Iv got to get a new back tyre and well the thing is a new pirelli tyer is £80 for my cbr125 and a cheaper tyre is 45 so almost half the price?
do you think on a smaller bike is the more exspensive tyre worth the money?
Am i going to get better grip or more life for the money or is it just the name im paying for?
All feedback welcome
Many thanks
Maxxis seem to do pretty cheap tyres and they get pretty decent reviews. I don’t know much about tyres in all fairness but your 125 won’t have much power or weight to it and if you’re not racing it about you may not need the added bonuses of an expensive tyre. Check out the price of a maxxis tyre (if it’s not already one).
not really racing it, i just use it for more day to day riding. ill give this maxxis a google and see what comes up
many thanks.
Maxxis are trying to make a name for themselves by offering discount prices and doing a lot of sponsoring, they are still not held in the same regard as the likes of expensive tyres but they get pretty decent reviews.
personally i wouldnt touch maxxiss with a barge pole…not for a road bike anyway…there off road tyres are well known tho.
my local tyre dealer wont even stock em, cos they are pants.
the mroe you pay, you better you get, smae with most things, bear in mind the ONLY thing connectign you to the road is you tyres…choose wisely;)
Probably go with the above advice, the info I’m giving is 2nd hand. I always buy pirelli personally, brand I can trust so I go back. When you’ve only got a contact area the size of your palm it makes a lot of difference.
Tyres are a very grey area and also very personal. I wouldn’t touch Dunlops even if you gave me a pair, others swear by them.
Maxxis are a relatively new brand to road tyres, as Ratty mentioned they have been the tyre of choice for motox and other off road activities, however they are also used by road racers like the TT and the NW200. If they are good enough for these people then i’m sure they will be good enough for your 125cc.
Many people will find a brand and stick with them because mentally they are confident with the feel and grip they get. The old saying you get what you pay for is very true but you still need to take on board new developement from other manufacturers. I know Garret had some Maxxis on his Thundercat, maybe he can comment.
See how much they are and maybe call Maxxis and ask their thoughts, even though they will be biased of course.
Good luck in your quest and keep us posted with what you get and what your thoughts are.
Several people have posted on other forums that their Maxxis tyres had cracks developing in them.
I too wouldn’t use Dunlops or continental, even if they offered me a bike to go with it … had bad experience with them, but others swear by them.
I don’t know too much about Maxxis, but if I was you I’d stick to Pirelli’s.
You can onlky speak as you find with tyres.
I changed my hopeless Pirelli Scorpions on my 650 single for Maxxis about 1K miles ago and have had nothing but better performance from them.
Il Bandito put Maxxis on hid 650 Bandit and they have been brilliant except the “sports” compound didn’t last too well. But he does ride like a nutter. He’s just changed them for the slightly harder compound equivalent Maxxis.
At a guess, I’d say on a 125 there would be no problem. I’d go with them.
Might be worth a blast, considering you’re on a 125 and they are pretty cheap. I guess it might be a case of suck it and see. I can’t imagine it going horribly wrong given the power of your bike and your usage. They have to be made to a standard so it won’t be like ordering a cheap piece of clothing from china.
Commuted 12 miles+ everyday for four months from October to March (bike was off the road for about a total of 1 month in that time) at a ‘spirited’ pace much of the time, I never had a problem with them as regards grip on regular surfaces - snow, on the other hand, is another matter! 
Thank you everyone for your reviews on what would be a good tyre to replace my old one, you have been a great help.
look at it this way…if it cheep its prob a harder compound that doesent like wet or cold temps and u could loose the rear at any moment.personaly i would go for the best… we only have two wheels and i like them on the road thanks
Agree with previous posts - avoid Dunlops.
Your local dealer is talking rubbish. Had Maxxis on my GSX R750 and they were as good, if not better, than any of the ‘quality’ tyres I’ve used in about 100k miles of riding. Changed the rear to the touring version for winter for longer mileage and they were excellent in the wet and dry. Some people have said that the stickier tyre isn’t so good in the wet but I found it to be fine.
They’re cheap because the company are trying to break into the UK market and undercutting the top brands is the only way to get people to try them, they won’t stay cheap forever. By all means carry on paying £240 for top brands, I’ll stick to paying £160 for the Maxxis and getting the same quality.
For the record the new-ish Dunlop Roadsmarts are a world better than their previous offerings.
I agree D207’s etc are shockingly bad tyres, but the Roadsmarts are almost on a par with the Pilot Road 2’s in dry grip and probably better in the wet…
Once bitten, twice shy. NEVER EVER EVER EVER having another Dunlop tyre, truly shocking experience.
only problem I had with maxxiss on my Blackbird were that they wore out too quick other than that they were great and stuck to the road like the proverbial to a blanket !!!
If I had another set of wheels I would fit these again just for playime in the summer, on a lighter bike i cant see a problem with them, thats just my experience with them,
4500 miles rear
7000 miles front only changed cos got puncture
