DIABLO ROSSO IV

The Maxxis came stock, and I didn't have major issues with them, but the level of confidence and consistency in cornering and grip is better with the Pirelli. I would say especially in wet conditions. My bike, due to its balance and weight (KTM Duke 890 R), doesn't really challenge the tires, I would say. I would love to try them on the track..

An excellent hyper sport tire for the road.
I rode this tire for over 4000 miles and it proved more than great. All the rave reviews are well deserved.
I can compare it to Bridgestone Battlax S22s and they offer most of the same experience while lasting longer.
Very quick to lean over, surprisingly stable when upright and at slow speed, you can literally let the bike balance itself at slow speed, which is a rare trait in hypersport tires.
Braking distance is very good.
For the wet grip, I can't say I rode it too much in the wet, but behaved quite well when I did.
On one occasion, I was riding on the highway, at night, early spring, with air temperature below 5 degrees and rain sipping, I noticed that above reasonable speeds, so north of 120 km/h, it starts to lose directional control, but as soon as the speed dropped to around 110, it all settled. I tried to replicate it one or twice more in that journey and every time, the behavior was consistent.

Tyres are overall great when fresh fast heating even wet grip is great but as they get used they tend to lose grip and only grips great when fully heated but if it cools down a bit it slowly loses grip again at the end i got a lot of tyre spin while accelerating straight or out of corners even reduced my lean angles because couldnt trust it. Mileage not bad about 10k kms front still had little to the marker. Had a few track days havent let me down once great feedback you can brake hard even on the sides it won't slide. Had a few rear spins while accelerating out of corner on track but that might not be the tyres fault :) however the tyre heats up to crazy termperatures on track but never had problems with it and its not a track tyre so its fine. Great tyre would buy them again but it should stay consistent till the markers after that i can accept it loses grip, or maybe the track days eat it up.

Front only review on a PCX 125. Previously I was a bit disappointed on using DR2 as they're easily cupped in 3 months. Switching to DR4 gave much better responses. Grip on dry and wet roads are definitely better, warms up quickly, very confident to lean with. After two years and 10K miles it didn't show any signs of cupping at all, unlike the previous DR2 I've use. Great to buy again next time.

Front-only review. I switched from DR3 front to DRIV four on the front, DR3 on the rear still had life left. They go well together, will replace the rear next month. I thought the DR3 was the finest tire I had ever ridden in my 3 decades of riding, and the 4 is noticeably better! sticks like glue, even when brand new. Warms up quick. Solid in rain, better than my 3. Extremely predictable as I push my lean angle limit -- on this tire, farther than I've done in my career. And it's all due to the tire 'wanting more lean' all the time! very predictable and super grippy, smooth progression-- seems to suit the Tuono's handling needs really well. I've had issues on Michelins and especially Metzelers, where the front will tell you when to stop your lean -- the 4 just keeps saying "give me more!" It almost seems to grip better, the farther over I go. Remarkable.