120/70-14, that looks identical to the rear 120/80, as far as the tread pattern looks. So I am wondering why it is marketed as a “rear” tire.